TEACHERS’ DIGITAL LITERACY TRAINING IN PRESCHOOL EDUCATION
TEACHERS’ DIGITAL LITERACY TRAINING IN PRESCHOOL EDUCATION

Summary/Abstract: The use of new technologies in teaching proves its efficiency provided that teachers receive proper training in this area. It is also necessary for the teacher to adapt the electronic resources available to the age of students and their learning needs. New computer skills in kindergarten are focused on issues related to teacher training (the ability to use the computer, the characteristics of the subject they teach, the age level of students), to the available material basis (the access to ICT equipment, the number of computers and other equipment, ICT equipment placement in special purpose spaces, reliability, Internet access, networking, diversity and quality of educational software), to their personality structure (positive attitude and open to the utility of new technologies, professional experience) but also to the institutional needs (supporting the school organization the teacher belongs to, both technically and in terms of educational or scientific, the dynamic culture of the educational organization characterized by disseminating of best practices). The premise behind the present study was the idea that the integration of ICT in preschool education is conditioned by three important elements: initial and continuous training of teachers, teachers' attitude towards ICT as well as the conditions or the actual context of the integration of ICT. Our study is an investigation conducted on a representative sample of preschool teachers and aims to highlight the ways in which they have formed and develop their digital skills, but also the ways in which these skills are put into practice in the course of instructive teaching activities with preschoolers.

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