Title:
USAGE OF THE INTERNET AND SOCIAL NETWORKS IN LIFE AND IN LEARNING

Authors:
Aleksandar Blazeski

Abstract:
Digital media in the 21st century has become obsessive communication tool and medium of young population. In an age of global information and communication the strategy of societies based on knowledge that permanently generate millions of information in order to improve competitiveness is promoted. In this context, in the R. Macedonia last decade is promoting the need to provide resources and infrastructure to ensure uninterrupted availability of the Internet and other digital media to online servicing the needs of citizens and business community. In this regard the National Strategy for Information Society Development is created in which an integral part also is e-education. That shifted the paradigm in terms of actualization of the need to integrate information technology at all levels of education in the process of acquiring new knowledge aimed at building a society based on knowledge and competitive business environment. The current situation regarding the new approach to using information technology in the teaching process of acquisition of knowledge is not satisfactory. Despite the implemented projects to train teachers to use ICT in teaching resistance to innovation is an indisputable fact that enables application of learning based on the development of projects, research, generating creative solutions that will contribute to the active involvement of the youth in the process of learning in which they should be active entity and by using information technology in the learning process will acquire the communications, information and social competencies necessary for active and competitive involvement in the business community. Taking into account the current situation in this scientific work subject is the application of ICT in the process of formation and learning of young people. Phenomenon under study is the current situation of young people in relation to the application of ICT. A problem which is investigating is the improper use of ICT by young people.