With the COVID-19 pandemic that entered our lives in 2019, it has become obligatory to switch to distance education in all official schools, private schools and universities in our country, as in many countries. With the transition to distance education, the adaptation process of the Social Studies teachers has become a bit difficult because of the fact that the subject includes a significant amount of abstract topics. The aim of this study is to determine how the technology literacy levels of Social Studies teachers have changed during the COVID-19 pandemic period. For this purpose, face to face interviews have been hold with the 20 Social Studies teachers who work within the borders of Diyarbakir province in April, 2023, and as a result of the interviews, technology literacy levels have been examined. In this study, the interview technique, which is one of the qualitative research methods, has been applied and it’s aimed to determine the development of technology literacy levels of Social Studies teachers in the distance education process during the pandemic period. The research is limited to the teachers interviewed. In this study, it is stated that the teachers haven’t had enough technology literacy level before the pandemic. The compulsory distance education process which started with the pandemic period has a positive effect on the development of teacher’s technology literacy levels.
Keywords: Technology literacy, COVID-19 Pandemic, distance education, social studies