DIGITAL LITERACIES AND EDUCATION IN KASHMIR ARE POLES APART- REASONS AND REMEDIES

Digital literacy or digital literacies, as some call it, has become the leading 21st century pedagogical consideration for education all over the world. It is not about teaching technology, but it is about teaching through technology. In fact it is some sort of vertical movement from Computer literacy to usage of computer literacy for data collection, critical data analysis and then using this data for societal good. Purpose: The purpose of this document is to raise awareness of the importance of digital literacies within the education framework in Kashmir. The purpose of this paper is to help educators make the shift from traditional teaching and a traditional pedagogical approach to a 21st century learning environment (content learning). Objective is to support and guide each teacher to make that shift. Government will be persuaded for the inclusion of Digital Literacies in the curriculum.