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“ Grandfathers on Internet ” Italian Digital Literacy Training Programme for the year 2008-2009

Fondazione Mondo Digitale's program teaches elders ICT skills through generational exchange and innovative learning methods in Rome. The project aims to enhance digital literacy and foster communication between different age groups.

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“ Grandfathers on Internet ” Italian Digital Literacy Training Programme for the year 2008-2009

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  1. “Grandfathers on Internet” Italian Digital Literacy Training Programme for the year 2008-2009 Kick off Meeting, Silver Project, Rome 16 October 2008

  2. Fondazione Mondo Digitale is a NGO founded by the Municipality of Rome, Lazio Region and ICT companies as, Intel, Acea, Unisys, Wind ect. FMD’s core mission is to spread the benefits of the use of the newest ICTs among schools and learning environments. In this respect, over the past 6 years it has been leading relevant educational initiatives at local/national/international level , one of the most important initiatives is the project “Grandfathers on Internet”.

  3. Grandfathers on Internet :Main objectives • Innovate traditional learning and teaching methods (lifelong learning) towards adults through the ingredients of the so called 21st Century Education • Create a smooth an easy approach of over 60s towards the use of PC: internet surfing, communication through email and use on internet-based services • Active involvement of young students in the educational process • Favor generational exchange

  4. Courses location Schools primary, secondary and upper-secondary

  5. Training is targeted to over 60s citizens of Rome, particularly those from elderly social centers

  6. Training is held inside school ICT labs

  7. Who is the coordinator? An ICT expert professor from the hosting school He teaches PC theory, takes care of trainees and coordinates tutors

  8. Students/ Tutors The follow step-by-step their alumni … through their improvements.

  9. Tutors are a constant support throughout the learning process • Course topics • Writing • Internet • E-mail

  10. 1 tutor for 2 “grandfathers”

  11. Elder and Tutor an exchange of experiences and knoeldge Tutor teach how to use PC Grandfathers tell about their past though snapshots, fairytales, their plays and stories… They bring all together in an electronic journal and store everything into a CD

  12. Very good tutors from primary and secondary schools

  13. Moments from the course

  14. Hands-on learning An d dance!

  15. Folders, file, e-mail, web browsers … blog www. @ Google … become familiar nouns

  16. Course features • For free • Target: over 60s • Location: schools • 15 lessons, one per week, 2 hours each • 1 tutor every two trainees • 1 coordinating teacher • Free manual • Generational exchange • Final certificate

  17. Didactical material FMD, in partnership with the University “La Sapienza” (Linguistic Dept) and with the contribution of the Intel Corporation (Italy), has realized a training kit for an easy, accessible and aware use of PC and Internet: • Guidelines for the elders • Guidelines for teacher • Guidelines for tutors • Toolkit for the use of PC

  18. VII Edition in numbers 80 courses in Rome 4 courses in the Umbria region 2 courses in province of Rome 5 courses in the Lazio region

  19. Results of the previous 6 editions 110 courses in Rome (all districts) 110 schools 110 Elderly Social Centers 3000students as tutors 400coordinating teachers 6000elders trained

  20. I.I.S. "Aquilonia" 126° C.D. "I. Masih" 81° C. D. "M. Polo” 81° C. D. plesso “Via Tenore” I.C. "M.L.King“ 165° C.D. "M. Kolbe" 87° C.D. "A. Negri” S.M.S. “F.Petrarca” I.T.I.S. "H.Hertz" I.C. "Fontanile Anagnino" 182° C.D. "F.Fellini" I.C. "G. Milanesi" I.T.I.S. “G. Armellini" L.S.S. “G.Peano" 102° C.D. "Mar de Caraibi“ L.S.S. “A. Labriola" I.T.C. "F.Magellano" I.C. "A.Leonori“ 194° C.D. "Massa Marittima" I.C. "Fratelli Cervi" S.M.S. "A. Gramsci" S.M.S. "F. de André" Roman Schools L.S.S. “I. Newton” L.S.S. “I. Newton”–plesso “Via dell’Olmata” I.P.S.I.A. "E. De Amicis" L.C.S. "G. Mameli" S.M.S. "Esopo" I.C. "Tiburtina Antica 25" 196° C.D. plesso “C. Massaia” 196° C.D. plesso “Angeli della Città” S.M.S. "E. Majorana" I.C. "C. Levi" I.T.I.S. "A. Pacinotti" S.M.S. “Val di Lanzo” S.M.S. "L. Di Liegro" S.M.S. "L. Di Liegro"- plesso “Via dei Fiorentini” S.M.S. "L. Di Liegro"- plesso “Via Facchinetti” I.C. "G. B. Palombini" 141° C.D. "San Cleto" 141° C.D. - plesso “Palatucci” I.P.S.I.A. "Europa" I.C. "G. B. Valente” S.M.S. "L.Pavoni" VII Edition Schools (1/2)

