Early Childhood Teacher’s Perspectives on Children Digital Literacy Skills through Home Safety Heroes Media
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This research is motivated by the suboptimal use of digital media in early childhood education (PAUD), which causes children's digital literacy skills to not develop properly. The objectives of this study are to understand teachers' perspectives, implementation and role of teachers, challenges faced by teachers in realizing children's digital literacy abilities, as well as suggestions provided by teachers for realizing digital literacy through the digital media "Home Safety Heroes." This research employs a qualitative case study method with in-depth interviews conducted three times with one teacher. The research findings indicate that the teacher understands digital literacy indicators, particularly children's ability to use technological tools as intermediaries in using digital media safely and responsibly. The teacher has implemented various digital learning media in the learning process but faces the main challenge of limited internet access that hinders the realization of digital literacy in schools. Furthermore, this research provides new experience to contribute to exploring the use of "Home Safety Heroes" digital media as a means for developing early childhood digital literacy and identifying specific challenges faced by early childhood education teachers in implementing digital learning technology.
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