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Digital Technology.

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What do we mean by,
'digital technology'

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and why is it an
Essential Skill?

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Digital technology
refers to the use of

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any type of digital technology.

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This includes
things like computers,

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cell phones, and
online payment systems.

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Basically, digital technology
refers to any tool that

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uses data to connect to
others or to the web,

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and the technologies
that make it run.

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Digital technology is an
Essential Skill because

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it is one of the key skills
people need to do tasks,

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in both their occupations
and in everyday life.

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We use digital technology
to complete tasks every day.

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And advances in digital
technology have changed the

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ways in which we do
those everyday tasks.

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Just watch.

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Digital technology has
changed how we get our news,

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and the ability to confidently
use that technology is

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directly connected to what news
and information we receive.

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Of course, to make
sense of that news,

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you still need to use your
other Essentials Skills,

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like reading and
critical thinking.

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In the world of learning,
digital technologies have

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changed expectations related
to how you research and

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prepare your assignments,
using the Internet to locate

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credible sources and
software programs to

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write and format your
final presentations.

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And in the world of work,
there are entire fields

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dedicated to the
ability to manage, design,

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and create,
using digital technologies,

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including occupations
like information systems

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testing technicians, and
computer games developers.

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But the ability to use
digital technologies to

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perform basic and complex
tasks can be seen

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across almost all occupations.

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Consider the work done by
nurses and healthcare workers,

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where previously, in addition
to their medical knowledge,

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nurses kept track of dozens
of paper patient charts.

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Now, those hand-written
charts are replaced

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by online charting.

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Where accountants and
financial officers may have

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had to manage hundreds
of paper client files,

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those files are now replaced
by secure electronic calculation

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and recordkeeping systems.

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And while taxi and car-share
drivers juggled stacks of

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paper maps and receipts,
all that paper has been

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almost completely replaced
by mobile apps and

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online payment systems...

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All powered by their own
unique digital programs

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created by
computer programmers.

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In the 21st century,
the ability to use

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digital technologies
across your work,

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learning, and life activities
is critical...

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Making digital technology
another one of

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your transferable
Essential Skills.

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