DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY FOR THE USE OF "GEO EXPLORER BLOGSPOT" BASED ON LOCAL WISDOM IN HIGH SCHOOL GEOGRAPHY LEARNING IN TOBA DISTRICT TO ENHANCE TEACHERS' TEACHING IMPROVISATION SKILLS TOWARDS SOCIETY 5.0 ERA

Abstract

This study examines the use of technology in the digitalization era of education towards Society 5.0 within the framework of local cultural wisdom in Geography Education subjects, which is expected to strengthen students' understanding of local wisdom to prepare them to face future challenges. This study aims to analyse the knowledge, understanding, and skills of teachers in using "Geo Explorer Blogspot". This type of research is descriptive quantitative conducted in the Geography Teachers Association of Toba District High Schools, North Sumatra, with a sample of 9 Geography subject teachers. Data collection used questionnaires and analysis was conducted using descriptive statistics. The results showed that 44% of teachers using Blogspot were in the category of underutilized by teachers in their teaching. However, as much as 56% understand well the use of Geo Explorer Blogspot. In addition, 44% of teachers also have good skills in operating and using features in Blogspot. 44% of teachers also realize that Geo Explorer Blogspot can improve student learning outcomes and motivation. However, teachers need to integrate more local wisdom in learning using the Geo Explorer Blogspot teaching media because there are still teachers who never raise Toba’s local wisdom in Geography learning even though the related material is about local wisdom. Alternative strategies are recommended to improve the professional competence of Geography teachers in developing Geo Explorer Blogspot using the ADDIE training model.