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The aim of this activity is to provide training on how to search and use information sources for students. The location of this activity was carried out at Madrasah Tsyanawiyah (MTs) Ihlasul Amanah Pangalengan Bandung Regency. The participants were students from class VII to Class VIII. This community service activity is carried out offline with the number of participants limited to only 40 people. There were several topics discussed by the speakers, ranging from information technology, information literacy and media literacy to how to search for and use information sources. The method used in this activity is in the form of counseling and practice on how to search and use information sources. To find out the results of this activity, a pre-test was carried out before delivering the material and a post-test was carried out after delivering the material. Based on the results of this activity, it is known that students generally know how to search for and use information sources. Moreover, the use of information technology such as gadgets during the Covid-19 pandemic became the main tool in the student teaching and learning process. Therefore, students are accustomed to using technology in the teaching and learning process and searching for sources of information for completing school assignments. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Soreang District is one of the sub-districts in Bandung Regency, West Java Province, which is the location of Student's Community Service Course (KKNM) activities, which is an integrated program with Universitas Padjadjaran Lecturer Community Service (PPMD) program. The lack of knowledge among rural teenagers in the digital sector is reinforced by the fact that there have been several cases of online fraud, and still, some students do not understand the ethics and culture of digital platform usage. This activity aims to provide teenagers with an understanding of digital literacy, especially digital safety and ethics material. The method combines counseling methods interspersed with case studies, workshops, and interactive quizzes. PPM activities Digital literacy training is an alternative to encourage accelerated development in rural areas and improve human resource quality through digital technology. Digital literacy will contribute to strengthening the community and rural government in increasing knowledge and understanding and opening up new economic opportunities in rural areas as a form of positive impact from digital technology. The training participants were 50 adolescents aged 13 – 19 years at Armidale English College (AEC), an informal training/education facility for practicing English language skills. AEC is located in Soreang District, Bandung Regency. The reason for choosing this location was that AEC had adequate facilities to hold training activities, and there was a large number of teenage students who were active there, so it was considered to represent the majority of the teenage population in the Soreang District area. This digital literacy training activity went well, as shown by the response and enthusiasm of the participants and related stakeholders, who were very responsive and very helpful in this activity. Considering how important and valuable digital literacy is today, it is hoped that community empowerment activities, especially for adolescents, focusing on the digital space will continue to improve in the future. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The existence of the Caping Village began to be discussed because of the uniqueness and development of the village environment as a tourist destination based on local wisdom. Caping village offers some interesting education for tourists who are willing to visit. The library of Bahagia Mendawai is one of the units located in the Caping Village area which has a role in educating local residents. In order to support progress of the area, the service team partnered with library of Bahagia Mendawai so that library managers and residents got skills to improve literacy skills, making residents more independent and advanced. The community team for the D-3 Library Study Program seeks to contribute providing skills through a digital creativity skills training program in Caping Village. In its implementation, the team collaboartes with students and partner. The method chosen was in the form of a tutorial and project-based, followed by a discussion on making infogrhapics and e-book as a medium for publishing products and Caping Village activities. The target community consists of the volunteers of Bahagia Mendawai library, housewives, and school students around the Caping Village woth a total of 31 participants. The result showed the volunteers of Bahagia Mendawai library gain knowledge of making infographics and use it to document library activities, assist residents in publishing their works, and increase their interest in working so that literacy skills can increase. Housewives gain the skills to use the book creator platform to document their children’s work into digital books. School students can also take advantage of the two platforms to help make it easier to summarize the core points of lessons using infogrhapics and work on writing simple stories digitally using a book creator. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The development of digital technology also has an impact on changes in digital information and communication. The use of digital technology is increasing with the existence of the Covid-19 Pandemic which limits mass interaction. In addition, digital technology through the internet is also used by students who study online. As internet users, of course, you need to have skills and skills in sorting out information that has validity. Many internet users are still not wise enough to receive information and communicate via the internet. Therefore, through the PPM activity entitled "Socialization of Geopark Area Development Through Digital Literacy" it was held at the Telkom Bandung Tourism Vocational School. This activity was carried out using a hybrid method through the Zoom Meeting platform with the aim of educating the public and students about the importance of digital literacy skills and how the development of digital technology via the internet can be a means of conducting tourism communication. Knowledge of digital literacy needs to be understood by the public as internet users. Digital literacy skills can also improve the ability to communicate through digital media or the internet. By taking advantage of rapid digital developments with tourism activities, especially in tourism, it can have an impact on the development of tourist communication. It is hoped that digital utilization as a forum for tourism communication will make people more familiar with Geopark in the Bandung area. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]