According to Thucydides, ever since the times of the Peloponnesian war, ?most people, will not take the trouble in finding out the truth, but are much more inclined to accept the first story they hear.? Our eTwinning project this year, ?Fake News?, focuses on developing critical thinking and media literacy skills so that our teenage students are not easily victimised and manipulated by electronic media in the brave new era of the 21st century. The probing questions were ?How are you affected by fake news online?? ?How can media alter reality?? ?What about fake online identities?? ?What is in your digital baggage??
The project in numbers:
402         registered students, 21 teachers, 6 months, 9 meetings

Some of the prominent features of the project:

–        The flipped classroom concept: each lesson introduced by a ted ed learner video
–        fake? social media profiles in a special environment for educators: Fakebook, Twister- recreate an important historical event in your country using Fakebook
–        fake news: hints and tips- how to defend yourself? signs that something is fake?
–        fake news generator-
–        Joining the Safer Internet Day on 9 February.

Supervising teacher: Theodora Gkeniou
Participating students: the 3rd Grade (C1 and C2)
School Year: 2018-2019