PRESCHOOL IN SERVICE TEACHERS' OPINIONS ABOUT THE USE OF DIGITAL MEDIA IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION

Digital media has been shaping individuals and communities around the world in recent years. It has impacted our lifestyle and the way we do things, including the way we learn, or how we seek and where we find the information and the knowledge. While digital media has become an integral part of our life there is still hesitation and reluctance on whether we should use and the amount of usage of Digital media in the early childhood education. Even though we have children who at their early age become gurus of online games and other entertainment tools/apps from digital media, it is arguable whether we should use it in the contexts of education, particularly when working with children in preschool. In Kosovo, the situation regarding of the usage of digital learning in education, among teachers is very similar to the rest of the world. There is no general consensus over the topic. There are those who consider the multiple benefits of the planned and programmed usage of digital learning in preschool education and there those who oppose to any usage of digital media in early childhood setting. While there is an ongoing debate in this regard among academia and education policy makers, those teachers who do integrate the usage of digital learning in their work, show remarkable results in educational work, in children's' achievements and their future progression. In addition to this, digital learning provides a great opportunity to turn education process into a game and play thus making the whole preschool education more contemporary and attractive.