A comprehensive Austrian resource hub providing educational materials, practical activities, guides, workshops, and information on safe, responsible, and critical use of digital media. The resources cover topics such as information literacy, artificial intelligence, misinformation, deepfakes, cyberbullying, privacy, social media, online safety, and digital participation. For example: Checking AI-generated information: Students verify texts produced by ChatGPT […]
Analogue educational modules that make AI’s mechanisms and societal effects understandable without computers. They cover everyday algorithmic systems, self-driving cars, and automated decision-making, enabling young people to become active shapers and critics of AI rather than passive users
“Hacker Attack” is an educational escape room in which students work together to identify the target of a planned online attack. Participants find and combine hidden information and solve puzzles related to fake news, hate speech, data protection and online behaviour. The activity is designed as a playful group experience that strengthens young people’s confidence […]
Working sheets to self-reflect about the own comfort zone. A collection of printable worksheets supporting low-threshold democracy and youth education activities. The worksheets help young people reflect on their strengths, interests, values, social perceptions, work, participation and relationships with others. Activities include a comfort-zone model, personal strengths and interests, perspectives on occupations and gender, the […]
A practical methodology reader containing 10 low-threshold methods for democracy education with young people. The activities address values, participation, social inequality, work, identity, political positioning and democratic engagement. The methods are designed to be accessible, connected to young people’s everyday lives and usable in educational settings without extensive prior knowledge.
Educational brochure explaining what disinformation is, who creates and spreads it, why people believe it, how it circulates through social media and traditional media, the role of technology and influencers, and how to recognize and respond to it, complemented by 10 practical exercises, games and quizzes.
The Browser game exposes manipulation tactics used to mislead people online and builds cognitive resistance against disinformation. Interactive serious game in which players take the role of a fake-news creator and use common disinformation techniques to build followers and credibility. By experiencing manipulation from the perspective of a disinformation producer, learners develop greater awareness of […]
Modular media-education Actionkit with interactive exercises about TikTok use, digital wellbeing, hate speech, digital civic courage, misinformation, democracy and critical media consumption. It is designed for young people and can be used in schools, youth work and other educational settings.
Compass is the Council of Europe’s practical manual for human rights education with young people. It provides a comprehensive framework for educators, youth workers and facilitators, combining background information on human rights with practical activities, participatory methods and tools for taking action. The resource covers themes including democracy, citizenship and participation, media, environment, discrimination, migration, […]
“Education for Democracy” (Volume I) is a teacher-support manual developed by the Council of Europe as part of its Education for Democratic Citizenship and Human Rights Education (EDC/HRE) series. It provides theoretical foundations, practical guidance, teaching approaches, assessment tools and classroom activities for developing democratic citizenship and human-rights competencies. The volume covers democracy, political participation, […]