Classroom Teacher Strategies for Fostering Digital Literacy Awareness in Elementary Students

Digital literacy has become an essential skill that must be cultivated from an early age, considering the increasingly dominant role of technology in everyday life. This study aims to identify and analyze strategies that can be implemented by classroom teachers to foster digital literacy awareness among elementary students. The method used is a literature review, involving the systematic examination of approximately 30 sources from nationally accredited journals, reputable international journals, academic books, and reports from educational organizations. Sources were primarily selected based on their relevance to digital literacy education in elementary settings and published within the last 10 years, with international references extending to the last 20 years. The findings of this study identify six main strategies: integrating digital literacy into the curriculum, modeling ethical digital behavior, project-based digital literacy, guided reflection, school-parent collaboration, and contextual adaptation based on infrastructure. Each strategy plays a vital role in equipping students with technical skills, ethical understanding, and awareness of the impact of technology use in their lives.