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Stay informed with our latest updates from the ASAP project and engaged with our News section, featuring updates and insights on the impact of digital media on kids’ lives and school community.
Authenticity & Authority: learning to recognise reliable Information
The ASAP Educational Programme, created within the Erasmus+ project A Systemic Approach to Social Media and Preadolescents through Thinking Skills Education, helps preadolescents develop critical thinking, resilience, and media literacy. Among its Learning Units,...
Communication: building bridges with empathy and assertiveness
The ASAP Educational Programme, developed within the Erasmus+ project A Systemic Approach to Social Media and Preadolescents through Thinking Skills Education, is designed to equip preadolescents with the competences they need to face the challenges of today’s digital...
Emotions: understanding feelings in the Digital Age
The ASAP Educational Programme, part of the Erasmus+ project A Systemic Approach to Social Media and Preadolescents through Thinking Skills Education, is designed to build resilience, critical thinking, and social competences in preadolescents. Among its Learning...
Onlife: navigating the space between online and offline
The ASAP Educational Programme, part of the Erasmus+ project A Systemic Approach to Social Media and Preadolescents through Thinking Skills Education, is designed to help young people develop the competences and critical awareness needed to thrive in a digital...
The Power of Questions: learning to think critically and curiously
As part of the ASAP Educational Programme, developed within the Erasmus+ project A Systemic Approach to Social Media and Preadolescents through Thinking Skills Education, each Learning Unit supports the development of key competences for preadolescents navigating the...
Role Models: the learning from the figures who inspire us
Within the ASAP Educational Programme, developed under the Erasmus+ project A Systemic Approach to Social Media and Preadolescents through Thinking Skills Education, each Learning Unit is designed to strengthen critical thinking, media literacy, and self-awareness in...
Slovenian National Event ASAP project– Building Synergies with EU Projects
On 18 June 2025, the Slovenian national event of the ASAP project took place in a hybrid format, with participants gathering in Maribor and many others joining online. The event focused on sharing results and building synergies with several other EU projects,...
Learning through the interview: the CEB’s conversation with Felice Manti on social media and youth
Second year of the ASAP Collaborative Editorial Board in Bresso, Milan As part of the ASAP project, the Collaborative Editorial Board (CEB) had the unique opportunity to conduct a collective interview with Felice Manti, an experienced journalist. This wasn’t just an...
ASAP Project Final Conference May 20 in Rome: a key step towards supporting pre-adolescents in the digital age
The final conference of the ASAP project, titled A Systemic Approach to Social Media and Pre-Adolescents Through Thinking Skills Education, will take place on May 20, 2025, at the Senate of the Republic in Rome, Italy. The event will gather experts, educators, and...
Insights from the 2024-2025 Italian field study: understanding the digital lives of Italian preadolescents
At our recent ASAP co-creation workshop (february 2025) we have presented some of the key findings from our field research in Italy, focusing on children's online safety and communication habits. The research, based on interviews, focus groups, and surveys with...
Development of learning units and activities as output of the Croatian co-creation workshop
At ASAP we are getting ready to complete the pilot activites and test the learning units. As part of the ASAP project, developing the learning units and activities was a central focus during the 4th Co-Creation Workshop (CCW), held in Zagreb from September 9 to 13,...
Schools as Crucial Partners in Enhancing Student Media Literacy
At ASAP we are getting ready to meeting for the next Co-creation Workshop in Croatia, September 2024! Promoting media literacy in classrooms and schools has never been as important as today. Both teachers and student deal with an increasingly complex online...
Preliminary Findings from ASAP Field Research in Slovenia: Insights into Kids’ Online Safety
At the recent ASAP Conference (April 2024) we presented some of the key findings from our ongoing field research in Slovenia, focusing on children's online safety and communication habits. Awareness of Online Risks Our research shows that kids are generally well...
Mobile Phone Usage in Schools: Should Smartphones be Banned from the Classroom?
Digital media is a significant part of our daily lives, and furthermore, plays an important role in the field of education. However, there is growing concern about the risks associated with the excessive use of mobile devices, particularly amongst school-age children....
Digital literacy needs in schools: gathering data
DOBA University has recently expanded its efforts within the ASAP project by initiating activities in schools in Slovenia to gather data and conduct field research on the relationship between preadolescents and social media. This final phase of the project research is...
ASAP Project Uncovered: Shaping Critical Thinkers in the Digital Age
In our latest video, we take you inside the school of Bresso, where the ASAP project's Collaborative Editorial Board is actively engaged in redefining educational approaches through digital literacy. This project, part workshop and part laboratory, focuses on...
Digital resources from Portugal
Explore the forefront of digital literacy in Portugal with our latest post, featuring pioneering initiatives from Escolas de Freixo, mochila.com.net, and Oficina dos Media. These platforms embody the spirit of innovation, fostering media literacy and digital skills...
