Digital adventure for Amstettens children: creative DigiWeek started!

Digital adventure for Amstettens children: creative DigiWeek started!

In Amstetten, 22 children aged 7 to 10 had recently experienced an exciting week full of digital adventures. The second Digiweek of the Lower Austria Chamber of Labor offered the small participants: inside the opportunity to live out their creative skills in various digital projects. Working on their own film projects in which the children developed their own scripts, drew storyboards and produced stop motion films was particularly exciting. The programming of robots and experimenting with Greensscreens were also on the program. Tips reports not only to impart technical knowledge at this event, but also promoted important skills such as teamwork and conflict solution. Herbert Grurl, head of the AK Amstetten, also emphasized the relief for parents during the holiday season, especially when it comes to the allocation of certificates.

The DigiWeek is not the only initiative that campaigns for digital education in Amstetten. As part of the project "42 Programming workshop - Learning Programming" by the elementary schools in cooperation with the programming school 42 Vienna and educational councilor Helga Seibezeder, a total of 80 children discovered the world of programming. The youngsters were given the basics of programming in a playful way, including with the help of the "Scratch" software. amstetten.at reports that the enthusiasm of the pupils was great for the workshops and many would like to continue.

cooperative approaches to digital education

Education City Councilor Doris Koch emphasized the need for cooperative ways of working in digital learning, while Mayor Christian Haberhauer praised the excellent preparation for the future for the future. These initiatives show how important it is to offer digital skills a platform in early childhood and to prepare the next generation for the challenges of the digital world.

In addition, the role of digital education in the further training of educational specialists is examined as part of the WIFF-Digikomp project. The focus is on program planning, further training offers and the assessment of the digital competence of the specialists. The further education initiative emphasizes how important it is to convey the needed knowledge to cope with the increasing requirements in the digital landscape.

The combination of workshops for children and further training opportunities for specialists shows that Amstetten is on a promising path to integrate digital education comprehensively. This not only creates a solid basis for the children, but also strengthens the educational infrastructure in the region as a whole.