TEACHERS' CONCEPTS OF THE IMPORTANCE OF MEDIA GADGETS IN CHILD'S DEVELOPMENT

The article deals with the problem of changing of the socio-cultural environment of children's development. The rivalry of school and the world of multimedia are stated as the sources of child development. The article presents the results of studies on the role of such multimedia gadgets as television, computer, and mobile phone in child development from the point of view of teachers. The research method was the method of free associations. It turned out that teacher's lack of knowledge about this part of reality end to demonstrate an egocentric position in understanding the impact of media technologies on children's minds believing in their benefit for a child's development.