The original wording of the key competence:
‘Digital competence involves the confident, critical and responsible use of, and engagement with, digital technologies for learning, at work, and for participation in society. It includes information and data literacy, communication and collaboration, media literacy, digital content creation (including programming), safety (including digital well-being and competences related to cyber security), intellectual property related questions, problem solving and critical thinking.’
Suggestions for use in European youth programmes:
Different digital tools can be used for preparing, realising, and evaluating a project within European youth programmes and for sharing it with the world outside. In the phase before the actual project, digital tools is used to communicate with the other partner(s) in the project. Participants use online-tools to prepare their travel. They might be asked to make short clips and/or pictures to present themselves to other groups and put those online. They communicate through social media networks and online platforms or build a website. During the project different devices and media (such as publishing//music, apps, social media etc.) could be used.
Questions that can help participants to reflect:
- What competences do you already have in this area? What kind of digital tools do you use for which purposes?
- Which digital media (computer, telephone, internet, camera, social media, apps, websites etc.) did you use for preparation, realisation and follow up of the project?
- How did you use information technology and social media to communicate with others in the project? What was new for you and what did you learn?
- Which computer programmes and new applications did you use and learn? How did you use them?
- Did you create online tools to promote your project or to inform others about it (website, Twitter, Facebook, blogs etc.)? What did you learn from that?
- What was challenging in working with such digital tools? Did you have any problems? How did you overcome them?
- Did you develop your confidence in using digital media? In what way?
- What would you still like to learn in this area? Who can help you?