Digital Media in the Classroom

Digital Media in the Classroom

A controversy

• what does digitalization entail for the classroom?
• well-founded articles by media educators, pediatricians, psychiatrists and educational policy makers


The opportunities and risks of having computers in schools has long been a controversial subject. Along with laptops and tablets, the discussion today also concerns the use of school clouds and private smartphones in the classroom. The acronym for this is BYOD – ‘Bring Your Own Device’.

This raises fundamental educational and political questions: what classroom and media concepts are necessary to avoid the risks of digitalisation while, at the same time, allowing pupils to take advantage of what it offers? In the case of network applications, data protection must also be considered, especially if students and teachers are to use their own devices. For example, the BMBF is promoting a school cloud in which teachers and students can form groups, exchange documents and discuss them online in a similar way to Facebook.

The book goes into the current controversy and asks about the aims and side effects of ‘Education 4.0.’ What parts are relevant to the classroom? And whose interests are served by which concepts?


Target group
Parents and teachers of all school years, in particular primary and lower secondary, school directors, anyone interested in education and society