The dynamic development of information and communication technologies challenges families and schools to counteract the effects that may affect primary school students who abuse technology.
The biggest challenges related to rapidly developing technology are:
- technologies are based on mobile, fast and universal Internet, as well as algorithms that personalize content for children and teenagers, which increases the risk of technology abuse by primary school students and experiencing negative consequences related to it
- as humans, we have been exposed to rapidly developing technology for a relatively short time and we do not fully know all the consequences of its intensive use, especially when it comes to the youngest, who have been in contact with it practically from birth
- abuse of technology may affect not only the health and well-being of primary school students, but also limit their educational opportunities and, in the future, professional development
- we all live in a digital world, which requires the use of technology. We can't completely disconnect because technology also has many benefits.
- abuse of technology limits the possibilities of developing social and personal competences in real life
- the dynamic development of technology will constantly create new challenges for us, but actions to eliminate the already known undesirable effects should start as soon as possible, because future of the youngest generation is at stake
Main goal
The main goal of the project was to counteract the deterioration of learning outcomes of primary school students resulting from the abuse of technology, in particular computers and smartphones, by developing an innovative set of teaching tools for primary school teachers focusing on the development of students' soft skills.
Specific objectives
- developing a teaching toolkit meeting the demands of the today's primary schools in the area of tackling learning disadvantage, early school leaving and low proficiency in basic skills
- strengthening the professional development of primary school teachers
- promoting the idea of greater involvement of parents of primary school students in the process of developing their children's soft skills
- strengthening the international cooperation potential of organizations involved in the project
