Implementation of Character Education for Elementary School Children in the Digital Era

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to discuss the application of character education for elementary school children in
the digital era. The development of the current era of digital technology makes educators have to provide extra
character planting in children. Character education as a character / moral shaper of a child. The COVID-19
pandemic has changed the pattern of human life, one of which is in the field of education which has turned into
online learning. The research aims to describe the character education related to elementary age children in the
digital era. The research method used is library research where data is collected through text studies and
relevant research results. Data analysis was carried out in the following steps: First, the data that had been
collected was classified based on the formulation of the problem being studied. Second, the data that was studied
qualitatively were analyzed using content analysis. Third, based on the results of the analysis and interpretation
of the data, conclusions are drawn which are equipped with suggestions. The criteria for the selected articles
and news are discussions about the application of character education. The results of the study show that to
instill character education in elementary age children in the learning process in the digital era, it is necessary to
optimize all aspects of both educators, students, parents, and the learning curriculum.