Corradini I., Nardelli E. (2021)
Abstract.
Educating to the responsible use of digital technology has become a hot topic over the last few years.
Considering that children access online activities at an early age, they need to be conscious of the
risks to safely move in the digital environment (Corradini, Nardelli, 2018). Moreover, because of the
Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, educational institutions have relied on online learning to adapt to the
situation (Teras et al., 2020), thus increasing the need for fostering in teachers and students
awareness on security and privacy issues.
In this paper we present the results of a three-year analysis regarding teachers’ perception about their
students’ digital awareness and the actions recommended to promote an effective responsible use of
digital technologies. The teachers of the study (3,893 in 2018; 2,229 in 2019; 1,764 in 2020) are
involved in “Programma il Futuro” Project, a national initiative whose goal is to spread the scientific
principles of informatics and the basic concepts of digital awareness in primary and secondary
schools.
The comparative analysis of the questionnaire answers over the last three years confirms the
increasing interest of teachers in digital awareness issues, both for them and for their students, and
the need of specific training activities.
Date of publication: 2021
DOI:10.21125/edulearn.2021.2162
In 13th International Conference on Education and New Learning Technologies.
Dates: 5-6 July, 2021
How to cite this paper: I. Corradini, E. Nardelli (2021) PROMOTING DIGITAL AWARENESS AT SCHOOL: A THREE-YEAR INVESTIGATION IN PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS, EDULEARN21 Proceedings, pp. 10443-10447.