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gamification in education.
"On this World Wildlife Day, let us raise awareness about the extraordinary diversity of marine life and the crucial importance of marine species to sustainable development. That way, we can continue to provide these services for future generations."
UN Secretary-General António Guterres
The United Nations World Wildlife Day is the global celebration of the many beautiful and varied forms of wild animals and plants on our planet as well as an occasion to raise awareness of the multitude of benefits they provide to people and the urgent need to reduce the threats facing them.
The animals and plants that live in the wild have an intrinsic value and contributes to the ecological, genetic, social, economic, scientific, educational, cultural, recreational and aesthetic aspects of human well-being and sustainable development.
World Wildlife Day is an opportunity to celebrate the many beautiful and varied forms of wild fauna and flora and to raise awareness of the multitude of benefits that conservation provides to people.
Theme 2019:“Life Below Water: For People and Planet."
The ocean contains nearly 200,000 identified species, but actual numbers may be in the millions. Over three billion people depend on marine and coastal biodiversity for their livelihoods. Marine wildlife has sustained human civilization and development for millennia, from providing food and nourishment, to material for handicraft and construction. It has also enriched our lives culturally, spiritually, and recreationally in different ways.
Schools! To get involved, visit the WWD2019/UN here
What an important day to share with my usual readers! Get your students involved and spread the word #BelowTheWater.
As well, at the end of every month I put together a list of the most popular posts. You will find posts written in English, French.
And now, it's time to the review of the most popular posts of February
Here are the most popular posts of the last month:
It's the second day of the second week of the second month of the year? That's Safer Internet Day! Over 140 countries across the globe celebrates it in their own way, under the unifying slogan of "Together for a better internet".
Yesterday, the 5 February, schools in Europe and all over the world celebrated the 15thannual edition ofSafer Internet Day (SID). Organised by the jointInsafe/INHOPE network, with the support of the European Commission. Thus schools will continue to work on this important theme throughout February.
Safer Internet Day 2019
Theme :Create,
connect and share respect: "A better internet starts with you."
This day brings together thousands of
people, schools, teachers and students to champion a safer and better
internet.
They will be calling for everyone to
play their part in creating a better internet for all, in particular its
youngest users.
Internet users are invited to join in
and engage with others over the internet in a respectful way in order to ensure
a better digital experience for everyone.
They will also remind internet users to
take responsibility and keep the internet safe.
By fostering resilience, skills and knowledge, young people will be able to navigate any online risks safely.
A better internet will also empower citizens in this fast-evolving digital world and take full advantage of the enormous opportunities offered to them online.
Go Online is a game made to encourage positive behaviour change in the area of safe use of the Internet.
In cooperation with eConfidence partners, Nurogames researched, selected and developed ideas of topics relevant to be included in the game. With support from project coordinator, ITCL, a suitable graphical style for the target audience was determined.
👉Information:
Go Onlineconsists of five mini-games portraying the situations and topics of safe usage of internet when a teenager is preparing an upcoming birthday party and in discussion with the mother encounters various questions and matters related to the safe use of internet.
The mini-games are enclosed by a story in which the player moves around in a household environment familiar to every student. The household environment was chosen to immerse the player into the game and to facilitate the transfer of in-game behavior into the real world.
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👦👧Addressing the following aspects:
Increased awareness of consequences and of interacting in a social online environment.
Sense of privacy, avoidance of harassment or support of improper/anti-social behaviour.
Self-awareness of his/her "virtual self" and implications and importance of concepts such as anonymity, libel, right-to-be-forgotten.
Incorporation of safe behaviour when using an internet-enabled device: knowledge of risky behaviour and common strategies of social engineering.
Self-monitoring of excessive or improper usage of Internet.
Increased awareness of the importance to use internet and its facilities as a communication, research and empowering tool, but not as replacement to real-world interactions and activities.
In Go Online the player/student slips in the role of a 13 year old kid (boy or girl) who lives with his/her mother Ellie in a little home.
Before the kid's 14th birthday the mom gives him/her a pre-present: a smartphone and an internet access. She explains to the kid that there are many risks the internet has, but also acknowledges the benefits it has to offer. She suggests that he/she should organize his/her birthday party using the internet with his/her new smartphone, families Tablet and Ellie’s laptop.
