Do It Yourself
20 lower secondary schools
4 themes dealt in the lessons
3 mini-projects carried out in class
"In recent years the advent of new computer technologies, the availability of faster and more evolved transmission networks and the introduction of social networks have allowed global contact to be established between individuals and access to information on the Web".
Executive Chairman of Telecom Italia Group - Giuseppe Recchi
School is where everything begins: we learn the basics of education and civil life, we learn to read and count, we learn to address the outside world in the best and most correct way. In addition to the family, children have teachers as guides and points of reference. This means that schools, as the ultimate place of learning, cannot remain still while observing a world that is transforming, rather they have to open themselves up to the change that is marking our era: digital change.
In this sense, 2014 was a very important year as some projects were launched to make schools digital and innovative.
Having an Internet-connected PC in the classroom is no longer enough, teaching and learning methods need to be enriched, teachers and students must be taught to use technologies and make responsible use of the Internet.
EducaTI is the project summing up the commitment of Telecom Italia Corporate to Italian schools. 2015 was an important year because it contributed to the achievement of the Buona Scuola plan through 4 projects:
The initiatives are part of TIM's Corporate Shared Value activities “#ilfuturoèditutti”, a programme of activities based on creating common values with the communities the Telecom Italia Group operates in.
Scenario
In recent years the advent of new computer technologies, the availability of faster and more evolved transmission networks and the introduction of social networks have allowed global contact to be established between individuals and access to information. This fast evolution process, supported by the rapid development of PC and tablet computer tools, as well as European standards and guidelines, has created a process of digitisation in schools in almost all EU Countries. Our Country is at 6% in its development of the European Scuola 2.0 [School 2.0] project according to the OECD survey. For the 2013/2014 academic year in particular, the latest report from the Court of Auditors notes that out of 180,000 students, 12,000 have a PC and of these 3,900 also have a tablet. Respectively 7% and 2% coverage in terms of standard equipment.
This picture offers Telecom Italia great potential and the opportunity to become a decisive driving force for the Country’s plan to develop digital education for young people, particularly in schools. In 2015, the Company played an active part in digital education with the EducaTI and Tim College projects.
EducaTI
This project sums up the commitment of Telecom Italia to Italian schools. As the ultimate place of learning, schools have to open themselves up to digital change. Having an Internet-connected PC in the classroom is no longer enough, teaching and learning methods need to be enriched, teachers and students must be taught to use technologies and make responsible use of the internet. Telecom Italia has long been committed to making Italian schools smarter. 2015 was an important year because it contributed actively to the achievement of the Buona Scuola [good schooling] plan through the following projects (see more details in the boxes):
20 lower secondary schools
4 themes dealt in the lessons
3 mini-projects carried out in class
370 schools involved as of 31/12/2015
1,871 classes planned
47,000 students involved
282 colleagues committed
100 video presented
at least 2,000 students involved
100 teachers interested
reach of over 14 million
11,000 shares
178,000 likes
77,000 pages visited
4,000 young people registered to take part in the competition