These guidelines aim to support teachers and educators on tackling disinformation and promoting digital literacy through education and training. They offer concrete, hands-on practical support for teaching in classrooms and in similar educational settings. Whether you are looking for clear explanations of technical concepts, class-exercises for fact-checking, how to encourage ‘good’ online habits, or for
MyDigiSkills helps people to better understand their level of digital skills based on knowledge, skills and attitude in each of the five areas of the European Digital Competence Framework for Citizens, known as DigComp. It takes around 20 minutes to complete, and people get a report on their levels of digital skills at the end. Please
#ForYou is a card-based pattern-matching game developed by Media Smarts that helps youth aged 13 to 18 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
Casting the Net is a new youth-led audio series hosted by teens for teens exploring the breadth and depth of our online worlds. In each episode, we 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
The goal of the European YouVerify! project is to address the crucial challenges brought by disinformation and help young people develop both knowledge and know-how to make the difference daily between genuine and manipulated images and videos. On the website you can find quizzes, fake news games, the we verify plugin and teaching resources. Click
This 13-minute long video from Barnardos Online Safety Programme is designed for 8-12 year olds to ‘think smart’ about the information they read and the people they meet on the internet. Includes a worksheet and powerpoint for teachers. Click on the link below to access the content: http://barnardos.twbdev.com/learning-development/training/online-safety-programme/for-schools/t-for-think-smart
On this page 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. Click on the link below to access the content: https://rm.coe.int/disinformation-in-a-time-of-conflict/1680a5d3be