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Effective use of messengers by teachers in a media educational environment as an indicator of the level of media literacy // Pedagogical Review. 2024. Issue 3 (55). P. 17-24

The work is devoted to the actual problem of the use of messengers in the professional activities of a teacher; the concepts of “media literacy” and “media hygiene” are considered in the context of the media educational environment of a general educational institution; the results of the study on the problems of using instant messengers in pedagogical work are summarized. In connection with the total digitalization of education, the transformation of the educational environment into a digital educational environment in general educational organizations, components of the organizational and pedagogical conditions of education based on digital technologies have been formed. Among the resources and services used for receiving, storing and promptly transmitting information, messengers began to occupy an informal but significant place in the work of teachers. The aim of the study was to determine the level of proficiency in services for instant messaging by teachers as an indicator of their level of media literacy and media hygiene. A survey of teachers was conducted on the Yandex Forms constructor. The results of the study made it possible to assess the degree of skills in working with instant messengers and will be further used in the development of guidelines for teachers on media security and media hygiene in order to reduce the risks and threats of using instant messengers and optimize professional activities.

Keywords: digital educational environment, media education environment, media literacy, media hygiene, instant messengers