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CYBERSPACE AS THE EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT OF MODERN CHILDREN

Cecylia Langier

Abstract

The end of the 20th and the beginning of the 21st century has been a period of rapid development of digital technology, which is a base for everyday functioning of the society based on knowledge. The growing importance of information caused rapid development of technologies facilitating and accelerating exchange of information, so called communicators. A new space for sharing knowledge and information has been created by the network of information and communication tools, which is now called cyberspace. It is simultaneously a social space because it enables Internet users, by means of various devices, to meet friends, share views and spend time together with other people. Not only adults, but also children are present in this space. The term В‘cyber childrenВ’ is relatively new as it has been used to describe the youngest generation of children, who stay in cyberspace practically from their birth. Everyday functioning of contemporary children is quite different than their peers from several years. Many publications were published that described changes taking place in the functioning of childВ’s brain under the influence of excessive use of multimedia devices. These changes have an effect on the development of cognitive functions, socio-emotional sphere etc., thus they require use of appropriate pedagogical procedures in education.

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