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Children and young people handle news and information differently at each age. That's why Mediawijs developed a learning on news- and information literacy: a vision on how to work with news and information, tailored to the developmental stages per age. All News in the Classroom materials align with this learning path.

The media usage of children and teenagers with a disability or special needs has a lot in common with that of other children. But there are a few striking differences. What can we learn from research, and how do parents handle this topic?

Clear rules help children discover the digital world freely, but within the limits that are appropriate for their young age. But how do you get started with setting rules? Use these handy tips.

Everyone raises their children differently, but many parents struggle with the same questions. Discover 4 topics that many parents and educators worry about, and what you need to know about these.

From a young age, children enjoy the fun sides of media. As they get older, they’ll want to try out more things and the level of risk changes accordingly. Discover what children can do by themselves and what they still need supervision with, from their first baby steps to their last teenage trot.

Everyone has different views on (media) education. The question isn’t how you should do media education, but how it can be done. These 5 tips will help you make your children media literate in your own way, as a parent, family member, friend, or professional.

Media education is an indispensable part of the ‘normal’ education of children and teenagers. By engaging in media education, you help them to fully take part in digital society. Discover why that’s important, what media education entails, and who should be involved.

What’s the state of the e-inclusion policy in your city, municipality, or organisation? Using the 7 building blocks below, you can easily discover where there’s room for improvement and get to work on a sustainable e-inclusion policy.

If your organisation or policy-making body wants to work on digital inclusion, but isn’t sure where to start: these 8 simple tips can make a major difference.

Not everyone is fully on board the digital train. For example, 39% of the Belgian population has only weak digital competences, and 7% never uses the internet. Projects and initiatives around digital inclusion can help avoid digital exclusion. A must, because the latter is a serious issue.

If we want everyone to be able to fully participate in digital society, we need to collectively strive for digital inclusion. But what do we need for this to become a reality? Discover the prerequisites for getting everyone on board the digital train.

There is no clear-cut answer to the question of who is vulnerable to digital exclusion, but in many cases that vulnerability can be attributed to a number of factors. Some parts of the population are significantly more at risk than others.