Better Internet for Kids

Media Literacy School (mediataitokoulu.fi) is a service that gathers together diverse learning materials from various organisations for the use of media educatiors. The poster is a happy and colorful reminder that the Media Literacy School also has a lot of ideas and materials for early childhood education and pre-school education. The poster is aimed for kindergarten or family day care and hobby facilities.

Almost seven out of ten Dutch people are concerned about the influence of fake news. This is apparent from research by NoTies, commissioned by the Dutch Media Literacy Network ('Netwerk Mediawijsheid'). Dutch people expected fake news to have an influence on early 2021 elections for the House of Representatives. 60 percent of those surveyed are concerned about the influence of fake news on voting behaviour. More than three quarters of the Dutch think that fake news has a major influence on information about the coronavirus and vaccinations. Disinformation is a growing problem.

In 2021, the Dutch Media Literacy Network launched Leukeronline.nl: the online guide for professionals working in mental health care (in Dutch).

Many care counselors of people with a (mild) intellectual disability need tools to properly guide their clients in the use of online media. For example, how can they help clients prevent unpleasant situations, such as grooming or phishing? But also: how can they help them with safe and desirable applications of online media, such as dating, gaming and social media like TikTok?

Once upon a time, it was a fairy tale that children and young people learn to use the media as if by themselves. In reality, everyone needs media education and no one becomes a skilled and responsible media user just like that. The poster tries to remind us of the reality.

Just a fake poster helps to outline the means of misleading and also discuss the motives behind them. The poster is localized from the English poster of EAVI - Media Literacy for Citizenship.

From movies to series, to games, to stories, we have grown accustomed to seeing hostility. Whilst being assertive is beneficial being aggressive is not!
Show kindness, you can make a difference! When experiencing cyberbullying, be kind to yourself by reaching out for help and support; be kind to the bully, for it could be a cry for help without them realizing; and be kind to one another by stepping in to show that you do not support the harmful behavior.
Being kind is showing strength. Let’s be strong together.
#BeSmartOnline #Kindness #cyberbullying #cyberbullyingprevention

Due to Covid-19 restrictions, we needed to rethink of ways on how to reach our audience in their homes. This Digital Detox Campaign was extremely successful. It's aim was to promote online/offline balance.

A set of tips relating to sexting and online safety.
Since Covid-19 has driven more children and adults online, we decided to issue these tips online through our Facebook and Instagram pages, rather than in poster format as originally intended.

The new guide provides teachers and other educators relevant and researched-based information about sex and sexuality in the media 13-18 year-olds are using. It offers tools and encouragement to discuss these topics with young people, gives examples of sexual education in the context of media literacy, and contributes to neutral and non-shaming discussion about sexuality and sexual cultures in the media. The author of the guide is MA, Sex educator Petra Kankare.

A series of memes/images were shared through Social Media, in order to try to reach as many people as we could during this time where restrictions are in place.
This meme campaign centred around - excessive use, critical thinking when it comes to fake news, grooming awareness, and balanced use of technology.