Hello, for todays blog post I will be discussing digital media. Digital media is a type of media that can be consumed on devices like computers, phones and tablets. Examples of digital media would be websites, social media, videos, videogames and online advertisements. For this blog I have watched three videos in relation to digital media. while discussing these videos I will also be giving my own opinion on the topics that are mentioned in these videos.
The first video that I had to watch was called Digital Media Are Networked | Digital Literacy 101. This is a short video that discusses the basics of digital media. In this video it explains that traditional media such as television, radio and newspapers are one way which means that you dont really have any other alternative sources of information. But with digital media there are so many sources with all kinds of view points. Digital media also has many online communities for all kinds of people. The downsides that the video discusses relating to digital media is that anyone can post something online which can be misleading and fake. The video recommends that you always make sure that what you are reading or looking at is true by looking for other information relating to that and making sure you are using trusted sources. Personally I am always very conscious of what I am looking at online by always looking at all the view points on certain things I see in the news and make my own opinion on something rather than having someone else say what I should think.
The second video I will be discussing is called Digital literacy and why it matters. Digital literacy is having the knowledge and skill to be able to use digital technology such as computers to be able to navigate, use and communicate through different platforms and software. It is mentioned in this video that it is very important to have digital literacy in the modern world. I agree with this because there are so many jobs that require the use of computers and the many software's that are used in businesses such as the Microsoft products like Word, Excel and OneDrive. It is also important to have digital literacy for communicating with your work colleagues with communication apps and social media such as Microsoft Teams, Discord and Skype. According to the video 90% of new graduate jobs need high level information and communication skills. This is very important to have in todays job market because employers will be picking people that have high digital literacy skills over people that aren't as experienced.
The third video that I have watched was a TED talk called The essential elements of digital literacies: Doug Belshaw at TEDxWarwick. In this video Doug Belshaw talks about how important it is for to prepare the next generation of potential web developers. He mentions that the company Mozilla, the creators of the popular web browser Fire Fox have created a tool called Hackasuarus that shows what is behind a website in how it functions and how you are able to remix it with HTML. Doug Belshaw thinks that digital literacy is not a linear skill and has many elements that define it. He mentions 8 essential elements of digital media such as cognitive, constructive, communicative, civic, critical, creative, confident and cultural. These 8 elements are at the heart of remixing content online. Doug mentions the big impact that meme culture has on todays world as they can be used as a creative way of creating propaganda for each side of arguments.
Sources
- MediaSmarts - Digital Media Are Networked | Digital Literacy 101 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-HXiObDDnA&t=17s
- University of Derby - Digital literacy and why it matters - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2k3C-iB88w
- TEDx Talks - The essential elements of digital literacies: Doug Belshaw at TEDxWarwick - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8yQPoTcZ78&t=555s
- Photo by Picjumbo.com - creative commons zero license - https://www.pexels.com/photo/person-using-laptop-461077/
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