This article discusses the problem of perception of educational information. The authors proceeded from the hypothesis that modern students living in the digital age prefer visual information over text documents. The team of authors carefully analyzed the ideas of modern Russian and foreign scientists who are exploring the problem of the effectiveness of the visual transmission of educational material, as well as the problem of the Z-generation’s need for non-verbal communication means, such as: diagrams, mind maps, comics. The article examined the question of the interest of modern adolescents in small laconic texts in which emotions are highlighted with smiles. In addition, the article discusses the high potential of educational comics as a visual material for lessons and extracurricular activities in academic subjects. Modern digital generation naturally embraces comic strips that represent a real life event. Analyzing the research of colleagues, the authors adhere to a stable methodological paradigm, emphasizing the inextricable link between visual and textual perception and assimilation of information using educational comics as innovative teaching aids that maximally implement the principle of visibility in the educational process. Comics as a method of conveying information are accessible and easy to understand and perceive, associated with real actions. The authors of the article considered the problem of the formation of media literacy, which has been recognized for a long time and is included in the educational programs of schoolchildren in most countries, in contrast to Russian education. The team of authors has developed a methodology for applying media technology through educational comics in teaching, which contributes to acquaintance with the IT world and the formation of digital intelligence in students, which allows them to form skills in using the digital resources of the educational space. The article provides examples of comics on biology with the involvement of intersubject connections.
