TEACHING INFORMATICS IN THE CONDITIONS OF VIRTUALIZATION OF EDUCATIONAL SPACE
The article analyzes the theoretical and practical foundations of teaching Informatics in the conditions of virtualization of the educational space. The article deals with the impact of changes in the information society on the system of educational interactions in teaching Informatics. These changes will require the use of new educational technologies that take into account the specifics of teaching Informatics and the processes of Informatization, virtualization and globalization of the educational space. The article discusses the basic concepts of "virtual", "virtual educational space", "virtual educational environment" and "educational online platform". The article considers the positive possibilities of virtual educational tools and the main risks associated with the change of the value system of the young generation, which receives unlimited access to information, the algorithmic selection of which is very difficult in the current conditions. The possibilities of joint educational activities and emerging contradictions in the system of educational interactions, which are becoming more and more virtual, are analyzed. The article analyzes the educational potential of virtual educational communities emerging in the virtual space. The paper presents the experience of using interactive technology of educational web quests developed using web resources of the Internet, as well as the use of social network services as online platforms for creating and using them in the educational process when teaching computer science.