Mobilna aplikacija u funkciji unapređenja predškolskog vaspitanja i obrazovanja

The covid-19 pandemic has accelerated the implementation of distance learning and digital technologies in education at all levels of the education system, including preschool education. This paper first analyzes the research conducted in the preschool institution on its readiness for work in times of crisis, when there is no direct interaction between children and educators. The analysis found that the education in the preschool institution before the pandemic relied on offline educational techniques and tools, whereas during the pandemic, the Internet, web services, mobile applications, and distance learning became the mainstay of education. The second part of the research refers to the representation and structure of educational mobile applications in Serbian for preschool children. Based on both these studies, the paper proposes a model for the use of mobile applications to improve preschool education in difficult conditions such as those that emerged as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.