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ComCom Installs a Media Lab at the Winning School of the Media Literacy Olympiad in Kutaisi
The Communications Commission has named Kutaisi School N45 as the winner in the secondary school category of the Media Literacy Olympiad, which it held for teachers and students. ComCom awarded the winning school with the necessary equipment for a modern media lab, namely an interactive whiteboard, laptop, mobile tripod, microphone and LED lighting. In addition, the Commission set up a corner where all students of the school will be able to independently create high-quality media products. More than 500 schools across Georgia took part in the contest. Each participant received a certificate from ComCom.
Notably, LEPL Kutaisi Public School N45 includes students with hearing impairments. The school won the Olympiad with a video created by members of the Media Literacy Club, where students discuss how persons with disabilities should cope with a major challenge of the modern world such as disinformation. The Media Literacy Club, through which students raise awareness about media and digital literacy, has been operating at the school for several years.
The contest was open to teams composed of I-V and VI-XII grade students, each led by one teacher. Teams had to come up with a creative and informative answer to the question “How do we deal with disinformation?" in the form of a blog, essay, article, video, podcast, digital poster or comic. The two winners and the ten best submissions have been placed on the ComCom media literacy platform https://mediatsigniereba.ge/.
The primary school category of the Olympiad was won by St. George International School, which received modern media lab equipment and inventory from the Communications Commission.
The Olympiad was held during the UNESCO Media and Information Literacy Week, which serves to raise public awareness about media literacy and its importance. One of the main priorities for the Communications Commission, as the body responsible for media literacy development in the country, is to ensure that as many citizens as possible become involved in this process.
