Strong against disinformationNew FSM teaching material offers exercises in plain language

Many media education offers help teachers to teach their classes how to classify information correctly, recognize serious news and counter disinformation online. Unfortunately, these materials are often written in difficult language and are therefore not easily accessible for everyone.

The FSM has long been committed to raising awareness of online risks such as online disinformation with media education programs such as "Medien in die Schule". The new teaching material with exercises in plain language raises awareness of the topic at a low threshold and supports teachers and educational professionals in promoting information and news literacy.

The teaching material at a glance

• The material is available to download free of charge in PDF, DOCX and ODT format.
• The four exercises are designed for the duration of a double lesson (90 minutes), they can be selected as required and carried out flexibly.
• All worksheets have been translated into plain language and checked by the Office for Plain Language of the Diakonische Stiftung Wittekindshof.
• Texts can be listened to via "Speaking QR codes" on smartphones or tablets.
• A supplementary TaskCards pinboard shows all the exercises as well as a comprehensive collection of links to further support services.
• The material is available under the Creative Commons License CC BY-SA 4.0.

→ Download: "Exercises in plain language: How can you recognize false information on the Internet?"