Last Friday, 6 November, the Suberri auditorium hosted two bilingual, interactive workshops on how to find reliable information and browse the internet safely.

How can you tell if a news story is true? Who publishes it and where does it come from? Students in Year 2 of ESO explored these questions last Friday in two media literacy workshops led by Yaiza Arrizabalaga and Andrea López, professionals from Radio Nervión.

The activity, conducted in Spanish and Basque, introduced the pupils to the phenomenon of disinformation and hoaxes. Through explanations and interactive games, they learnt to distinguish genuine news from false or manipulated content, to pay attention to who publishes it, and to check the sources before sharing it.

One of the activities challenged pupils to invent a fake news story or share a real one, putting what they had learnt into practice in an entertaining and participatory way. The workshop also encouraged them to reflect on the responsible and safe use of social media, mobile phones and other digital tools.

When the session ended, Adrián, Gaizka, Oier and Ekain stayed behind to chat about artificial intelligence. The four of them are developing their own virtual assistant and wanted to explore some of the topics covered in greater depth.

The session forms part of the media literacy and anti-disinformation project that Radio Nervión is rolling out to schools in Bizkaia. It is an opportunity for our pupils to develop a critical eye and gain more tools to navigate the digital world safely.