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Room Around Me

2019-1-HU01-KA105-0604952019Youth mobilityfinalized
Countries: HU|CY|HR|IT|ES|RO|CZ|PT|EL|MT|BG|LT · Grant: €19,115
Civic engagement / responsible citizenshipCreativity and cultureHome and justice affairs (human rights & rule of law)

Objectives

The topics covered in the course of the project have great influence on the evolution of our society. Nowadays the media is overwhelmed and its role in the society is increasing. Info communication services have transformed our habits and lifestyle. We live our lives and organize our lives on/with the internet. Every form of online communication can be used on mobile phones as well. In the online space we meet and communicate in the same way as in the offline world. We can use applications in almost every life situation. Digital competences have become not just a necessity but a basic requirement. With the spread of the online world, its dangers also appeared. Not only the user's data can be unauthorized, but it transforms our understanding, perceptions, attitudes and habits in our real environment, and can damage our personality. With the increasing time spent on internet, persistent demand for constant information acquisition and constant online presence can be addictive. The concept of violence, online harassment, has emerged in the media. We spend most of the time on the internet with browsing social media, online community spaces, blogs, forums, video, image and music sharing portals, databases and news aggregators. It has many hazards. On social networking sites, users can hide their identity, show other characters than they are in the reality. Risk factors are the applications that allow harmful content and make contact with strangers, the use them is long-term, extremely harmful and difficult to repair in young people's life. The deformed, idealized content of social media can damage the correct judgment of their immediate surroundings, friendships, community relationships, private-sector values, and the media-based advertisements format younger consumers' habits. Because, the online space is public space, so every rule in a democratic society should prevail. Our direct and indirect goal is to bring together similarities, differences between cultures, and to reduce discrimination. Our goal is to promote conscious internet use, to reach a higher level of critical thinking, to promote active citizenship and using creative methods of decision-making and involving local communities.

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