Wo ist Klaus? Արմենն ու՞ր է
November 15, 2011 Wo ist Klaus? social commercial of Klicksafe.de is available in Armenian. The translation provided by the Yerevan School 100 media team under the guidance of Alvard Saroyan.
May 30, 2011 Schoolchildren and teachers of Gorayq village discussed the benefits and risks 
the Internet can bring in their lives. The workshop on e-Safety was organized by Media Education Center in a distant village of Armenia’s southern province of Syunik in frames of the Kinderwall project of the Armenian Project Management Association. Read more...
Speaking For Myself: Media and Internet Literacy Trainings
May 25, 2011, In frames of EU-funded 'Speaking for Myself' project Media Education Center conducts Media and Internet Literacy trainings for teachers and students of 31 secondary schools in the capital city and 
regions. The project is aimed to facilitate children's participation in decision making and advocacy from local to international platforms and across different media forms. Trainees learn how to access sources, interact, search, use WEB-2 networks: blog and video blog networks, news sources, wiki systems, social networks and homepages. Media trainings focus on journalism, digital photography, writing, filming, self-editing, radio and television are designed to help children gain essential knowledge and skills to speak for themselves, protect and promote their rights, and voice their opinions on issues related to them and their lives. Read more in school blogs and web-sites, created in frames of the project
Media Education Center Participates in eNACSO
May 16, 2011, Media Education Center becomes associated member of the European NGO Alliance for Child Safety Online, eNACSO. eNACSO is a network consisting of children’s rights NGOs from across the EU working for a safer online environment for children. eNACSO's mission is to promote and support actions at national, European and international level to protect children and promote their rights in relation to the Internet and new technologies. The network shares expertise and best practice on key policy areas related to child online safety in order to become more effective in promoting a child protection focus in relation to the Internet and new and emerging technologies. Read more about eNACSO's activities...
Speaking For Myself: Internet Literacy Trainings
April 6, 2011 20 simultaneous workshops on Internet Literacy held on April 6, 2011 in 
Armenia's 20 secondary schools in frames of Speaking for Myself EU-funded project. Workshops were coordinated by teachers who successfully passed Media Literacy trainings in Yerevan and Tavush region. Over 300 children between 11 and 17 discussed e-safety rules, asked questions about on-line privacy and security issues they face while using blogs, chat rooms and social networks. For the first time teachers wrote stories about safe and responsible usage of digital technologies in their school web-sites and blogs, newly-created in frames of the project. They suggested own strategies on how to make the Internet safer and secure place for youngsters. Read their stories below.
EU-funded 'Speaking for Myself' project is implemented by Mission East, Brifge of Hope in partnership with Media Education Center and Internews Armenia. In frames of the project Media Education Center conducts Media and Internet Literacy trainings for Armenia's 31 secondary schools. Teachers and students acquire hands-on experience in photography & publishing, learn how to access sources, interact, use WEB-2: blog and video blog networks, news sources & social networks. See Photostream of the Project...
Read about April 6 workshops below...
Internet is More than a Game, it's your life! Safer Internet Day 2011 Armenia |
'Bright & Dark Sides of Internet', Nshanyan Artak, 5th Grade, Mkhitar Sebastatsy Educational Complex., Safer Internet Day 2011, Armenia |
The 8th edition of Safer Internet Day celebrated on 8 February 2011 in more than 60 countries across the world and this year. In Europe and beyond, thousands of activities organised by national Safer Internet Day committees to reflect on the way people present themselves on the web in spaces ranging from social networks and dating sites to online role-playing games such as Second Life and World of Warcraft.
Activities around the world...
Council of Europe's Internet Literacy Handbook in Armenian
January 24, 2011 Internet Literacy Handbook of the Council of Europe published in Armenian. The publication was prepared by Media Education Center with support of World Vision. The Handbook is a 
guide for teachers, parents and students which explains on getting the most out of the Internet and how to protect privacy on websites and social networks.