Digital Citizenship

  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 stea...

  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.

  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 ...

  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 o...