Digital Literacy Awareness among Teachers

Tahseen  Taj; Jagannath K.  Dange

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Today’s generation seems to engage with all things that are digital without any determination at all.Young people are born into an communicating, on demand digital culture where they are used totexting, video streaming, mobile Internet and social networking Graduate teachers who areclassroom-ready will have an understanding of their subject(s), curriculum content and teachingapproaches. They will be able to plan programs and lessons that meet the requirements of andcurriculum, assessment and reporting. They will perfectly assimilate modern technologies includingdigital technologies into their teaching to benefit student learning by using different technologies.Teachers must have worthy knowledge about Digital media and Digital Tools to impart effectivecontent delivery in a classroom. This paper discuss about the need of Digital Literacy amongTeachers. The Teachers must be knowledgeable in utilizing different Technological Pedagogicalcontent knowledge (TPACK), varieties of Digital tools and application of these tools in appropriatelearning context, applying of proper planning and objectivity in constructing online content materialaccording to students need and competency.

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