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1,256 people attended 82 GOW events in Germany, and
over half a million were reached through online and
offline media Growing up with media in Germany
Like in the last two years, ten students of the faculty
of Rehabilitation Studies of the Technical University
Dortmund organized the GOW locally. Their main goal was
to reach as many people as possible with low ICT-skills
in order to support and empower them in their use of
digital media. Therefore, their created five courses for
different target groups: “Seniors: Fit in the Internet!”,
“Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat - But safe”, “Media as a
part of children’s daily grind - Tips for parents on how to
use media in families”, “Language-learning-applications
for refugees in classes’’, “Media Literacy – The Toolbox for
the Future”. knowledge and expertise with digital media. We are proud
to be part of an empowerment movement that aims to
help many people to gain digital skills and hope that the
participants of the GOW in Dortmund were pleased with
our hard work. We hope that in the future the GOW will
gain even more popularity and will continue to empower
people to be a part of modern information society.”
The students summarized their GOW experience in
this quote: “For us the GOW was a great experience to
get in touch with all our participants and to share our G et Online Week 2017: All the Training courses in Dortmund
GOW17 in Germany: Chances and challenges of the Internet event
GOW17 - Team Dortmund: 2 new training courses
Great GOW in Dortmund University!
“Seniors - Fit in the internet!” - a raving success of GOW17 in
Dortmund University
Get Online Week 2017 in Dortmund