The use of new media in teaching requires media literacy of both groups: Teachers have to be able to use the media in a didactic and in a technical way. On the other side, and against the popular saying of the ‘digital natives’, students need support to use media in learning as well. In our opinion, overrating of the ‘net generation’ hinders the realization of media-based learning arrangements, because teachers are not always aware that students on the average do not always sufficiently know how to apply digital media. This insight lead to the concept of a “media curriculum” (Hofhues 2012, Hoffmann 2012) at the faculty of Business and Social Science HAW Hamburg, To put this concept to the test a survey was undertaken to find out what students know about using digital media, how they use them and what kind of support they wish