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Module 2 - Communication Dimension

• This module has the following aims:

  
  

  - getting familiar with the concept of Global and Digital Literacies and what it entails;
  - identifying, locating, evaluating, using, and managing information resources effectively;
  - understanding the relationship between Global and Digital Literacies and Digital Citizenship in the Foreign language classroom.

  
  

  In order to do so, you will be asked to:

  - Reflect on the dangers of misinformation and fake videos.

  
  

• Communication dimension: global and digital literacies 

  
  

  Global and Digital Literacies are a set of competencies and analytical viewpoints that empower learners to participate fully in the digital world while understanding, interpreting, managing, sharing and creating digital content.

  
  

• VIDEO CORNER

  Watch the video to get more familiar with the Communication dimension.

  
  

  
  

  Mark as done
• Transcrit of the Module 2 video File
• TASK CORNER

• Task 1 

  Reflect on the dangers of misinformation and fake videos 
  

  
  

  Listen to Garazi Beaumont, a language teacher, presenting the Teaching Unit entitled Seeing is no longer believing. Deep fake videos. You will find all the resources (links to videos, worksheets,...) presented in the video in the Teaching Unit. 
  

  Reflect on the following:

  1. Have you ever explored this issue with your students? Why?/Why not?
  2. Think of suggestions to adapt this Teaching Unit
  3. Look for extra resources to explore this topic

  If you wish, you can access this Padlet to look at some examples shared by other teachers. 
  

  Mark as done
• Transcript of the video explaining the Teaching Unit File
• Module 1 - Documents Folder
• Dig Deeper

  
  

  Read through the article "Detect DeepFakes: How to counteract misinformation created by AI", to learn how to detect deep fake videos.

  Test yourself in spotting fabricated videos here.
  
• Quick Tutorial - Padlet