Students and teachers were trained in media literacy at the House of Europe
The first of two media literacy seminars, organized by AEJ and the EP Information Office in Bulgaria on the occasion of the Media Literacy Days 2020, was held at the House of Europe on February 21 in Sofia. The initiative “My Causes in Social Networks Initiative. Video Content Creation\” attracted students and teachers from 11
Media Literacy Days 2020: A Seminar for Teachers on Misinformation
What are the means and methods for exposing misinformation and how can they be used in everyday life to identify credible information and quality journalism? How can differences be found between propaganda, misinformation, satire? These were the knowledge and skills that representatives of the Association of European Journalists brought to about 30 teachers at the
Experts discussed key topics related to the Internet and its impact on child health
Pediatricians, general practitioners, psychologists, pedagogical counselors, social workers and child safety experts on the Internet participated in a meeting-discussion \”The virtual world and its impact on child health: the professionals speak\”. The organizers of the event, which took place on February 13 at the Center for the Study of Democracy and are part of the
Children have fun and study at the Puklyovtsi tournament for safe internet
On February 21 in Sofia Lab there will be a tournament of “Puklyovtsi” for safe internet. The Media Literacy Coalition is a partner of the tournament, part of the 2020 Media Literacy Days program. Seven teams of six children will compete against each other in identifying the dangers of the Internet by playing the new
Media literacy training for students in National High School of polygraphy and photography
On February 7, a media literacy training for students was organized at the National High School of Polygraphy and Photography in Sofia, organized by the Teen Station under the project of UNICEF and AEJ-Bulgaria “Academy for Teens: My Right to Have an Opinion!” Both journalists and teenagers from the Teen Station team, who have already
New Teacher Resources for the 2020 Media Literacy Days Campaign
In the Lessons and Presentations category of the site, you can find the following ready-made invitations, plans, presentations, and additional guidance for a parental meeting on the topic of online risks for children, divided into grades 1-4 and 5-7. Plan for a parent meeting Invitation for parent meeting Presentation for parent meeting 1-4 grade Parenting
Media Literacy Days 2020 kicked off with training for IN-EDU teachers
The launch of Media Literacy Days 2020 was launched on February 5 with a teachers training in media and information literacy organized by the Sofia Development Association under the IN-EDU project (co-financed by the Erasmus+ program) and held in SofiaLab. The participants gained theoretical knowledge and solved practical tasks for detecting fake news, got acquainted
Media Literacy Days 2020
Media Literacy Days is a campaign that promotes the need to introduce media literacy in education. Media Literacy Days are organized annually by the Media Literacy Coalition, starting for the first time in 2018. In 2020, the main focus of the Days is the ability of children to create safe content on social media and
Media Literacy in Bulgaria: A Meeting of Experience and Expertise at All Levels
The \”500 Markers\” illustrate ideas from discussions during the meeting. Photo: MLC The Media Literacy Coalition (MLC) is organizing a national meeting to share experiences and create future partnerships in Bulgaria in the field of media literacy. The meeting \”Media Literacy in Bulgaria\” brought together academic representatives, journalists, educational experts, non-governmental and international organizations and
Teenage competition for videos and texts \”Don’t fake with me!\”
Photo by Gone Coastal, under CC Fake news isn’t a phenomenon from yesterday, they have emerged along with the ability of people to communicate information to one another. Sometimes, for personal interest, out of fear and even for joke, lies start their life from mouth to mouth, from news of news, from post to post, from tweets
Training for students and journalists \”How do we recognize fake information?\”
Training and hackathon for journalists and students with major in journalism Certificate for passed practical training for verifying facts 9 February 2019, The Red House Center for Culture and Debate The Coalition for Media Literacy in Education invites journalists and students with Major in Journalism to engage in practical training on false information recognition. The training
