Alfabetización digital en educación básica y su aprovechamiento en el aprendizaje. Estudio de caso: Unidad Educativa Fiscal Víctor Manuel Peñaherrera

Abstract

Technology and education are two elements that in recent years have been combined so that learning takes place from virtuality. One of the aspects that has fostered the growth of technologies in education is the Covid 19 pandemic, however, before that, the management of technological tools was already essential for certain generations, in this case, digital natives. This generation has technology as something inherent to them and to which they are accustomed. However, there may be cases of individuals who do not fully handle these new technologies and find it difficult to adapt to this new form of virtual education that is emerging, emphasizing what digital literacy is. For this, a study was proposed in the 12-year-old boys and girls of the Víctor Manuel Peñaherrera Fiscal Education Unit and to be able to know how their handling of technology is in the educational environment they are currently living, that is, virtual education. In the approach to this group, it was possible to know the good management of social networks, videoconference platforms and communication that they maintain thanks to new technologies, so much so that many have already become content creators in the different websites or applications that are available. its scope, since it is indicated that most have a technological device for their individual use. Thus, digital natives are skilled in these platforms and it can be seen how technology is not only presented in their education, but already in their daily lives.