Media literacy in the digital environment: The importance of digital media

Abstract

Developing the ability and different skills of using the media are important in forming a critical approach to media content, but also in strengthening the ability to use the media to create and distribute messages. This is especially true for the young net generation due to their proper information and active involvement in social, political, cultural life in line with global challenges in the age of the media. In the modern, networked world, it is difficult to survive without using the achievements of information and communication technologies. The issue of media pedagogy is one of the most important challenges of the modern education system. In recent years, the positive influence of digital games has been observed in this area. Using the descriptive-explanatory method and the method of theoretical analysis, the paper examines the importance of digital media in the context of raising the media literacy of young generations in the digital world. It is concluded that information and communication technologies as a new concept in education in combination with traditional learning enables the formation of new choices and decisions in the process of mastering media literacy.

Keywords

• media pedagogy
• net generation
• video games
• digitalization
• communication
• media.