Following the completion of the pilot tests and upcoming project research results, more information on the game will be made available on the eConfidence website
via Debating Europe
Education:
Serious games – that is, games with an educational purpose – have become popular in
schools and have been shown to support knowledge acquisition as well as bring about
behavioural, perceptual and cognitive change. They can be an important learning method
provided they have a sound underlying pedagogical design.
I shared with my usual readers another serious game about Bullying (2018) by eConfidence.
The objectives of Go Online use game are that students receive support to:
Identify the different types of risks they can encounter online
Understand the consequences of potential online behaviour
Develop successfully digital skills
Improve their behaviour in a digital environment
Approaches that complement, not replace, other ways to address the safe
use of the internet and bullying in the classroom will add to these benefits and help change
the behaviour of students on these issues.
A booklet you will find indications that gaming activity in the classroom can make a positive change to students' knowledge of and behaviour towards a topic.
Immersion in the game and perceived competence during game playing can bring aboutpositive psychological outcomes.
In the two games they students become active
agents in their learning and develop more sensitivity and empathy through direct
engagement in realistic simulations
👉Note:This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 732420.
"I fully share the values of the International Paralympic Committee & I am really proud to be an ambassador of its values: determination, inspiration, courage, equity which highlight the abilities of us all."
Over 670 athletes, including more female athletes than ever before, have the chance to show their skills after years of hard work and training.
Over the years, Safer Internet Day (SID) has become a landmark event in the online safety calendar. Starting as an initiative of the EU SafeBorders project in 2004 and taken up by the Insafe network as one of its earliest actions in 2005, Safer Internet Day has grown beyond its traditional geographic zone and is now celebrated in approximately 130 countries worldwide.
The Theme for Safer Internet Day 2018 is: “Create, connect and share respect: A better internet starts with you”.
Throughout 2018, a range of #SaferInternet4EU initiatives will reach children, young people, parents, teachers, and other EU citizens to become empowered and responsible digital users. It will cover a wide range of topics, such as critical thinking, media literacy and digital skills necessary to identify and combat fake news and the risks brought by emerging online technologies and connected devices; and provide tips on cyber hygiene.
Safer Internet Day 2018 will be celebrated on Tuesday, February 6th. Over 70,000 young people across Europe joined the celebrations this year.
Today, more than 140 countries worldwide, including all 28 countries of the European Union, along with many organisational supporters, are celebrating Safer Internet Day (SID) for the fifteenth consecutive year.
Teachers can find out what's happening in their country, and find contacts and resources to help them to 'be the change' for a better internet not just on SID, but all year through.
The site is being updated daily, so please check back often for the latest news.
Insafe is a European network of Safer Internet Centres (SICs). Every national Centre implements awareness and educational campaigns, runs a helpline, and works closely with youth to ensure an evidence-based, multi-stakeholder approach to creating a better internet.
You can register your support for the day as a school, individual or organisation. Teachers, parents and students can follow all the activities on Facebook and Twitter hashtags #SID2018 and#SaferInternetDay. Resources:
Internet Sans Crainte vient de lancer le projet info Hunter, un parcours pédagogique pour aider le jeunes à mieux comprendre la fabrique de l'information et développer leur esprit critique. Voir le teaser iciUne ressource lancée dans le cadre du Safer Internet Day.
Passwords: Passwords are everywhere. From logging in to our social media accounts to buying new shoes, we wouldn’t be able to get much done without first logging in to an account with a password. The problem is, as more and more of our everyday lives have gone online, we’ve had to create more and more passwords - and that can cause problems. After all, who among us uses a different password for each and every site? Perhaps not many of us, if we’re being honest. Learning more here
Schools and families must help children and young people to be well informed and be responsable on the internet.
Teachers and parents need to give students and kids the skills to keep themselves safe online.
Knowing how to sniff out trouble, how to be a critical thinker, knowing how to avoid it, and knowing how to handle it when it comes knocking are key essential life skills.
Parents must not share photos of their child, without make sure they have conversations with your child about. If they’re old enough to understand, talk with them about what you wish to do, where the photos will go and what the potential consequences are.
Whether we are children and young people, teachers, parents, educators or social care workers, we all have a part to play to be the change on the Internet.
We must work together for a better Internet, especially keeping kids and teens safe.
There is always a place which anyone can use to report if they feel uncomfortable or worried about someone they are chatting to online.
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