Media education of the “thumb generation” – triviality or duty?

Abstract

Adults often think that the use of media, especially of the Internet and of increasingly advanced multimedia devices, is something new for them, which they are not always able to deal with effectively. People who are most often asked about the effective use of media resources are their children. They are called the thumb generation because they spend the most time on media use. There is a view among society that children and adolescents are specialists in using networks or devices with increasingly advanced capabilities. Bearing this opinion in mind, a question arises about the legitimacy of implementing multimedia education among people who often move more efficiently in the virtual world than on the pavement. This article describes the role of education in a person’s life, discusses the effects of media education, and then discusses the dangers posed by ignorant use of media.