WiseME
Online Educational Platform
This course is offered in the following languages: English, Spanish, Czech, Danish, Bulgarian, Greek, and German.
Our online platform is designed to equip secondary school teachers and students with the skills to critically evaluate and manage digital information. It provides educational resources and practical tools to combat disinformation, foster critical thinking, and improve digital literacy. By empowering educators and learners, WiseME builds a smarter, more informed approach to digital education.
Welcome
Teachers & Students!
Brief description:
WiseME equips secondary school teachers and students with both basic and advanced digital skills while promoting digital literacy—essential for navigating an algorithm-driven world and actively participating in civil society and democracy.
WiseME empowers users to critically evaluate information, harness the potential of digital tools, and contribute to a more informed and digitally skilled community.
Goals:
- Raise awareness about the risks of disinformation and fake news.
- Equip teachers and students with the skills to verify information and use social media responsibly.
- Enhance digital literacy and promote critical thinking in the classroom.
- Provide teachers with resources to integrate lessons on disinformation management into their teaching practices.
Methodology:
The course is structured into 7 modules, and each module encompasses the following.
The content is divided for teachers and students. The structure allows you to customize your learning journey according to your preferences, allowing you to learn at your own pace while balancing learning and joy.
How to Use the WiseME Online Platform:
The WiseME Online Platform is structured around 7 learning modules, 6 of them divided into two sections — one for teachers and one for students.
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The Teachers’ section includes the WiseME Handbook, which provides background information, teaching objectives, and guidance on how to introduce each topic in the classroom.
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The Students’ section contains both online and offline activities that complement the teachers’ content. These activities help students practice and apply what they have learned — individually at home or collaboratively during class.
Each module covers a key topic — from understanding disinformation and social media influence to ethical sharing, emotional awareness, and classroom application.
The platform is designed to support flexible, self-paced learning for both educators and students, making it easy to integrate digital literacy and critical thinking into daily teaching.
Online Modules
Online Course
Module 1: Introduction to Disinformation & Fake News
This module introduces adolescents aged 12-17 to disinformation and fake news, teaching them to recognize information disorders, develop critical thinking, and practice responsible digital citizenship.
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Module 2: Social media & information consumption
Social media is one of the primary sources of news. Platforms like Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook are often the first places young people turn to for current events, pop culture, and local happenings.
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Module 3: Psychological & emotional reactions to misinformation
This module aims to equip teachers with the knowledge and strategies to help students aged 12–17 understand and navigate the complexities of emotional aspects when using social media.
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Module 4: Ethical considerations and responsible information sharing
This module is designed to raise students’ awareness regarding their virtual presence and behavior in both educational and personal involvement with information processing.
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Module 5: Detecting fake news and disinformation (Practice)
This module introduces adolescents aged 12–17 to disinformation and fake news, teaching them to recognize information disorders, develop critical thinking, and practice responsible digital citizenship.
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Module 6: Practical skills for teachers (Practice)
This module is designed to introduce adolescents aged 12–17 to the concepts of disinformation and fake news through an understanding of information disorders. It aims to equip them with the critical thinking skills needed to identify and evaluate information and to promote responsible digital citizenship.
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Module 7: WiseME into practice activities to be implemented in class
Help students identify and reflect on their social media habits to promote more conscious and responsible usage.
WiseBuddy
Your guide to understanding information and detecting fake news.
Join the WiseME Community Group
Share your experience, learn from others, and contribute to a more digitally informed generation.
The WiseME Community Group is Hosted on EPALE
is a collaborative online space on EPALE created for teachers and educators who use the WiseME resources.
Its purpose is to share classroom experiences, examples, and case studies, and to support a growing network of professionals dedicated to improving digital and media literacy in schools.
Through this group, teachers can:
– Exchange insights on how they implemented WiseME modules.
– Share student outputs, good practices, and real examples from their classrooms.
– Connect with educators from different countries and learn from one another.