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DIGItal Tools fOr iNclusive learnIng experienCes

2019-3-ES02-KA105-0142752019Youth mobilityfinalized
Countries: ES|BG|TR|IT|LT · Grant: €21,568
ICT - new technologies - digital competencesCivic engagement / responsible citizenshipYouth (Participation, Youth Work, Youth Policy)

Objectives

The project was created after putting a point on the issues which we face nowadays. Our point of view is that nowadays society is rapidly changing so young people’s needs and interests are changing as well so they require the youth to work to answer to upcoming needs to invest in qualitative and innovative approaches. The project " DIGItal Tools fOr iNclusive learnIng experinCes – DIGI-T.O.N.I.C. aimed to respond to this global need, to develop good practices and share experiences among youth leaders to support young people on how to live the digital dimension in a healthy and safe way. To favor the correct use of the network and prevent and limit the risks of the web in a concrete way, "DIGItal Tools fOr iNclusive learnIng experinCes – DIGI-T.O.N.I.C." adopts educational solutions successfully tested by thousands of educators of the Project Zero research center of the Harvard School of Education, where the Digital Citizenship Program was developed, which addresses digital dilemmas that students face today, offering them the skills they need to succeed as digital students, leaders and citizens of tomorrow. The main goals were - to provide practical tools and interactive exercises to develop and to enhance the digital skills of youth workers themselves, as well as enable them to empower digital citizenship of young people. The topics chosen were those closest to the daily actions taken by youngsters, in order to prevent and limit the risks associated with the use of digital technologies in the social media/web platforms most required by them. - to empower youth leaders in developing new methodologies through the use of role-playing and circle times, as well as through the tools used by “Digital Citizenship”, the newest disciplinary approach experimented with by the university of Harvard.

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