Four webinars for teachers to break down digital barriers
Open data, geocoding, augmented reality and online safety: these are not just keywords for innovation, but real teaching tools to make learning more engaging, accessible and closer to reality. These skills are the focus of a new series of four free training webinars promoted by the Fondazione Mondo Digitale ETS with the support of Google.org as part of the Breaking Barriers project.
The course is designed for teachers of all levels, with the aim of:
- strengthen digital citizenship by educating aware and critical students;
- promote inclusion through the use of tools and languages accessible to all;
- support gender equality in access to scientific and technological careers;
- stimulate creativity and computational thinking, which are fundamental in contemporary education;
- connect school content to reality through data, maps and immersive simulations.
Discovering the hidden side of the internet, using open data to understand the world, programming interactive maps and exploring environments in augmented reality means opening up new avenues for teaching and breaking down the cultural, cognitive and social barriers that still hinder many educational pathways. It also means providing teachers with the tools and knowledge they need to innovate teaching in their daily practice.
The calendar of events
All webinars are led by Roberto Raspa, engineer, teacher and expert in laboratory teaching and educational robotics. For years, he has been offering training courses for teachers of all school levels, collaborating with local and national institutions.
- 5 June, 5-7 p.m.
Geocoding, when geography becomes a game
reserved for teachers of comprehensive schools
A creative workshop with Scratch to transform geographical data into educational games, stimulating logical thinking and coding in young children.
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- 17 June, 5-7 p.m.
The dark side of the Internet: VPNs, the dark web and the deep web
A lesson to dispel myths and truly understand what lies in the “hidden levels” of the web, and how to navigate it in a safer and more informed way.
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- 2 July, 5-7 p.m.
Data and open data. Understanding reality through data
An exploration of the use of data to read and interpret society, from analysis to action, for a more active digital citizenship.
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- 8 July, 5-7 p.m.
Augmented and virtual reality: how they are changing our perception of reality
A journey into the immersive world of AR and VR to discover how these technologies are transforming educational, professional and everyday experiences.
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Certificate of participation
All participants can download a certificate valid for recognition of training hours completed by accessing the FMD Academy platform.
