Austria: Ministry of Education presents offensive against cyberbullying Together with Saferinternet.at and Mimikama.at carry out educational work in schools!
Education Minister Hammerschmid
“Our children and young people today are growing up with smartphones, social media and always-available internet - they are 'digital natives'. With digital use, phenomena such as fake news and cyberbullying have also reached alarming levels in recent years. It is therefore particularly important to sensitize children and young people at school. With the digitalization strategy that we recently presented, basic digital education is anchored in lessons. But there is currently a need for action, especially when it comes to the topics of cyberbullying and fake news,” said Education Minister Hammerschmid at the presentation of the cyberbullying offensive “School 4.0 – Learn to deal consciously with digital content” at the eEducation Expert School NMS Sechshaus.
For the information offensive with which schools are made aware of the sensitive issue, the Ministry of Education has, on the one hand, updated existing cooperations and, on the other hand, sought new ones. The aim is to teach a critical approach to digital content and to prevent cyberbullying. One cooperation partner is the Saferinternet.at initiative.
Bernhard Jungwirth, Saferinternet.at coordinator:
“We at Saferinternet.at support the Ministry of Education’s offensive with numerous offers, ranging from teaching materials to guidelines and folders to workshops for students, teachers and parents. We think it is particularly important that these topics are integrated into everyday school life through the new digitalization strategy.”
A new cooperation was also started with the non-profit association Mimikama, which deals with false reports, spam, subscription traps, and much more.
Andre Wolf, press spokesman for Mimikama:
“Social networks, messengers and the widely available Internet have permanently changed our communication behavior and also the flow of communication. We are able to receive significantly more content, but at the same time we can also easily send content. In this area, information and broadcasting skills are of course required, which need to be conveyed to the target group. In cooperation with the BMB, we have developed digital learning content that includes a multi-part series of videos in the style of YouTube content. The aim is to provide easier access to the core topics.”
The Ministry of Education has also produced a video to raise awareness of cyberbullying among students. Teachers can use this in class and discuss it with young people in class.
At www.bleibfair.at you will find the most important information about cyberbullying and also relevant advice centers for those affected, parents and educators.
“Today we sent an email to the schools with the link to the website, the video and all the teaching materials. These materials should be integrated into lessons, with a special focus on cyberbullying, fake news and online safety. The aim of this offensive is to teach students how to use digital media responsibly and thus prepare them as best as possible for an increasingly digitalized world,” concludes Hammerschmid.
Source: Federal Ministry of Education
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