- Definition
A digital text is any writing or picture you see on a screen, like a website, email, or social media post.
A social media post with a photo and a caption is a digital text because it combines words and images on a screen.
How to teach this in 30 seconds
Try this analogy: A digital text is like a book or a note that lives on a screen instead of on paper.
Ask your child: How is reading a story on a screen different from reading it in a book?
Common mix-up: Kids might think 'digital text' just means text messages. It's a broad term for any information on a screen, including websites, social media posts, and even graphics.
Examples
- An article on a news website or an online encyclopedia entry.
- An email sent to a friend or a message in a family group chat.
- The instructions or story dialogue that appears on the screen in a video game.
digital text is a term used in Ontario’s Kindergarten to Grade 8 curriculum.
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