ASAP
A Systemic APproach to social media and pre-adolescents through thinking skills education
The ASAP is a transnational and interdisciplinary project aiming at promoting a broader understanding of the complex phenomenon of digital and social media use among pre-adolescents (11-13 y.o.).
ASAP supports the school community – kids, teachers, families, in addressing digital literacy needs through structural, non-contingent approaches and reforms, and promotes the creation of inclusive school contexts capable of also considering the “digital” needs of kids and value their vision and skills.
Final resources
Project results on ZENODO!
Our project community is on Zenodo too! ASAP results are open resources and can be found also on Zenodo.
School Teachers
Schools
With the conclusion of the ASAP project, we have published all the project results and resources online, making them available to teachers and schools who may find them useful in their educational work.
For those interested, it is also possible to explore the evolution of the journey behind these outputs: the “Collaborative Editorial Board” model, a three-year co-creation and awareness-building process developed together with students at a school in Bresso (Italy) and within other school included in the project partnership.
From this experience, several elements emerged that helped shape the educational approach, the proposed learning pathway, and part of the content that can now also be seen on Instagram.
ASAP KEY RECOMMENDATIONS
Parents’ associations in our schools highlighted a clear need for stronger digital education for families.
With the ASAP project now completed, we have published all results and resources online — the ASAP Key Recommendations are a set of evidence-informed recommendations developed for schools, families, stakeholders and policymakers. The document synthesises project research findings and practice-based insights into concrete guidance addressing digital literacy, online safety, wellbeing and responsible digital engagem
You can also discover how these outputs were developed through the “Collaborative Editorial Board” — a three-year co-creation journey with students in a school in Bresso — and read the related articles here.
Play with us!
ASAP acknowledges preadolescence – the age “in be-tween” – and targets 11-13 years old kids, assuming that while the borders in a buffer zone cannot be traced with certainty, we can indeed say that its main feature is to be the “age on the edge”. Plus, being a digital native is not just about having technical digital skills.
At ASAP, we believe that thinking skills are equally important. With our programme, based on a metacognitive and learning-to-learn approach, educators, families and adults can guide the reflection on social and digital media and promote metacognition in kids.
Play with us on Kahoot here and discover project resources here.
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