Shaping Digital Narratives: The Journey of ASAP Collaborative Editorial Board
Second year of the ASAP Collaborative Editorial Board in Bresso, Milan The Collaborative Editorial Board at the school in Bresso, Italy, as part of the ASAP project, has recommenced its activities last October 2023. The board, comprising kids, teachers, and experts,...
The experience of Portuguese school librarians in digital skills education
In Portugal librarian teachers (often referred to as school librarians or teacher-librarians) play a pivotal role in promoting and enhancing digital skill education in schools. During our co-creation workshop in Portugal we have learned about their experience. School...
ASAP project presented at the ICOLLE conference
At SocialMediaKids.eu, our commitment to enriching the digital experience of the younger generation takes another progressive stride with the ASAP project. Last September, our dedicated team at ProEduca unveiled an engaging poster at the ICOLLE conference,...
Co-creation workshops: fostering collaboration, sharing insights, and building knowledge together
Within the framework of the ASAP project the co-creation workshops serve as points of contact between the project research team and identified priority groups: teachers, educators, experts, parents, school kids, school directors. Conducted across the consortium's...
Second Co-creation workshop ASAP 2023 in Portugal
Second co-creation workshop in Porto, Portugal The ASAP project, an Erasmus+ funded initiative, recently held its second Co-Creation Workshop at Porto Lusófona University Centre. This event, part of a broader effort involving partners from five countries, focused on...
Interview with Elena Chekorova on digital literacy needs in schools
An insightful interview with Elena Chekorova teacher at the primary school Osnovna šola Cerkvenjak – Vitomarci, during ASAP co-creation workshop, in Maribor, Slovenia. https://youtu.be/6WZ8GbPZpeE https://www.youtube.com/shorts/zswAGnziFIM https://youtu.be/TBDvmCrldkI...
Tempo e social media
by Lorenzo L. Noi sui social passiamo troppo tempo e il più delle volte non cene accorgiamo neanche, infatti questo è lo scopo dei creatori dei social o di tutte le piattaforme digitali che per guadagnare molto (cioè il loro scopo) ci fanno rimanere attaccati più...
Alessio, Age 11: Contributing to the Social Vocabulary
by Alessio C. Language is a living entity, a collection of words that shapes our expressions and interactions. Imagine a world without words - it would be devoid of the colorful tapestry that language weaves. Alessio, an 11-year-old with a keen eye for language's...
Il vocabolario social
by Alessio C. Il vocabolario è l’insieme di parole di una lingua. Ogni lingua ha un suo vocabolario e nel tempo le parole possono aumentare, come per esempio nella lingua italiana il termine petaloso, di cui abbiamo appreso qualche anno fa. La lingua è una...
Unlocking the World of online slangs
Understanding the language of the Internet In today's digital age, language has taken on a new form of evolution. The rise of social media platforms, instant messaging, and online communities has given birth to a fascinating linguistic phenomenon: online slangs. These...
ASAP project in Portugal
Second co-creation workshop in Porto, Portugal CICANT, research institute of LUSOFONA University, based in Lisbon, Portugal, is a partner in the ERASMUS+ project, ASAP (A Systemic AProach to social media and pre-adolescents through thinking skills education). The...
Exploring the impact of Social Media on identity and body perception: video interview with Dr. Simone Digennaro
https://youtu.be/cIwN1RTYm94?si=fIb8pk2slkit-ABq In this thought-provoking discussion, Dr. Digennaro sheds light on the intriguing relationship between means-ends expressed on social media. He discusses how social media influences the identity, both digital and real,...
Onlife e corpi duplici: intervista a Digennaro nell’ambito delle ricerche di ASAP project
Intervista e podcast su Le Nius.it Nella fase di preadolescenza l’utilizzo dei social media svolge un ruolo sempre più incisivo, soprattutto per una generazione che conduce una vita onlife, in cui reale e virtuale si fondono. Un’esistenza in cui l’immagine di sé è...
Building emotions online and offline
Building Emotions with LEGO Bricks: exploring our Social Media experiences with the Editorial Board kids and Pepita Onlus In the digital era we live in, social media has become a central part of many people's lives, including middle school children. The use of social...
Costruire emozioni online-offline
Costruire emozioni con i mattoncini LEGO: esplorando le nostre esperienze ed emozioni sui social network con Pepita Onlus L'uso dei social media può suscitare una vasta gamma di emozioni, che vanno dalla gioia e divertimento alla rabbia e frustrazione. Per aiutare i...
First ASAP co-creation workshop in Maribor, Slovenia
DOBA Business School is a partner in the ERASMUS+ project, ASAP (A Systemic AProach to social media and pre-adolescents through thinking skills education). The project addresses the use of social networking sites among adolescents aged 11–13 in relation to the dangers...
Collaborative Editorial Board in Bresso, Italy
Within the ASAP project a group of kids, teachers and experts has come together to form a Collaborative Editorial Board in one of the school in Italy, partner of the ASAP project
Introducing the ASAP Project
ASAP Project addresses the educational needs of kids’ social media literacy through metacognition, aiming to develop an understanding of how digital media shape and transform the relation between the inner and the outside world.