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Increasing the level of media literacy of all age groups is one of the key competences emphasized not only by Slovak interior policy, but also that of the European Union. The objective of this paper is to call attention to the importance and the role of new media in media literacy education. Two specific groups are being examined – a group of children and youngsters as well as a group of seniors. In analyzing scientific literature, questionnaires and personal interviews, we were trying to determine what the import...

Searching for connection between media education and digital games might seem perplexing at first sight. Majority of parents, teachers and politicians, who belong to the group of digital immigrants, perceive digital games stereotypically as manifestation of low culture or waste of time. Number of professional and non-professional debates decline words such as "negative effects of computer games" or censorship. The aim of the paper is to point out that generation of digital natives has already grown up and presents...