Vol. 9, Issue 7, Part C (2023)

Today’s age is an age of Information and Technology (IT). The Internet has transferred the world into a global village and therefore the present generation of learners is referred to as the “e-generation”. ICT tools are now used by all types of persons, especially student’s community to build relationships, connect with the world, share and gain knowledge and information, partake in group discussion from near and far destinations, build stronger personalities and have better social lives. Thus, it offers them the opportunities to connect, create and collaborate with one another. Moreover, the use of ICT by the students has enhanced their communication, increased their social connection and boosted their technical skills. The extensive use of ICT in teaching and learning has been highlighted in NEP- 2020. To facilitate the use of ICT in the education sector, the Indian government has developed several schemes, including the digital India campaign, e-pathshala, NROER, Swayam, Swayamprava, and NDL India. Digital literacy skills enable students to navigate, critically evaluate, and ethically engage with digital technologies. The NEP 2020 promotes technology to enhance access to quality education, improve pedagogical practices, and foster personalized learning experiences. By equipping students with digital literacy skills, the policy aims to empower them to become active learners, critical thinkers, and innovative problem solvers. The rapid advancements in technology and digital communication constantly impact learners in formal and informal learning situations. As they affect students' capacity for accomplishment in the twenty-first century, educators must recognize the advantages and challenges of digital literacy for secondary students. A socio-technological society impacts the applicability of digital literacy to teaching dramatic arts. Digital literacy encompasses a variety of sophisticated cognitive, motor, social, and emotional abilities and is present in both informal learning situations and modern educational contexts. Lack of these abilities restricts one's capacity to traverse digital reproduction, hyper textual navigation, evaluate the accuracy and reliability of the information, and progressively one's ability to be a competent student or empowered employees.