Social media is present in our daily life every second. As long as we are connected via technological gadgets and the internet we are close to each other. This includes that we have access to all sorts of information, we can communicate with all kinds of people, but we can also become a target for cyber crime, bullying or other kinds of threats. We have to be aware of and careful about the negative aspects and influences that can be the effect of this 24/7 accessibility. Since some of our private information is accessible to the world we are responsible for its security. Social media is full of fake and valueless information. While teaching our students how to prepare qualified materials, mostly videos, we aim to teach them how to recognize and judge fake news. Students will receive abilities how to evaluate all kinds of information occuring in their daily lives effectively. They will gain technical knowledge and competence to keep up with technological development that changes every day. The medium "short film" is a very popular, educative and effective way to reach people. Therefore teaching and learning with the help of short films is very effective and attractive to teachers and young students. We can teach our students and educators how to shoot, cut, edit and render videos. After that they will make films to present social media literacy, addiction, fake news and internet security. All the films and whatever we produce will be published on the project website, Facebook, YouTube...etc. to be disseminated. It is common knowledge that using a variety of approaches can improve students‘ attitude, attention levels and their learning. The approach we intend to apply in our project is based on using new educational methods. The goal is to increase dedication by motivating learners and inspiring them to continue learning.
Social media are present in our daily lives every moment. As long as we are connected through technical devices and the internet, we are close to each other. This means we have access to all kinds of information, can communicate with people of all sorts, but can also become victims of cybercrime, bullying, or other forms of threats. We must be aware of the negative aspects and influences that can arise from this constant connectivity being available around the clock. As some of our private information is accessible to the world, we are responsible for its security. Social media is full of false and worthless information. The goal of the project was for our students, and even for the teachers, to learn how to create qualified materials, mainly posters and videos, recognize and assess fake news. We dealt with different topics all connected with the digital world. Students acquired skills on how to filter and effectively evaluate all kinds of information that arises in their daily digital lives. In addition to this general information, they expanded their technical knowledge and gained competences that allowed them to keep up with the daily changing technological developments. The medium of "short film" is a very popular, educational, and effective way to reach people. Therefore, teaching and learning by using short films were very effective and attractive for teachers and young students. We were able to teach our students and teachers how to record, edit, and produce videos. Finally, films were produced to present media literacy, dependence on social media, fake news, and internet safety. All films and everything we produced were published on the project website, Facebook, YouTube, etc., for dissemination. And of course on the Erasmus+ result platform. It is well known that using different approaches can enhance students' attitudes, attention, and learning. The approach we applied in our project is based on using new educational methods. The goal was to increase interest by motivating learners and inspiring them to apply the newly acquired knowledge in the future. Especially, the project's website is intended to serve as a guideline or a roadmap for navigating in the global world.