The article provides results of monitoring the ownership and exploitation of mobile devices and social networks within the pre-service teacher preparation at the Faculty of Education, University of Presov in Presov, Slovak Republic. The research sample consisted of 473 respondents by the method of questionnaire. The tool was available online and included 12 items requiring both open and multiple choice answers of one, four or more choices. The data were processed by the IBM SPSS statistics software. The results are displayed in the form of figures and described. They proved students were equipped with various types of both the latest and other devices. They exploit them to access to study materials, information reflecting their personal and professional interests. Within the research the use of social networks was also under the focus. The results showed three types of social networks (Facebook, LinkedIn and Google+) are the most frequently accessed, both for university and further education.

The present paper reports on the testing of digital skills of students of the Faculty of Education, Univerity of Presov within their undergraduate training with the aim to estimate the level of digital skills in five defined domains. The IT Fitness test 2015 consisting of 25 items was used as the measure of the target skills. The sample comprised 532 students in bachelor and master study programs. The paper provides an interpretation of the selected research findings (mean total scores, mean scores for the given domains, discrimination power of items and domains). The results of digital skills testing point at the overall overestimation of Digital Natives Skills. With respect to the challenges brought by the educational practice itself by means of the implementation of digital technologies into pre-primary and primary education, it is necessary to modify the curricula of math- and iT-oriented subjects and include further activities allowing for the development of the lacking “Digital Skills”, since these are needed not only for students′ own study but also due to increasing demands related to the use of digital technologies in primary and pre-primary education.