1. What is the purpose of this chapter?
The purpose is to understand Digital Literacy even more by looking at how people relate to it. It also looks at how a child's education can be enhancing their digital literacy.
2. Why did the author choose to focus on your people in the Nordic countries?
Technology is becoming advanced in these countries and digital Literacy important
3. How does education differ in Nordic countries from education in other parts of the world including the United States.
Testing is emphasized much less in Nordic countries than in America. Projects and more equal opportunity school work is emphasized much more.
4. Why is more research needed about how young people use digital media in their lives outside of school?
More research is needed to see how varying degrees and types of media use affect the broader
social and cultural lives of young people.
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1. Why is it important for there to be more opportunities for young people to use Digital Media in school?
It engages children. It improves basic skills and allows children to do basic tasks much simpler. Today we rely on technology so much that it's important for children to understand that.
2. What skills do people need in order to be considered digitally literate?
They need basic skills to understand how to use the tools they are given, how to apply the things
that they learn, and when it is appropriate to do certain things and put to use the knowledge they
possess.
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