The Learning, Teaching, and Training Activity (LTTA) of the ThinkSafe project took place in Thessaloniki, Greece, from January 20th to 21st, 2025. Hosted by the 1st Vocational Lower Secondary and Upper Secondary School of Eastern Thessaloniki, the LTTA brought together educators, students with disabilities, and project partners from Italy, Poland, and Greece.

During this two-day event, participants engaged in pilot training sessions using the newly developed ThinkSafe training materials and digital stories modules. The sessions emphasized digital literacy, critical thinking, and online safety, providing hands-on activities and collaborative workshops. Educators and students worked together to test and refine the resources, ensuring their accessibility and effectiveness for diverse learning needs. The LTTA also fostered cross-cultural exchange, allowing attendees to share experiences, best practices, and feedback that will directly inform the final adaptation of the project’s educational tools.

This activity marked a significant step in the project’s action plan, supporting the empowerment of students with disabilities to navigate the digital world safely and critically

Feedback Needed: Help Us Improve Our Materials!

The ThinkSafe project has now delivered its core training materials and digital stories modules, developed through extensive collaboration between partners in Italy, Poland, and Greece. These resources are designed to empower students with disabilities to critically evaluate online information, recognize misinformation, and protect themselves from digital risks.

We need your feedback!
Educators, students, caregivers, and stakeholders are invited to review the training modules and digital stories now available on the ThinkSafe e-learning platform. Your insights will help us ensure the materials are accessible, relevant, and effective for diverse learning needs. Please share your experiences, suggestions, and any challenges you encounter while using the resources. Your feedback will directly inform the final adaptations and improvements to the content, supporting our commitment to quality and inclusion.

Training Activity: Learning, Teaching, and Training Activities (LTTA)

The project’s LTTA phase is underway, bringing together participants from all partner countries for hands-on, collaborative learning. These training sessions focus on:

• Piloting the developed training materials and digital stories with students and educators.
• Facilitating co-design workshops where feedback is collected and integrated into the final versions of the resources.
• Building practical skills in digital safety, critical thinking, and responsible online behavior for students with disabilities.
• Strengthening cross-border collaboration and sharing best practices among educators and support staff.

The LTTA activities are a cornerstone of the ThinkSafe action plan, ensuring that project outputs are not only theoretically sound but also tested and refined in real educational settings.

Upcoming Events: Communication, Dissemination & Exploitation

As we move into the final project phase, ThinkSafe will intensify its communication and dissemination efforts through dissemination and exploitation:

• Multiplier Events: Each partner country will host events to present project results, demonstrate the e-learning platform, and engage local stakeholders, educators, and policymakers. These events are open to all interested parties, please look for invitations!
• Final Conference: A European-level conference will showcase project achievements, share success stories, and discuss strategies for sustaining and scaling up the project’s impact.
• Ongoing Online Engagement: The project website and social media channels will continue to provide updates, share resources, and highlight opportunities for involvement.
• Sustainability Planning: Partners will work to ensure that the training materials, digital stories, and platforms remain accessible and are integrated into ongoing educational practice after the project’s conclusion.

Get Involved!
Your participation and feedback are vital to the success and sustainability of ThinkSafe. Visit our project website to access materials, join upcoming events, and help us build a safer, more inclusive digital future for all students.

We met on the 2nd Transnational Project Meeting (10th – 11^th July) to overview the meeting objectives, review project activities, present collected content and discuss on training material development.

Project Results: Content Collecting and Training Material Development

The ThinkSafe project has successfully completed the Material Development, focusing on the development of essential resources to empower students with disabilities in digital literacy and online safety. Key achievements include:

• Comprehensive Content Collection: A robust library of 20–25 sources were assembled, covering digital safety, critical thinking, and media literacy. This content was gathered from surveys, academic papers, and expert consultations, ensuring relevance and reliability for the target audience.
• Digital Stories Practice: Three modular resources were developed, guiding students through storytelling techniques, digital tools, and ethical considerations. These modules help students express their experiences and learn to identify misinformation, cyberbullying, and online risks.
• Training Material for Educators: A seven-module curriculum was created, including lesson plans, practical exercises, quizzes, and assignments. The materials are designed for adaptability and inclusiveness, supporting teachers and caregivers in fostering digital skills and critical thinking among students with disabilities.
• Multilingual Access: All materials have been translated into Polish, Greek, and Italian, ensuring accessibility across partner countries and maximizing impact.

Project Results: Exchange & e-Learn Platform Development

Platforms Development has delivered the digital infrastructure needed for the project’s educational and collaborative activities:

• Online Exchange Platform: Led by CYBERNO, this platform enables safe, positive interactions and peer support among students and educators. It facilitates sharing of experiences, resources, and best practices in digital literacy and online safety.
• e-Learn Platform: An accessible, user-friendly online learning environment was developed, integrating the training materials and digital stories. The platform supports interactive learning and is designed with accessibility features for students with disabilities.
• User Manual: A detailed, multilingual user guide ensures all participants can effectively navigate and utilize the platforms.
• Widespread Engagement: Over 115 users (students and educators) have registered and begun using the platforms, with ongoing feedback mechanisms in place to ensure continual improvement and high satisfaction rates.

Upcoming Activities: Training Activity (LTTA)

With the foundational resources and platforms now in place, ThinkSafe is preparing to launch the Learning, Teaching, and Training Activities (LTTA):

• Pilot Training Sessions: These will be held in each partner country, engaging educators, caregivers, and students with disabilities. The sessions will pilot the training materials and digital stories, gathering feedback for refinement.
• Co-Design Workshops: Educators and students will participate in collaborative workshops to further adapt and enhance the training content, ensuring it meets local needs and is accessible to all.
• Capacity Building: The LTTA will focus on equipping participants with practical skills in digital safety, critical thinking, and responsible online behavior, leveraging the newly developed platforms.
• International Exchange: The training activities will foster cross-country collaboration, allowing participants to share experiences and strategies for digital inclusion and safety.

Stay connected for updates on the pilot training and results from the upcoming LTTA sessions. The ThinkSafe partnership remains committed to building a safer, more inclusive digital world for students with disabilities!