We wanted our teachers and students to get to know and try out new digital tools during the activities, which would improve their digital skills. Teachers and students should learn how to use new Web2.0 tools and be inspired by jointly developed videos, presentations and links for the project website, eTwinning and social media. The teachers should then use the digital tools in their own lessons or adapt them for themselves, supported by the project's own guidelines and a handbook. All students, including girls, the socially, educationally and economically disadvantaged and refugees, should be able to participate in the activities. Through collaborative and communicative work with their national and transnational peers in English, students should not only improve their creativity and problem-solving skills, but also acquire important linguistic and intercultural competences. Furthermore, they should recognize the dangers of the Internet and learn how to navigate the Internet more safely. All of this should aim to better prepare students for their future lives and careers in the digital age.
Through the Digital Power project, we wanted to make ourselves fit for high-quality, inclusive and accessible digital education in Europe in line with the Digital Education Action Plan. As digitalization is an issue that affects us all, we were keen to compare how other countries are dealing with the challenges of digitalization and thus learn from each other. With the help of this project, we wanted our teachers and students to improve their digital competences and to increase their awareness of digital security. Better use of innovation and digital technology should enable teachers to help students develop the relevant digital skills they need for life and work in an age of rapid digital change. A particular focus of our program has been to invite and empower girls to play a more active role in the digital world. By providing participants with a set of skills that enable them to use language in a communicative way, respect and learn about different cultures, combine knowledge from different sources and use technology safely and actively on a regular basis, we are helping to shape a great generation that will not need to complete additional training after graduation to be ready for the job market.