Shaping Digital Literacy in Knowledge Society

Abstract

The paper argues that digital literacy includes the ability to search, select and process information in computer and network sources, content creation, and Internet safety skills. Educational approaches, training and learning methods which are parts of educational technologies geared towards shaping digital skills so important in the modern world. The article is based on the survey “Digital Media Literacy in the context of “Knowledge Society”: state and challenges” KII-06-H25/4, team leader V. Milenkova. The main conclusions are that education and technological environment, are crucial in shaping digital skills and more efforts needed to improve the educational methods to create digital competences of learners.