Learning with and about digital technologies

Content

This is a collection of hands-on workshops that focus on learning with and about technology.﻿
How to use it?
You can explore and learn by completing activities yourself. Or you can design and facilitate a workshop or series of them with your training participants.
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Steps to take:
Step 1. Familiarise with the content, tools and activities included in this playlist.
Step 2. Choose and start from those activities that are relevant to your goals and/or participants in your training and learning activities.
Step 3. Get resources ready, prepare spaces, and print posters for participants to easily access activities.
Step 4. Do activities!
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Awero organisation created this educational resource and activity to support trainers' digital competence development.
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Activity content and badge issuing criteria aligned with the European Training Strategy (ETS) competence model for trainers to work internationally.
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Want to endorse (?) our organisation, this activity and/or badge - send us an email! Contact us at info@awero.org for further questions.

Activities to complete

Complete the following activities, earn badges and you will see your playlist progress updated

AI assistance to advance search and content creation

Mandatory

45 minutes

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Crafting digital Open Badges

Mandatory

4 hours

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Do Not Track Me

Mandatory

1 hour

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Get into Virtual Reality

Mandatory

45 minutes

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Makey Makey - An Invention Kit for Everyone

Mandatory

45 minutes

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Microbit kits to start coding

Mandatory

45 minutes

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Content

Get hands-on with computer science and technology making computing fun and meaningful.﻿
Microbit is a pocket-sized computer that transforms learning and how we make sense of the world and computing technology. Microbits make computing physical.
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Get a Microbit kit and start exploring what you can code. After trying out and playing, reflect on the following questions:
What was your experience of using a Microbit? What impact did it have on you?
How can you use this game in your training and learning activities?
Submit your reflection responses to the badge evidence below.
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Watch a video introducing to the BBC micro:bit:
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The Micro:bit Educational Foundation is a not-for-profit organisation that aims to inspire everyone to create their best digital future.
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Inspiring resources:
﻿Getting started with BBC micro:bits resources and activities
This user guide provides a range of useful information related to the micro:bit
﻿Quick projects to suit all ages, searchable by computing topic, level, coding language and micro:bit feature
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Awero organisation collaborated with Youth Work Ireland Midlands to create this educational resource and activity to support trainers' digital competence development.
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Activity content and badge issuing criteria aligned with the European Training Strategy (ETS) competence model for trainers to work internationally. In particular:
Is comfortable with exploring and experimenting digital technologies and tools
Promoting creativity, problem-solving and 'out-of-the-box' thinking
Enables participants to be creative and think out of the box
Facilitates problem solving
Dares to improvise and experiment and to acknowledge the importance of this
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Want to endorse (?) our organisation, this activity and/or badge - send us an email! Contact us at info@awero.org for further questions.
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Microbit Code Starter Get this badge

Badge earner had taken time to discover and use Microbit which is a pocket-sized computer that transforms learning and how we make sense of the world and computing technology. 
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To earn this badge, trainer:
Used Microbit kit and started coding a simple and fun project.
Reflected on their experience and impact and shared how can they use Microbit in training and learning activities, including potential risks and challenges.
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Activity content and badge issuing criteria aligned with the European Training Strategy (ETS) competence model for trainers to work internationally.
Learning duration: 45 mins.

Tasks

Task no.1

Evidence verified by: one activity organiser

Use the Microbit kit to explore and learn its opportunities for training and learning. Share your reflection on the following questions:
What was your experience of using Microbit? What did you do and accomplish?
What impact did it have on you?
How can you use Microbit in your training and learning activities?
What are the potential risks and challenges of using this technology?
If you have, include images or video from your Microbit coding activities and results.

Play GO VIRAL game!

Mandatory

30 minutes

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Play the FAKE NEWS game!

Mandatory

30 minutes

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STEAM kits for future focused skills and learning

Mandatory

45 minutes

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Skills

ETS-TR

#Прымяняе лічбавыя тэхналогіі, інструменты і электроннае навучанне, калі гэта неабходна/рэлевантна пры планаванні, распрацоўцы, правядзенні і ацэнцы дзейнасці

ETS-TR

#У адпаведных выпадках інтэграцыя ІКТ, электроннага навучання і іншых інструментаў і метадаў у адукацыйную дзейнасць

ETS-TR

#Разглядае палітычныя наступствы і ўладныя структуры ў выкарыстанні лічбавых медыя і тэхналогій

ETS-TR

#У курсе праблем з фэйкавымі навінамі, як іх распазнаваць, вырашаць і супрацьстаяць ім

ETS-TR

#Спасылаецца на розныя прынцыпы і метады ацэнкі і самаацэнкі

ETS-TR

#Робіць ўдзель_ніц здольнымі быць творчымі і думаць нестандартна

ETS-TR

#Вызначае і рэкамендуе лічбавыя інструменты навучання і рэсурсы для задавальнення патрэб навучэн_ак

ETS-TR

#Звяртаецца да розных спосабаў збору інфармацыі

ETS-TR

#Прымяняе адпаведныя метады і лічбавыя інструменты для ацэнкі і самаацэнкі ўласных навучальных дасягненняў

ETS-TR

#Усведамляе правілы і распрацоўвае план бяспекі, уключаючы працэдуры канфідэнцыйнасці ў сеціве і рэкамендацыі па паводзінах у інтэрнэце, калі гэта неабходна

ETS-TR

#Свабодна вывучае і эксперыментуе з лічбавымі тэхналогіямі і інструментамі

ETS-TR

#Крытычна ацэньвае крыніцы інфармацыі

ETS-TR

#Спалучэнне [моладзевай] палітыкі і адукацыйных праграм

ETS-TR

#Вызначае ўзровень лічбавай пісьменнасці ўдзель_ніц і адпаведна карэктуе дзейнасць

ETS-TR

#Спрыянне творчасці, вырашэнню праблем і нестандартнаму мысленню

ETS-TR

#Вызначае інфармацыю, якая мае дачыненне да праблемы або пытання

ETS-TR

#Ведае і прымяняе правілы ПАПД (GDPR) пры зборы, апрацоўцы і абмене дадзенымі

ETS-TR

#Выяўляе і прадухіляе рызыкі, звязаныя са зборам і абменам дадзенымі

ETS-TR

#Звяртаецца да адпаведных лічбавых тэхналогій, інструментаў і трапна выкарыстоўвае іх ва ўмовах нефармальнага навучання

ETS-TR

#Выбар і распрацоўка адпаведных метадаў для збору, інтэрпрэтацыі і распаўсюджвання інфармацыі (дадзеныя, рэсурсы, высновы і г.д.)

ETS-TR

#Адважваецца імправізаваць,эксперыментаваць і ўсведамляць важнасць гэтага

ETS-TR

#Палягчае рашэнне праблем

ETS-TR

#Ведае пра ўладныя структуры, якія стаяць за лічбавымі тэхналогіямі і звязаныя з імі праблемы, такія як датафікацыя і г.д

Activities: 9

Started: 13

Completed playlist: 0

Time to complete: 9 hours 45 minutes

Organisers

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