Message Is Got - Latvia

«We are presenting media in different ways» 4th Mobility

Daugavpils, Latvia (26-30 September, 2022)

The third mobility under the slogan "We are presenting media in different ways" occurred between the 26th - 30th September 2022 at Daugavpils Valstspilsētas vidusskola, in Latvia, Daugavpils. The meeting in Latvia was attended by eight teachers and twenty students from Turkey, Italy, Portugal and Poland.

- Participants improved their creativity and communication skills by working in teams mixed of different countries, as well as improved collaborative and critical thinking skills by taking part in workshops on the topic and ice-breaking activities.

- Participants gained the knowledge and skills to critically evaluate information on the internet and in different social media sites, they gained also understanding about the characteristics of different media and they had an opportunity to practice the methods how to detect the fake news.

- Participants got acquainted with the working conditions, broadcasting equipment and specifics of a journalist job at the TV House.

- Participants improved news- spotting abilities and their digital skills, they practiced and developed their journalistic skills, practiced to use the same story information by telling the story through different means of media to highlight each unique media form has a different way of presenting the information.

- Participants enriched intercultural awareness by taking part in guided tours and food market stalls. 

Participants

Monday, 26th September

- A guided tour around the centre of Daugavpils and visiting Church Hill 

- Welcome ceremony at Daugavpils Valstspilsētas vidusskola:
           - Welcoming event
           - Video about the school and Latvia
           - A tour around the school under the guidance of students
           - Celebrating European Day of Languages by playing Kahoot
           - Joining traditional dances of Latvia

- A workshop “Detecting Fake News” at the USA Information Centre

- Information and practice on how to detect fake news on the Internet

Tuesday, 27th September

A trip to Aglona:
- A guided tour at World War II Museum
- Visiting Aglona’s Basilica
- A guided tour at the Bread Museum and making one’s own loaf of rye bread
- Visiting King’s Hill
-An afternoon walk to Velnezers Lake

Wednesday, 28th September

- Workshops at Daugavpils Valstspilsētas vidusskola:

        - An energizer by Latvia
        - Presentations of guest institutions " This is us!"
        - Ice-breaking activity – an aircraft made by teams mixed from different countries
        - A workshop for teachers about the best examples of ICT based teaching in MIL
        - Preparing Digital Citizenship Week posters
        - Workshop “My Media Plate”
        - A guided city tour “Daugavpils through tram windows”

Workshops at Daugavpils Valstspilsētas vidusskola

Workshops at Daugavpils Valstspilsētas vidusskola

Thursday, 29th of September

A trip to Riga – the capital city of the Republic of Latvia:

- Visiting the State TV House, where different media work like TV, radio and online platforms, and doing the workshop about “Is it news?”
The visit was hosted by the Latvian State television journalist, a hosting school graduate. Under his guidance, the students and their teachers were introduced to the work of various TV programs as well as they got acquainted with technical equipment for broadcasting. 

- A guided tour in the old town of Riga

Friday, 30th September

- A workshop at Daugavpils Valstspilsētas vidusskola – preparing news reports in
        - social media
        - a newspaper,
        - Youtube
        - on the radio
        - on TV

- certificates of attendance to all participants
- food market stalls to introduce cuisine of all countries
- a cultural event: traditional dance by each country
- a farewell attended by participants, host students, parents, school staff

MIG - Daugavpils Valstspilsētas vidusskola

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