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Online Auction Tips

  5 Tips on online auctions  The link below is a link for a infographic clip on 5 tips for people to use when they are using online auction sites: Infographic vid In case the link does not work here is the clip.

Psychological issues in the digital world.

Psychological issues List of some psychological issues that affect people in the digital world: Addiction Cyber bulling Cyber Stalking Online disinhibition ▪ Addiction Addiction is a habit-forming chemical reactions to behaviour. It is commonly associated with substances like drugs but it is also comes in the form of behaviors like gambling(IIE, 2015). An example of internet addiction: this form of addiction issue is where a person uses has a large abnormal time use of computers and the internet. According to the IAD cited by the (IIE, 2015) the person would be restless if they were not connected to the internet or neglect friends and/or family to be on the internet and computing. • Cyber Bulling Cyber bullying is a that takes place on social platforms and devices, it is not a face to face act. An example of cyber bullying would be body shaming, harassing someone or a group of people using Instagram, Facebook or an other social media platform. • Cyber Stalking Cyber stalking i

Digital Etiquette

  Digital Etiquette Here are some bad etiquette we should try to avoid: According to the IIE (2021: 103) “ • Don't type in CAPS – it is considered shouting; Typing in all capital                          letters makes any text look aggressive, this give off a negative feed to                          the recipient making them think they did something wrong.  • Don’t spam; This is when a person rapidly and constantly sends you                          texts  • Don’t use offensive language; The use of foul language can either                               a ggravate/break someone, like swearing at them.   • Don’t steal other people’s identity; This is a criminal offence stealing                          someone's online accounts/social media accounts and pretend to be                               them.  • Don’t distribute illegal material; Illegal material can vary from drugs, or                     even minority pornographic content online. • Do

Digital Literacy Skills

  Skills of a digital literate person The link below is a link to an inforgraph about skills an individual can use to be digital literate:  Infographic Link Incase of link not working here is the infographic illustration.

Digital Communication

  Trends in the Digital Market and Communication According to Gupta (2020:434) “Digital marketing encompasses all the marketing efforts using information technology. It includes spectrum of tactics like website marketing, search engine optimization, pay-per-click advertising, e-mail marketing, social media marketing, affiliate marketing, mobile marketing video marketing, content marketing, etc. Depending on the type and scale of business, companies need to use digital marketing tools to compete in an overly competitive digital landscape.”  During the outbreak of the Covid pandemic, companies had to use the digital marketing tools effectively to get customers and sell their products. Here are examples of these digital marketing and communication trends: Email Marketing:  companies used Emails to promote their products faster and promote discounted products and also  promo codes for store purchases or online purchases(Gupta: 2020). Social Media Marketing:  Social media platforms have now

Digital Fluency Skills

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  Introduction T he five fluency skills are there to help you adapt to new learning and work environments. These skills also help you work better no matter the circumstances because you will be equipped in the manner of the digital world (the IIE, 2019). These skills are as follows:  1. Information fluency 2. Solution fluency 3. Media fluency 4. Collaboration fluence 5. Creative fluency Pairing the skills also helps with understanding them better and so you can see that they work hand-in hand with one another. 1.  Information fluency What is information fluency? Information fluency is the “ability to interpret information in all forms and formats in order to extract the essential knowledge, either from the internet or even a textbook when you are studying for a test (Churches, Jukes & Crockett, 2011: 33). Information fluency as a process will help to determine the credibility, authenticity and veracity of the information you are pursuing to use or understand.