JSCH_V6_N2_A1
Need of Digital-Age Literacy in Teacher Education
K.Nachimuthu
Journal on School Educational Technology
2230 – 7133
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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
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