This is an Educational Toolkit for Social Media Literacy developed by an Erasmus+ project with institutions from Romania, Belgium, Italy and Portugal to encourage teachers to use and teach social media literacy in the classroom. 9 modules with activity plans, learning outcomes, training material, resources, learning take aways, infographics. Please click on the link below
Connected is an educational resource specifically designed for teachers of the Junior Cycle Digital Media Literacy Short Course who wish to explore Online Wellbeing; News, Information and Problems of False Information; Big Data and the Data Economy; and My Rights Online. It aims to empower young people to be effective, autonomous and safe users of technology and online
This educational resource explores key learning and issues raised in the documentary Cloud Control – Who Owns Your Data. It is designed to support teaching and learning in Digital Media Literacy, CSPE and SPHE, and may be used to provide the wellbeing programme in post-primary schools. Please click on the link below to access the resource:
#ForYou is a card-based pattern-matching game that helps young people aged 13-18 to understand the role that algorithms play in their online and offline lives, and the value of their personal information to companies that use those algorithms. The game is designed to be delivered either in school or in community spaces such as homework
Casting the Net is a youth-led audio series hosted by teens for teens exploring the breadth and depth of our online worlds. In each episode, young people cast the net wide to learn about the opportunities and challenges the internet brings and hear from experts from around the globe. The series focusses on topics that
Barnardos is a children’s charity that protects and supports children and young people in Ireland. Their mission is to transform the lives of vulnerable children because childhood lasts a lifetime. Barnardos’ website includes resources to support children, young people and parents with life’s challenges. It includes a section on protecting and safeguarding children online that
This is Ireland’s fact-checking website. Users can find examples of false information/news that have been assessed and debunked by the fact-checking team at the Journal. Click on the link below to access the content: https://www.thejournal.ie/factcheck/news/
This Council of Europe lesson plan aims to help students understand how disinformation is used in modern warfare through a comparison with the way truth gets manipulated in personal conflicts at school. The lesson plan includes learning outcomes, steps for preparation and a checklist. It will take about 50min to complete. Click on the link below to