274 Journal of Education and Teaching Learning (JETL) Volume 4, Issue 3, September 2022 Journal Homepage: http://pusdikra-publishing.com/index.php/jetl Following a Catastrophic Event : How to Apply New Technologies Learning in Islamic Religious Education During the Covid 19 Pandemic Unik Hanifah Salsabila 1 , Eqviesta Runtun Pamungkas 2 , Tiara Indriarti 3 , Vita Yuliana 4 , Wahyu Sugiarto 5 1 Universitas Ahmad Dahlan, Indonesia 2 Universitas Ahmad Dahlan, Indonesia 3 Universitas Ahmad Dahlan, Indonesia 4 Universitas Ahmad Dahlan, Indonesia 5 Universitas Ahmad Dahlan, Indonesia Corresponding Author : unik.salsabila@pai.uad.ac.id ARTICLE INFO Article history: Received 23 November 2022 Revised 13 December 2022 Accepted 15 December 2022 ABSTRACT Covid-19 has provided an opportunity for Islamic education to advance ICT. Mainly when Industry 5.0 accelerates. This essay discusses the use of technology in Islamic religious instruction after the epidemic. Can educators use technology to improve and maintain the quality of education? This research is a type of qualitative field research study using the interview method. Researchers analyzed and minimized data. Following the pandemic, Islamic Education instructors' technical skills improved, according to this study. As a result of this research, it is also known that optimizing the use of digital platforms such as WhatsApp, Zoom, Google Classroom, and YouTube according to students' needs and instructional materials enhances students' creativity in innovating the learning process. Key Word Catastrophic Event, Educational Technology, Islamic Education How to cite https://pusdikra-publishing.com/index.php/jetl Doi 10.51178/jetl.v4i3.956 This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License PENDAHULUAN Pendidikan adalah proses perubahan sikap seseorang dalam usaha mendewasakan melalui upaya kegiatan belajar mengajar maupun pelatihan intensif. Pendidikan adalah aspek penting dalam mewujudkan orang untuk berpikir idealis dan kritis. Pendidikan adalah salah satu hal penting bagi kehidupan manusia (Kurniawan, 2020). Pendidikan dalam sebuah negara sangat berpengaruh dengan kehidupan bangsa. Pendidikan yang maju dalam sebuah negara salah satu representasi dari kemajuan negara tersebut. Bersamaan perkembangan zaman, teknologi ikut berkembang dengan membawa perubahan dalam dunia pendidikan (Salsabila, Ilmi, et al. 2021). Dunia pendidikan akan saling berkaitan dengan teknologi dan informasi (Hamzah & Alfiat, 2020). Seiring berkembangnya zaman teknologi menjadi