Live the Internet to the fullest: new webinars for teachers
Live the Internet to the fullest (VIAM), the training programme promoted by the Fondazione Mondo Digitale ETS with the support of Google.org, continues. Designed to accompany teachers and students in the development of digital citizenship skills, critical thinking and the conscious use of technology, with a particular focus on artificial intelligence.
The new training programme for primary and secondary school teachers consists of four operational webinars, which can be accessed both live and asynchronously on the FMD Academy platform. Each session is designed to offer concrete tools that can be replicated in the classroom and to support the responsible adoption of AI in teaching, in line with the objectives of the VIAM project.
Teachers from the Scuola del Noi: from the community to the classroom
A distinctive feature of the course is the teacher-trainers, all of whom are active teachers in the Fondazione Mondo Digitale's Scuola del Noi. The activities proposed in the webinars are based on projects tested with and for the educational community in real teaching contexts.
This approach makes it possible to move beyond an abstract view of technological innovation:
the workshop activities become a concrete application of the artificial intelligence tools presented during the meetings. Participating teachers can thus observe how an AI tool fits into the curriculum, what skills it activates, what critical issues it raises and how it can be adapted to different school levels.
Google's AI Literacy Guide as a common framework
Each webinar explicitly integrates the key concepts of the AI Literacy Guide: understanding how AI works, recognising its potential and limitations, and using it critically, responsibly and ethically in education. The guide is not presented as separate theoretical material, but as a cross-cutting reference framework that accompanies practical activities and helps teachers link the use of AI tools to learning objectives, digital citizenship and the development of critical thinking in students.
Practical and recognised training
Each webinar lasts one hour and includes:
- practical activities that can be replicated in the classroom;
- support materials for teaching;
- certificate of participation valid for the recognition of training hours.
At the end of the trial, there will also be a micro-certification for teachers, certifying the acquisition of the skills required by the activities, and a certificate of participation for the students involved.
Target audience: primary, lower secondary and upper secondary school teachers
Webinar calendar
12 February | 5–6 p.m.
Discovering geography in storytelling with Gemini AI
Trainer: Barbara Avella, primary school teacher and digital animator (IC Via Casal Bianco, Rome)
A workshop that uses storytelling and geography to integrate Gemini AI into subject learning, breaking it down into five roles (Finder, Assistant, Personaliser, Maker, Organiser). From primary to secondary school, concrete examples show how AI can support creativity, analysis of territorial systems and digital citizenship.
24 February | 5–6 p.m.
Map your neighbourhood with NotebookLM: when AI becomes a tool for research and storytelling
Trainer: Daniela Pieraccini, teacher and trainer for new technologies
NotebookLM is presented as an “augmented research notebook” for organising local sources, stories and materials. The activity provides a practical introduction to the concepts of AI literacy, promoting the conscious use of AI to support – rather than replace – students' thinking.
17 April | 5–6 p.m.
From artificial vision to curricular awareness: classifying the world with Google Teachable Machine
Trainer: Lara Rollo, primary school teacher and trainer
An interdisciplinary journey through science and art to explore model training, data classification and pattern recognition. Through “no-code” activities, students become “AI detectives”, reflecting on the functioning, limitations and ethics of AI.
12 May | 5–6 p.m.
Words that take shape: Italian workshops with Google TextFX
Trainer: Lara Fina Ferrari, teacher and trainer for new technologies
An Italian workshop that uses TextFX to work on vocabulary, rephrasing and textual cohesion. The tool is particularly effective for the inclusion of students with SLDs and SEN, promoting a workshop-based, personalised and participatory teaching approach.
