JSCH_V6_N2_A1 Need of Digital-Age Literacy in Teacher Education K.Nachimuthu Journal on School Educational Technology 2230 – 7133 6 2 1 6 The amount of knowledge in the world has doubled in the past 10 years and is doubling every 12 months according to NCTE. Now technology increases conversation, sharing, and learning among and between students and teachers. Today's digital students think of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) as something akin to oxygen: they expect it, it's what they breathe, and it's how they live. Now-a-days the parent’s role is minimized and the web page role has been maximized by the students. The dimensional shift describing students in the digital age is explained in four ways; (i) literacy, (ii) learning, (iii) reasoning and (iv) action. September - November 2010 Copyright © 2010 i-manager publications. All rights reserved. i-manager Publications http://www.imanagerpublications.com/Article.aspx?ArticleId=1302