I believe we all agree that it is important to include new media devices in our classrooms. The question is, how to make sure that our pupils use them wisely and how to find a didactic way of using them.

I found a project called “KinderMedienLand Baden-Württemberg“ which is a peer-to-peer program where pupils between 13-18 years old learn about responsible use of so-called new media. The pupil-mentors acquire essential knowledge in four training moduls given by qualified teachers and experts. After the training the pupil-mentors are able to supervise media pedagogical projects at their school.

For further information have a look at the link: http://www.kindermedienland-bw.de/

I think a peer-to-peer program could be quite successful, since especially concerning the new media pupils prefer to listen to their peers (it’s more authentic) and not to some teachers who maybe don’t even know how to run a video recorder. What do you think about this program?

Lena