Universiti Malaysia Pahang’s Digital Literacy Program for Preschool Children

‘Ready or not, here we come’ for digital literacy because we live in a digital era with all information we need at the tip of our fingers. We find not only no more geographic boundaries, but also no fine lines between a user and a designer. Today, digital technology is synonym to human beings, regar...

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Main Author: Irene, Wei Kiong Ting
Format: UMP News
Language:English
Published: 2018
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Online Access:http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/24324/
http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/24324/1/Universiti%20Malaysia%20Pahang%E2%80%99s%20Digital%20Literacy%20Program%20for%20Preschool%20Children%20-%2030.11.2019%20QS%20WOWNEWS.pdf
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Summary:‘Ready or not, here we come’ for digital literacy because we live in a digital era with all information we need at the tip of our fingers. We find not only no more geographic boundaries, but also no fine lines between a user and a designer. Today, digital technology is synonym to human beings, regardless of their age and nationality, attributable to the advancements of human-computer-interaction technology. Digital devices have never been more user friendly than they are today. For example, the usability of smartphones is almost intuitive – even a child would be able to use it with ease. Thus, questions arise: -What does digital literacy mean to preschoolers?