Active citizenship aims to empower citizens to play an active role in their municipalities and tackle local challenges through the implementation of participatory initiatives.

Online citizenship is also increasingly important, but it implies a certain mastery of digital skills and media literacy. Nowadays, citizens should now be able to distinguish between real and fake news (If you describe information as fake news, you mean that it is false even though it is being reported as news, for example by the media), or understand the consequences of sharing opinions, content and images online.

Activity :

Watch the following video about how to help students to identify “Fake news”.

Have you ever heard about the “5 C’s of critical consuming”?
#1 Context, #2 Credibility, #3 Construction,#4 Corroboration, #5 Compare
What is your opinion about it?

Activity :

Margaret Mead was an American anthropologist best known for her studies of the people. She also commented on a wide array of societal issues, such as women's rights, nuclear proliferation, race relations, environmental pollution, and world hunger.

A very famous quote from her claims: “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has.”

Do you agree with Margaret?
Have your ever thought about being a citizen in this way?