Necessity to Research Risks of Education Digitalization for Successful Training of Future Teachers

The relevance of the research resulting from the widespread introduction information space and computer technology into the educational process, which, along with indisputable advantages, is accompanied by risks, the least studied in terms of prediction. Due to the fact that by 2025, according to the project “Modern Digital Educational Environment in the Russian Federation”, a digital educational space should be created, the aim of this research is to study the digital competence of future teachers and the attitude of parents to the implementation of this trend. During the research were used methods of surveys and interview: 258 first-year students (future teachers) and 365 parents of elementary school pupils were interviewed. The article substantiates necessity to study the behavior of the children using devices and gadgets, which should be taken into account designing the educational process of future teachers, as both teachers and students must have a reliable and objective notion about a degree of children immersion in the information space, digitalization risks and the degree of compliance of information and communication skills of pupils and future teachers by the time of their meeting at school. The article presents data on the degree of immersion in the Internet space of future teachers, children who have begun systematic training in rural and urban schools, as well as their parents. The article reflects the attitude of parents to online learning and the control of their children’ behavior in the Internet space. The results of the research can be used by teachers and researchers to design and monitor the digitalization of the educational process.