  21. VII Edition Schools (1/2) Province ofRome • 3° C.D. "E. De Filippo" • 157° C.D. “Passoscuro” • 157° C.D. plesso “Torre in Pietra” • I.C. " L. da Vinci" • S.M.S. "A. Velletrano" Lazio Region • S.M.S. "A.Volta" • I.A. "A. Calcagnadoro" Umbria Region • I.C. A.Orvietano - S.M.S. “Fabro Scalo” • I.C. A.Orvietano -plesso – S.M.S. “Ficulle” • I.C. A.Orvietano - plesso S.M.S. “Monte Gabbione” • I.C. A.Orvietano – “S.M.S.Monteleone” Roman Schools • L.C.S. "D.Alighieri" • IV L.A. "A. Caravillani" • L.S.S. "E.Torricelli" • 299° C.D. "Papa Wojtyla" • 299° C.D. plesso “XXI Aprile” • 103° C.D. “Celli” • 103° C.D. plesso “I. Pizzetti” • I.C."Chiodi" • I.T.I.S. "E. Fermi" • I.I.S. “V. Gassman” • S.M.S. "P. Stefanelli" • I.C. "Via Cassia, 1690" • I.T.C. "P. Calamandrei" • I.T.I.S. "B. Pascal"

  22. Women are from 55 to 90 years old. The majority is between 58 and 76 years old

  23. Man are from 57 to 87 years old. The majority is between 63 and 81years old

  24. “Non mi buttare…al Centro Anziani c’è post@ per me”… great fuss in the City

  25. Non mi buttare… Al centro anziani c’è post@ per me!Campaign for the re-use of dismissed PC by companies and public administrations The aim is to equip 140 elderly social centers with two dismissed computers coming from private/public companies. Students from Roman schools join the initiative by providing their technical support in setting up PC anew and installing open source OS or Windows OS and software which is freely provided to schools (FMD is now an “Authorized MAR Center”

  26. 2008 News!50 Eni Corners The FMD and the Eni Foundation will provide50 Roman elderly centers with an Internet Cornet with these equipments: • 3 computer Pentium III • One-year free Internet connectio

  27. On going list of the Centers to be equipped with the “corners” XII Colle di Mezzo XII Tor De Cenci XII Laurentina XII Decima XIII Associazione Dragona XIII Ostia XIII Dragoncello XV Associazione Amici di Corviale XV Piana del Sole XVII Sabotino XVIII ValCannuta XVIII Cornelia XIX Balduina XIX Primavalle XX Centro Sociale Municipio XX Cesano XX Galline Bianche XX La Storta • I San Saba Aventino Miani • I Castro Pretorio Sallustiano • I San Quintino • I Associazione Csa Testaccio • II Nuovi Orizzonti • II Villaggio Olimpico • II Villa Leopardi • IV Serpentara • V Colli Aniene • V De Magistris • VICasilino 23 • VII Sandro Pertini • VII Alessandrino • VIII Massa Silani • IX Villa Lais • X Largo Spartaco • XI Centro Polivalente Parco Schuster

  28. 500 PC have already been donated by Poste Italiane S.p.a.

  29. PC Donators up to date • Poste Italiane • The Municipality of Rome • Engineering • Consiglio Superiore della Magistratura • Zetema • Acea • Ceida • Legal private offices • Citizens “Disposing of old PC is a cost, reciclying them is and investment”

  30. Schools involved by the initiative up to dateI.T.I.S “G. Armellini”I.T.I.S. “B. Pascal”I.T.I.S “E. Fermi”I.T.I.S. “A. Pacinotti”I.T.C. “P. Calamandrei”I.T.I.S “H. Hertz” L.S.S. “B. Russell” S.M.S. “P. Stefanelli” I.P.S.I.A. “C. Cattaneo”

  31. Campaign main results 171 Regenerated PC by students 68 Elderly Centers have been fournished Work is under way to equip all 140 Centers and scale the initiative at the whole Lazio Region

  32. City Back to School!The Digital Literacy Week

  33. Tutti su Internet“Digital Literacy Week” From 2006 on, course editions end up with a great event involving all schools and elder centers for the promotion of Digital Literacy and Lifelong Learning. The initiative is also supported by the Municipality of Rome

  34. Grandfathers on the Internet in Europe And … Silver Project: Stimulating ICT Learning for Active EU Elders involving Spain, Rumania and Belgium Twinning with the Irish government that has just launched a national initiative for the promotion of digital literacy with the project Log On, Learn. The project is supported by Intel Ireland.

  35. Main Objectives of SILVER Project • Development of an online environment to create communities of elders, students/teachers/other stakeholders using/improving the methodology and sharing knowledge (experiences/solutions). The integration of the “physical environment” of current elderly training programmes and this “virtual environment” results in an innovative “phyrtual” environment based on people and knowledge codification. • Enrich, translate, customize and implement the current didactical kit about basic ICT skills (1st level) with new 2nd and 3rd level courses about social networking (blog, podcast, profiling etc.) and e-government services respectively; • Carry out in depth case studies of the innovative methodological and didactical aspects of the project, in order to deepen knowledge codification and strengthen the educational foundations of the programme. .

  36. Th@nks!

  37. Silvia Celani Coordinator of International Projects Fondazione Mondo Digitale www.mondodigitale.org info@mondodigitale.org Tel + 39 06.42.01.41.09 Fax + 39 06.42.000.442

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