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Digital literacy plays an important role when digital media content that has emerged only prioritizes entertainment and overrides the informative function. The troubling impact of digital media content on children, especially early childhood as active users who are at a vulnerable age of character formation due to the influence of spectacles and information obtained from digital media, especially social media whose presence is increasingly diverse, makes concerns as parents, especially millennial mothers who should assist in the use of children's social media from an early age. This study aims to identify the implementation strategy for the use of early childhood social media with the location of this research conducted in Makassar city with a total of 6 research informants who are millennial mothers with a vulnerable age of 28-39 years and have children in the early childhood category. The research method used is descriptive qualitative with data collection techniques, namely purposive sampling. In this study, there are research results that show that millennial mothers do several ways to minimize the impact of early childhood addiction to the use of social media such as supervising children's viewing, usage rules, outdoor activities and quality time with children. In this digital era, parents are expected to be able to master technology in controlling and educating children. Technological advances have a tremendous influence on children. not only has a negative impact, but can also help children get information, be creative, innovative, intelligent, and assist children and filter information that is good for their age today but does not prohibit it, but controls it to a safe point. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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]

Era digital ditandai dengan penggunaan jaringan internet untuk kemudahan pelayanan penyuluhan pertanian, namun petani belum mampu mengakses dan memanfaatkan secara maksimal. Pertanian digital bergantung sejauhmana kinerja penyuluh kompeten mendampingi petani, memfasilitasi dan mengedukasi komunikasi informasi berteknologi digital. Penelitian bertujuan menganalisis kinerja penyuluh yang dipengaruhi beberapa faktor secara langsung maupun tidak langsung yaitu karakteristik individu penyuluh, motivasi kerja, kelembagaan, dan literasi digital. Populasi dalam penelitian ini adalah penyuluh pertanian Kabupaten Banyuwangi baik yang berstatus sebagai ASN maupun non ASN berjumlah 142 orang yang seluruhnya dijadikan responden penelitian dengan teknik sensus sampling. Teknik analisis data yang digunakan adalah Structural Equation Modeling-Partial Least Square (SEM smartPLS). Hasil menunjukkan bahwa kompetensi penyuluh memediasi hubungan antara dukungan kelembagaan dan literasi digital terhadap peningkatan kinerja penyuluh. Kompetensi tidak memediasi karakteristik penyuluh dan motivasi terhadap kinerja penyuluh pertanian disebabkan tidak adanya berpengaruh nyata baik langsung maupun langsung. Implikasi hasil penelitian bahwa pengambil kebijakan Dinas Penyuluhan Pertanian dan Pangan Banyuwangi dalam meningkatkan kinerja penyuluh perlu dilakukan dengan cara meningkatkan dan mempertahankan tingkat kompetensi penyuluh pertanian. Pengembangan kompetensi digital penyuluh merupakan strategi dasar mencapai keberlanjutan kinerja kelembagaan penyuluhan pertanian daerah Dinas pertanian dan Pangan dalam mengoptimalkan daya saing pertanian dan beradaptasi mengikuti perkembangan lingkungan global. [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]

In the current modern era, the activities of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) are developing very rapidly due to the large number of people who see opportunities in these businesses. One way for MSME businesses to maximize the productivity of the business they run is to have good personal innovativeness values by utilizing their digital literacy and digital capability knowledge. The purpose of this study is to see how big the level of digital literacy, digital capability, and personal innovativeness in the company is and how digital literacy and digital capability affect personal innovativeness in MSMEs in the city of Bandung. The research method used was a quantitative method with data collection techniques obtained from distributing questionnaires to 376 respondents. The respondents involved were MSME business owners in the city of Bandung. with the results of the study that the level of digital literacy in MSME players in the city of Bandung is included in the good category, which is 83.28%. The level of digital capability for MSME players in the city of Bandung is included in the very good category, which is 89.29%. The level of personal innovativeness in MSME players in the city of Bandung is included in the very good category, which is 88.40%. The results obtained from this study have a significant influence between digital capability and personal innovativeness. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The use of new media for women is an interesting study to discuss. Internet development is unstoppable, and everyone can participate in it, including women. Women use podcast platforms to voice the digital literacy movement for women. This study examines how the women's literacy movement uses new media in its podcast practice. This qualitative research uses the case study method on the Suara Puan podcast managed by three women: Stefany, Putri, and Idha. Suara Puan is a Spotify-exclusive podcast focused on literacy. Research data is obtained through in-depth interview techniques, participatory observation, and documentation. This study's results indicate that women can demonstrate their abilities in the podcast industry, which men dominate. Suara Puan can become a literacy space for women. Without realizing it, Suara Puan has actively carried out a literacy movement for women as a form of digital activism. Suara Puan answers the doubt women lack in using technology by creating interesting content that brings financial benefits. The response from the listeners is very positive because they felt invited to love literacy by using new media that were more familiar to them and raised new awareness as women. As activism, although not explicitly recognized by the podcasters, by consistently building literacy awareness, this podcast can move its listeners. