ROLE OF TEACHER IN DIGITAL ERA

❖ As a professional practitioner, the teacher is likely to become a role model or standard for
his or her students.
❖ The teacher should be a subject developer.
❖ Teacher role in the 21st century has become more complex in todays changing world were
knowledge is almost unlimited.
❖ Teacher are expected to become technologically oriented and responsible not only for their
students learning.
❖ Technology involving everyday therefore they must have the ability to grasp new things
more quickly as compared to their students.
❖ in the web based learning culture technically skills and critical thinking are equally
important for tutor. So they can think out of box.

If the teacher has these qualities then she will be capable of

• Facilitating better teaching in the classroom and online environments.

• Effectively utilising digital media tools.
• Working with students and help them to as new learning opportunities
• Using global education platform perfectly for regular update.

The changing role of the teacher context of the children

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 ROLE OF ICT

➢ It helps teacher to motivate students and increase interest in learning.

➢ It helps teacher to design educational environment.
➢ It helps to improve teaching skills helps in innovating teaching.
➢ ICT helps teachers to interest with students.
➢ It is effectiveness of classroom.

TEACHER TECHNOLOGY COMPETENCIES

▪ Teacher needs to improve knowledge and skills to enhance, improve and explore their
teaching practices.
▪ Competencies are defined as the set of knowledge, skills and experience necessary for
future, which manifests in activities.
▪ ICT competencies are based on using tools and technical equipments.

ICT COMPETENCIES FOR TEACHER

✓ Basic knowledge of the informatics system.

✓ Basic management of hardware and software.
✓ Basic knowledge of spread sheet and databases.
✓ To make web and multimedia slides.
 Conclusion

Teacher are central to effectiveness of

technology infrastructure that serve education. In digital era more changes in
technologies are advanced in classroom. ICT is important technology
competence is based on set of relevant understanding knowledge, attitudes
and skills. So technology as educators helps the students to shape their future.