Technology literacy is the ability of an individual, working independently and with others, to responsibly, appropriately and effectively use technology tools to access, manage, integrate, evaluate, create and communicate information.
How can we be technology literate?
Technology Literacy is the ability to safely, responsibly, creatively, and effectively use appropriate technology to:
- communicate;
- access, collect, manage, integrate, and evaluate information;
- endeavor to predict future needs, solve problems and innovatively create solutions;
- build and share knowledge;
What are the qualities of a technologically literate person?
“Technological Literacy is the ability to use, manage, assess, and understand technology” (Gallop Poll, 2004, p. 1). “Technological literacy encompasses three interdependent dimensions: (1) knowledge, (2) ways of thinking and acting; and (3) capabilities” (Technically Speaking, 2006, p. 1).