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This pengabdian activity aims to implement digital literacy in speech skills through podcast to form student personal branding. The targets of devotional activities are students of class XII SMA Negeri 1 Telukjambe and SMA Negeri 1 Majalaya. The series of devotional activities is carried out with several stages including socialization, training, and practicum. The results of this training activity are expected to be able to use digital literacy competencies to build and create positive digital content; students can develop speaking skills and dare to speak in public; students are able to create podcast both individually and in groups; Students are. able to recognize their potential by starting to form personal branding with a good image. Output this devotional activity is a product in the form of video footage uploaded on the student's YouTube channel. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Nowadays, digital literacy is often considered as a compulsory competence for young people. The advancement in information technology has impacted societal lives in positive ways. However, this technology falls under suspicion for exerting negative influences in child development. In order to navigate the internet safely, young people need a particular skill. This community service program focused on assisting students to develop their digital literacy skills. The program took place between June-October 2021 in Muallimat Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta, that provides secondary education for female students. The program was conducted in three (3) stages, i.e.: focus group discussion with students and teachers, webinar for students, and a collaborative project which resulted in three (3) different posters addressing internet-related problems. Before COVID-19, this school is considered relatively unique because students live in dormitory. In addition, the school also imposes ban of personal mobile phone. Since the pandemic hit, students returned to their home and school activities were conducted online. Such changes pose a number of challenges for students, particularly in terms of time management, cyberbullying, and online privacy. Through this program, students were able to work together to reflect on their internet use and develop a safer way to navigate the internet [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The infodemic phenomenon has become one of the biggest challenges in dealing with COVID-19. This is because there is a lot of disinformation and misinformation that widespread in the community. Various hoaxes about COVID-19 have caused anxiety and fear. Therefore, this community service activity aims to provide socialization related to digital literacy to the community, so that they are able to handle the current infodemic. The target of community is members of Family Empowerment and Welfare (PKK) in Desa Karangrejo, Kecamatan Manyar, Kabupaten Gresik. This is because women are easy targets for irresponsible parties in spreading hoaxes. The method used is divided into three stages which include planning, implementation, and evaluation. In the process, socialization was held through Zoom Meetings and re-broadcast via Youtube. Pre-test and post-test were also conducted online by distributing questionnaires via google forms. This community service activity resulted that in the pre-test stage, there were still many people who received hoaxes regarding COVID-19. It causes the community became enthusiastic to participating in the socialization activity. In the sessions of interactive discussion, the community was more active in asking several questions about personal issues or general issues that popular today. Indeed, the post-test results then showed that all PKK's members agreed that the socialization activities has provided a lot of knowledge and benefits to them. It because the speakers explained their clarifications on various hoaxes regarding COVID-19. They also provided training to the members regarding the proper steps to conduct fact checking about several informations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Ease of access to information is a definite consequence of the deepening of globalization. Mode of interaction and communication advancement are characteristic that can now be easily recognized through technological developments. This raise a problem related to less optimum usage of the internet amid the high use of digital applications. The existing conditions lead to a lack of people's ability to both understand digital objects and the benefits that is contained. The implementation of community service in partnership with Kampoeng Djoeang aims to introduce and upload social resources related to digital literacy skills which are now crucial in the midst of the Covid-19 Pandemic. The method used is a series of training in three stages, namely (1) analysis of community needs, (2) socialization of digital literacy, and (3) evaluation and feedback. It was found that practical forms of training were the answer to two people's needs, namely (1) digital literacy education by providing information analysis skills and (2) understanding legal and ethical references in social media. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]