digital technology, preschool education, Scratch Junior, activities

In a world where new technologies appearall the time, offering a vast amount of information, entertainment and games, it is children who are one of the most attractive target groups. However,since they cannot distinguish between right and wrong,they are also the most vulnerable one. Therefore, it is vital that children start to learn about digital technology at the preschool age. And if teachers intend to use digital technology in preschool education, they need to educate themselves in this area. The first part of the paper focuses on the changes in Czech preschool education that digital technology will bring about. The second part of the paper centers on how future kindergarten teachers are being prepared for those changes at the Pedagogical Faculty of the University of Ostrava–work with a touch device, work with the Scratch application and its implementation in the teaching of preschoolers.