• Duration: 6 training days
• Target group: Teachers of all subjects, school leaders, counsellors, youth workers
• Language: English
• Locations: Locations: Larissa, Rhodes (Greece)
• Funding: Erasmus+ KA1
• Price (course fees): 480 euros
• Name of the course provider: Open Up Hellenic Association of Innovation
• OID: E10262009
Experiential and inquiry-based, focused on real online situations faced by young people.
- Simulations and case studies from social media and online life
- Group analysis of news, posts, memes and videos
- Hands-on use of fact-checking and verification tools
- Role-plays and structured classroom discussion techniques
- Collaborative design of lessons and school campaigns
Participants will:
- Understand key dimensions of digital citizenship and media literacy
- Identify risks related to online safety (cyberbullying, grooming, hate speech, scams)
- Use simple tools and strategies for verifying information and combating misinformation
- Design lessons and activities that foster critical and active digital participation
- Promote respectful online communication and empathy among students
- Engage families and the local community in digital citizenship initiatives
- Develop or refine a whole-school approach to online safety
Day 1 – Understanding the digital lives of our students
- Introductions and mapping participants’ contexts
- Exploring students’ online habits, platforms and trends
- Concepts: digital citizenship, media literacy, online identity
- Activity: “A day in the digital life of a teenager”
- Reflection: risks and opportunities
Day 2 – Online safety: from awareness to prevention
- Cyberbullying, hate speech, privacy and data protection
- Case studies: analysing real online incidents (anonymised)
- Tools and strategies for prevention and early intervention
- Designing classroom and school policies together with students
- Reflection journal
Day 3 – Media literacy and fake news
- How algorithms shape what we see online
- Identifying bias, manipulation and misinformation
- Hands-on: fact-checking tools and verification strategies
- Designing media literacy activities for different age groups
- Sharing and feedback on draft activities
Day 4 – From consumers to digital citizens
- Encouraging responsible creation and participation (blogs, podcasts, campaigns)
- Project ideas: digital storytelling, awareness campaigns, student-led initiatives
- Group work: designing a digital citizenship mini-project
- Peer feedback and improvement
- Planning involvement of parents and community actors
Day 5 – Whole-school approaches and partnerships
- Building a school culture of respect and digital responsibility
- Collaborating with colleagues, counsellors and external organisations
- Drafting an action plan: roles, timeline, key milestones
- Integrating digital citizenship across subjects and events
- Personal commitments and next steps
Day 6 – Consolidation and celebration
- Recap game: key concepts and strategies
- Project clinic: final questions and peer consultation
- Sharing participants’ project ideas and resources
- Course evaluation and Certificates of Attendance
- Closing circle and optional cultural activity
16-21 February 2026, Larissa, Greece
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25-30 May 2026, Larissa, Greece
27 July-1 August 2026, Rhodes, Greece
3-8 August 2026, Rhodes, Greece
5-10 September 2026, Larissa, Greece
