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The 21st Century has redefined digital literacy. It has broadened its perspective to include other aspects of the 21st context. These literacies include (1) Cyber Literacy or Digital Literacy, (2) Media Literacy, (3) Arts and Creativity Literacy, (4) Financial Literacy, (6) Multicultural Literacy or Global Understanding.

What are digital literacies? Digital literacies are the individual's capabilities to be able to effectively and responsibly function and perform in a digital society. The term 'digital literacy' was coined by Paul Gilster in 1997 and it came from discussion of the concepts on (a) visual literacy when images and non-verbal symbols try to capture the knowledge; (b)technological literacy requiring one to be able to use technology in addressing a need; (c) computer literacy, which in the 1980's started to become a household item manipulated to achieve one's target; and (d) information literacy which refers to the finding, evaluating using and sharing of information.

In the teaching and learning context, digital literacy is an important competence. In school, it has become a buzzword which refers to the ability to access, process,understand, utilize, create media content using information technologies and the internet (Hsieh, 2012). Study the varied digital literacies discussed below.

The Digital Literacies Media Literacy- is one's ability to critical read information or content and utilize multimedia in creatively producing communications. Information Literacy- is locating information from the web and interpreting while evaluating its validity in order that can be shared.

ICT Literacy- is knowing how to select and use digital devices, applications or services to accomplished tasks requiring the use of internet. Communications and Collaboration- are one's capabilities in being able to participate in the digital networks in the teaching and learning context.

Identity Management- is being able to understand how to ensure safety security in managing online identity and foster positive digital reputation.

Learning Skills- are ways of knowing how to study and learn in a technology- enriched environment; this is knowing how to utilize technology in addressing the need to learn efficiently. Digital

Scholarship- is being able to link and participate in professional and research practices. One important component of digital literary is having an in-depth understanding of concepts requiring essential core skills. These core skills are known as the C's of the 21st Century Skills.

The Four Cs of the 21st Century Skills

1. Critical Thinking. is learning how to solve problems. It teaches students not to accept immediately claims without seeking the truth. It is the ability to differentiate facts from opinions and not only just learn a set of facts or figures but also discover these for the sake of knowing what ought to be.

2. Creativity. requires students to think out of the box and to take pride in what is uniquely theirs. It means that they will be able to look at a problem from multiple possibilities and alternatives to address a problem and they need to take calculated risks.

3. Communication. makes students express their ideas in the clearest and organized manner. Through varied modes- face-to-face, technologically mediated or a blended medium, they need to know how efficiently and clearly convey ideas.

4. Collaboration. happens when students know how to work well with others to accomplish a given task or solve a problem at hand. This is essential. When students are made to work with others in pair or in team, they are given the chance to practice how to relate with others. In addition to the 4C's, there are Citizenship and Character.

Digital Literacy Skills vs. Digital literacy

Digital Literacy Skills required in the wired world. These skills vary from texts to images to multimedia. Future teachers who will be handling students considered as tech savvy should equip themselves with competencies and fluencies needed to handle the fast emerging tools and application that should be able to handle even artificial intelligences. Lynch (2017), identified eight digital literacy skills needed to become digitally literate. These are:

1. Coding- Coding is a universal language. Basic understanding of HTML, CSS and the like will create a shared understanding of what can be done with the web pages. 2. Collaboration- The use of Google Docs among others allow students to begin experimenting with effective online collaboration. 3. Cloud Software- This essential part of the document management. The cloud is used to store everything from photos to research projects, to term papers and even music. 4. Word Processing Software- Google, Microsoft Online Drop Box are available for storage and management solutions. 5. Screencasting- A screencast is a video recording using the computer screen and usually includes an audio. On the other hand when you take a picture it is called printscreen. 6. Personal Archiving- Students should be taught the concepts of metadata, tagging, keywords and categories to make them aware how are they represented online. 7. Information evaluation- Critical thinking to weed out fake news is a crucial in 21st century skill. The use of tools and skills needed to process represented online. 8. Use of social media- Social media serves different purposes depending on the user,the technology and the need. For example, students should realize that Twitter can be useful for staying current on the latest news in a field. at September 22, 2019 