Kılınç, Fatma ElifTepetaş Cengiz, Gülüzar Şule2021-06-232021-06-2320161303-6521https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12491/3971https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85007247550&partnerID=40&md5=e73041160d169fc05c458674a3a3b349The study examined “development of awareness about daily use of information technologies” under “Communication” competence field included in Special Field Competences for Preschool Teachers employed in preschools and nurseries. Study group was composed of 107 preschool teachers working in Bolu province. Data were collected with the help of personal information form developed by the researchers and the question form that includes A1 and A2 level performance indicators related to “development of awareness about daily use of information technologies” in the field of Communication Competence. Percentage frequency distributions and one way variance analysis were used in data analysis. Results showed that technological tool use of participating teachers did not differ based on age or seniority, 81,3% of the teachers used social media and 94,4% utilized information technologies in learning environments. © The Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessInformation technologiesPreschool teacher competencesSpecial field competencesArticle2016NovemberSpecialIssue127812812-s2.0-85007247550N/A