Loading
"Recent surveys show that the use of digital technologies by the world's population is increasing exponentially, especially among the ""digital natives"" generation. The Covid-19 crisis has also led to a further increase in the use of digital technology, particularly in schools. Furthermore, the online circulation of fake news and conspiracy theories underlines the link between digital technology and issues of citizenship, protection of democracy, public health and social justice... Thus, media and information literacy emphasises values (European, human rights...) and thoughtful uses. The consortium of the European project ""e-Media: Media literacy and Digital citizenship for All"" believes that it is important to educate young citizens in the use of technology, internet and social media so that they can use them responsibly. The objectives of this project were to1) To introduce young people to the processes of information making, so that they can be creative and responsible actors. 2) To educate in computer science and raise awareness of the algorithmic logic behind all the tools we use, in order to take power over the machines.3) Reveal the motivations of conspiracy and fake news to enable the emergence of a generation of critical citizens. 4) To promote the integration of digital skills in school curricula and to foster critical thinking, especially through the teaching of technology and science, in line with the priorities of school education. In order to achieve these objectives, our project aimed at a target audience consisting of teachers in secondary schools, all disciplines, as well as the educational community as a whole (educators and parents). We produced three educational booklets:- The first one is about robotics. It aims to help students better understand how the world works, as almost everything in our society is programmed, from our coffee machine to our lift. We think that robotics is a fun way to talk about computer language, data processing and algorithms. - The second is dedicated to media literacy. It aims to help teachers work with students on how to better use the internet, social media, and understand how to fight fake news and conspiracy theories. - The third one is dedicated to online expression, and more specifically to web radio, blogs and web TV. We offer activities to teach young people to produce their own information. We have also produced two moocs. These include a set of videos and activities aimed at fostering the appropriation of the themes covered in the first two booklets: robotics and media literacy. All these resources are available in English, French, Latvian, Italian and Spanish. Tutors have also taken part in training courses in France, Spain and Italy, and will be able to accompany teachers who participate in the moocs. The resources made available will allow teachers, and the educational community as a whole, to develop the necessary skills and competences to approach media literacy with their students and thus teach them to use digital media in a critical and responsible way."
<script type="text/javascript">
<!--
document.write('<div id="oa_widget"></div>');
document.write('<script type="text/javascript" src="https://www.openaire.eu/index.php?option=com_openaire&view=widget&format=raw&projectId=erasmusplus_::62586e7bf64009a85d0fa2c2fd06121b&type=result"></script>');
-->
</script>