Pembelajaran di era revolusi industri 4.0 bertujuan untuk meningkatan literasi digital. Salah satunya adalah kompetensi menulis di media digital atau digital writing. Tugastugas sekolah pun sudah mulai beralih ke penugasan konten di media digital. Permasalahannya adalah bagaimana menumbuhkan dan mengembangkan minat dan kreativitas serta meningkatkan kompetensi menulis peserta didik menulis di media digital. Tujuan kajian ini adalah mendeskripsikan bagaimana optimasi kompetensi menulis di media digital. Metode yang digunakan dalam penulisan artikel ini adalah analisis deskriptif atau kajian literatur yang menghasilkan data deskriptif dari berbagai hasil penelitian tentang pengalaman guru dalam optimasi kompetensi menulis peserta didik di media digital. Hasil kajian ini menunjukkan bahwa pengalaman para pendidik di kelas dalam menggunakan berbagai media penunjang latihan digital writing melalui Edmodo, Wattpad, Blog, dan Wordpress untuk membuat konten berupa ulasan, essai, dan tanggapan dapat menumbuhkan dan mengembangkan sikap kreatif dan produktif peserta didik sehingga dapat meningkatkan kompetensi dalam menulis di media digital. Selain itu, menurut peserta didik, menulis di media digital lebih menyenangkan dan dapat dilakukan lebih efektif, serta menumbuhkan minat menulis. Namun, pelaksanaannya menuntut peserta didik untuk aktif dan pendidik berperan sebagai fasilitator. Sarannya adalah bahwa para pendidik harus selalu menggali potensi peserta didik dengan memanfaatkan berbagai media digital yang ada.

The research purpose is to develop Arabic reading books based on character values to improve the reading ability to find feasibility and effectiveness. This research is based on the ADDIE model (analysis, design, development, implementation, evaluation). The population is taken from the students in MTs.N 2 Tegal, it is class VIII-A (control group) class VIII-B (experimental group) by comparing pre-test and post-test scores. The data was collected by observation, interview, questionaires, document. The data analysis was done by using T. Test. The results showed it contained the inspirational short stories in each chapter. The theme was chararcter education values (religious, humanity, nationality), vocabulary tables. The design was 88%, the content was 87%, the character development rate was 90%. It is effective and has a significant effect on the development of student competencies, this is evidenced by an increase in student competence reaching 50% after field practice in the experimental group.

Learning Arabic in the new normal with the blended learning model can use media that can be accessed by the internet. One of the media that is easily accessible anytime and anywhere is Youtube. The purpose of this literature review is to describe the experience of educators in optimizing Arabic listening skills using Youtube media. The focused aspects are the steps of educators and evaluation of the use of YouTube as a medium to optimize Arabic listening skills. Educators need to adapt the themes, indicators, and learning objectives to the content. The recommendations for Youtube channels that can be used are Arabic Podcast, Dars Arobi, and Ammiko Az. The channel provides listening content ranging from simple dialogues to short animated films in Arabic. Its use requires synergy between educators, students and coordination with parents for online sessions from home. With the planning according to the needs of students, the implementation of conducive learning, and proper evaluation, students' listening skills can be optimized.

Arabic learning in Indonesia is entering a new phase during the pandemic. Students are allowed to join limited face-to-face meetings with reduced class hours. In response to this, a blended learning model is applied by combining face-to-face learning models in class and at other times conducting online learning outside the classroom or at home. To help students achieve the objectives of learning Arabic, gamification of learning is needed by utilizing online or android-based games. This study aims to describe how educators apply gamification in blended learning. The method used in writing this article is descriptive analysis or literature review which produces descriptive data from various research results on teacher experiences of gamification in blended learning. The results of this study indicate that students can practice with the educational games provided. This provides easy access and efficiency and enhances student interest.

<p><strong>Basic Arabic competence for reading comprehension skills at SMA Al Ashriyyah Nurul Iman Parung is included in the Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS) category. Therefore, assessment questions should be able to hone logical thinking skills, that is to analyze, evaluate, create, and not just memorize. The degradation of the character of students during the Covid-19 pandemic also requires that online assessments not only focus on cognitive aspects but also pay attention to the characters that appear in the assessment. The purpose of this study was to develop an evaluation tool for Arabic reading comprehension skills based on HOTS using Quizizz, test its feasibility level, analyze students' higher-order thinking skills, and analyze students' responses to the use of Quizizz. This is a Research and Development (R&amp;D) article. Data were obtained through tests, questionnaires, and observations. The research subjects were 32 students of the class XI language program. The product validation result is 88.10 (very feasible). The results of the development show that from the 20 items developed, 19 questions are valid with the calculation of r-count&gt;r-table (0.296). The reliability of the item is 0.986 (very high). The level of difficulty of the questions has an average of "Medium". The results show that students have “Good” higher-order thinking skills in reading comprehension. There 53.8% of students gave a positive response or were satisfied with the use of Quizizz when applying the HOTS online assessment instrument. Hopefully, educators can develop and utilize online assessments with questions that can hone students' reasoning skills in reading comprehension skills and internalizing character values on questions.</strong></p><p><strong><em>Keywords</em></strong> - <em>HOTS online assessment, Quizizz, Reading comprehension, Character values.</em></p>