"ZigZaga on the Net. New Adventures" is the adventure book inspired by the stories from the second season of the "ZigZaga on the Net" podcast.
The "ZigZaga na Net podcast" and its books are a project born from the partnership between the Awareness Centres - Safe Internet Centre (CIS) of the National Center for Cybersecurity (CNCS) and SeguraNet of the General Directorate of Education (DGE) - and Rádio Zig Zag (RTP).
The main characters are the digital leader Benjamin, his friends Lara and Pedro among others and a cyber team of digital friends - INES, PISCA and LUZINHA.
The book is a contribution to the development of children's digital literacy and invites young readers to enjoy their offline time between the readings and the adventures of the characters.
This book product makes us think that ideas take on shapes, voices, colors, movements, and even require the formation of words ... which give them life and vibrancy and have a real impact on the other readers and users who read and/or listen to them. This indispensable human creative process can be supported and enhanced by the new technologies, but this does not require knowing the criteria and risks of their use.
"ZigZaga on the Net. New Adventures" also makes us remember that in these creative processes - whether writing or illustrating - we are dealing with new methods of collaborative, but also demanding, networking. Thus, critical attention and a shared commitment to producing original material to better inform/orient children and adults as they navigate online is essential.