Alfabetización digital de los padres de familia de básica elemental de la escuela Bolivia Benítez, cantón Machala

Abstract

This investigative work, with the modality of a case study, has as a problem to know the degree of digital literacy that the parents of the Bolivia Benítez school have, in the city of Machala, in the period 2020. Topics of social interest, especially for professionals and students take it into account as an object of study, since it is of the utmost importance that parents are part of the digital culture. With this, we point out that the research topic is in vogue, since digital literacy today is part of the new lifestyle of the human being; However, it should be noted that as a result of the Covid-19 health emergency, the global technological system accelerated, since technology was already immersed in our lives since the 20th century, this favored conceiving a digital revival in the world, which Before it was something optional, today it is a necessity, especially for the educational system in the teaching-learning process, emphasizing that communication and technology work together, since through it great changes have been generated in society. Under this scheme, a case study of Digital Literacy was carried out, aimed at the parents of the Bolivia Benítez school, in the period 2020. Research complemented with methods such as: bibliographic review, documentary design and interviews, for this, they were taken Four audiences are considered as the basis for reinforcing credibility at work, being (2) authorities, (12) teachers, (15) parents and (2) experts in technology and communication. In the results, the importance of digital literacy is shown, since now it is not enough to know how to turn a pc on and off, today it is important to stay up-to-date, in order to develop skills that concern good information management. Although it is true, in the interviews carried out, authorities disclosed the training that is carried out so that the teacher is able to teach the virtual modality classes to the students, however in the interviews carried out with parents, they testified that until Now, they have not received any training as support from the teachers, for this reason, they have personally educated themselves, despite that they have difficulties in managing them. Therefore, experts in technology and communication affirmed that digital literacy should no longer be optional, but a right, therefore, one of the most influential digital gaps is the lack of connectivity. In the conclusions, the types of digital gaps found during the case study are exposed, which are: the digital access gap, which has to do with socioeconomic level, the digital use gap, which refers to the lack of development of informational competencies and finally the digital divide in quality of use, which emphasizes having all the technological implements but not the necessary knowledge. Therefore, professionals interested in the problem are recommended to carry out workshops as an instructional supplement so that parents can use the different digital platforms, during the virtual school season.