The role of the media in education

Živimo u svijetu u kojem sveprisutnost medija i uznapredovale informacijske i komunikacijske tehnologije znatno utječe na naše živote. Mediji se mogu gledati kao sredstva informiranja, obrazovanja i zabave. Također, oni su nezaobilazan dio života u 21. stoljeću. Današnja su djeca najviše izložena utjecaju medija i njihovi se životi ne mogu promatrati bez prisutnosti medija. Sredstvo su oblikovanja stavova, a djeca su njima izložena od najranijeg doba, te stoga imaju važnu ulogu u odgoju djece. Važno je obratiti pozornost na sadržaje koja djeca gledaju te na taj način spriječiti negativne posljedice koje mediji donose. Osim negativnih, mediji imaju i brojne pozitivne utjecaje na odgoj i obrazovanje djece. U odgoju su važni za razvoj djece i formiranje stavova, a u obrazovanju služe kao veliki izvor informacija i nude mnogo mogućnosti u izvođenju nastave. Osim roditelja i nastavnika, koji trebaju obratiti pozornost na sadržaje koje djeca i mladi gledaju i ukazati na pozitivne strane korištenja medija, veliku ulogu imaju i sami mediji. Privatnost djece u medijima često biva narušena, prvenstveno zbog objavljivanja njihovih imena i fotografija. Mediji bi trebali štititi privatnost djece, a posebice njihov identitet. Stoga su medijska pedagogija, a samim tim i didaktika medija, važne okosnice suvremenog odgoja i obrazovanja, personalizacije i socijalizacije djece te njihova samoostvarenja, buduće karijere i zapošljavanja te umrežavanja i suradnje na lokalnoj i međunarodnoj razini.We live in a world where the omnipresence of the media and the advancement of information and communication technologies have a significant impact on our lives. Media can be viewed a means of information, education and entertainment. Also, they are an inevitable part of life in the 21st century. Today, it is children who are most exposed to the influence of the media and their lives are heavily influenced by media. Media are a means of shaping attitudes and since children are exposed to the earliest times, they play an important role in child rearing. It is important to pay attention to the contents that children watch and thereby prevent negative consequences that media brings. In addition to negative impacts, the media also have many positive impacts on child rearing and education. Upbringing media are important for the development of children and the formation of attitudes, and in education they serve as a great source of information and offer many opportunities in teaching. Apart from parents and teachers who need to pay attention to the media contents that children and young people follow and point to the positive sides of using the media, the media themselves have a great role to play. The privacy of children in the media is often disrupted, primarily because of the publication of their names and photos. The media should protect the privacy of children, especially their identity. Therefore, media pedagogy, and hence the media didactics, are cornerstones of modern education, personalization and socialization of children as well as their self-realization, future career and employment, networking and cooperation at the local and international level