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GOW 2017 Report
I-LINC DIGITAL CHANGEMAKERS
CHAMPIONED GET ONLINE WEEK
WHO ARE THE YOUNG DIGITAL CHANGEMAKERS?
They are exceptional young e-facilitators or trainers, nominated by Get Online Week
2017 national partners for their their willingness and perseverance in promoting
digital skills and tackling digital inclusion. Each of them was promoting the I-LINC
stakeholder platform and organized workshops or training on the topic Skills
for Employment and Entrepreneurship and then shared their experience and
impressions in blogposts on I-LINC:
MEET OUR YOUNG DIGITAL CHANGEMAKERS
Employee at Langas į ateitį (Window to the future)
Greta is responsible, ambitious, communicative. She is interested in digital media,
Information technologies, sensitive for unsafe Internet using problems. During GOW17
trainings were held in schools and Youth Job Centers, the main activities being: Personal
Image training,
LITHUANIA:
Greta Jurgutytė
Cybersecurity training, Brain fight workshop. She talked about Get Online Week and
cybersecurity to kids in elementary schools. Greta conducted Personal Image workshops
for the Court staff (for people who already have jobs, but must be aware of their image
in social media). After the training a short “brain fight” about social media, IT and
Internet security was held. Altogether, Greta conducted 10 training sessions for 230
people: 2 at an elementary school for kids from 6 to 12, 4 at a high school for 16-18 year
olds; 1 in a court, 1 at work and 2 in Youth Job Centers.
Cybersecurity and “brain fight” for the GOW17 in Lithuania
First “Personal Image in Social Media” training
College student from Vulcan, Romania
ROMANIA:
Mihai Macarie
Mihai has proven that with the right effort and dedication one can make a difference
in its own life and in the life of others. He was the national winner of the Microsoft
Office World Championship national finals and represented Romania at the worldwide
competition in the USA. Mihai has continued to push for high quality ICT experiences in
his schools and in his community. He has set up a club in his own school – The National
College Mihai Eminescu to help other interested students with using Office applications,
gaining world recognised certifications and improving their skills and knowledge. Mihai
is also involved with the national Cisco NetAcad Competition; he participates in and
supports projects in robotics, electronics, and aeronautics.
He contributed to GOW17 with the following events: Microsoft Word training sessions
for students of two classes of his high school and workshops “Use of ICT in youth
employability”; for each class of the school, in which he introduced them to I-LINC
platform, organized Skillage testing and creating online portfolios on YouRock.jobs. 236
students from 9th to 12th grades were involved in these activities.
GOW in Romania: a great success! (YDC)
Get Online Week 2017 in Romania!