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{{DISPLAYTITLE:DGB 4: Digital Communication for Civic Participation}}
← [[DGB 4. Klasse/en|Digital Literacy – Year 4]]

Digital tools can help people organise, share information, collect support and participate in
public life. The same tools can also spread false information, intensify conflict or expose
participants to privacy risks. Students therefore connect participation with verification,
responsibility and realistic evaluation of impact.

== Curriculum reference ==

{| class="wikitable"
! Area !! Classification
|-
| '''Competence area''' || Action
|-
| '''Perspectives''' || G, I
|-
| '''Focus''' || Using digital communication for civic participation and engagement
|-
| '''Competence''' || Use digital communication channels to support civic participation while checking credibility, protecting rights and communicating responsibly.
|}

== Learning objectives ==

Students can:

* explain civic participation in a digital context;
* identify ways social media can support movements and community concerns;
* describe online petitions and digital campaigns;
* explain crowdfunding and crowdsourcing for community projects;
* use forums, blogs or discussion platforms appropriately;
* select digital tools for organisation and mobilisation;
* describe opportunities for wider participation and low-threshold involvement;
* recognise risks such as manipulation, harassment, misinformation and unequal visibility;
* check credibility before sharing campaign claims;
* communicate respectfully in public-interest projects;
* design a realistic participation activity for school or local life;
* reflect on their own role and responsibility as participants.

== Learning content ==

=== What digital civic participation means ===

Participation includes contributing ideas, discussing public issues, organising projects,
supporting initiatives and engaging with institutions or communities through digital channels.

=== Social media for movements and concerns ===

Social media can increase reach quickly, connect supporters and document events. Visibility can
also depend strongly on platform ranking, commercial incentives and existing networks.

=== Online petitions and campaigns ===

Petitions can make support visible and campaigns can coordinate messages or events. Their
impact depends on credibility, clear goals, decision-making pathways and follow-up beyond clicks.

=== Crowdfunding and crowdsourcing ===

Crowdfunding gathers financial support; crowdsourcing gathers ideas, labour, observations or
knowledge. Both require transparency about purpose, use of contributions and responsibility.

=== Forums, blogs and discussion platforms ===

Longer-form spaces can support reasoned discussion and documentation. Moderation and clear
rules help prevent harassment and off-topic conflict.

=== Organisation and mobilisation tools ===

Shared documents, calendars, mailing lists, maps and project boards can coordinate work behind
public communication. Not every organisational step needs to be public.

=== Opportunities ===

Digital participation can reduce geographic barriers, connect specialist knowledge and enable
rapid feedback. It can help groups that previously had limited access to publishing channels.

=== Risks and limits ===

Misinformation, performative participation, harassment, bots, data exposure and algorithmic
visibility can distort engagement. Digital participation also does not guarantee representative
participation.

=== Credibility and responsibility ===

Check sources, disclose interests where relevant, distinguish facts from demands, correct errors
and protect people who could be harmed by unnecessary exposure.

== Classroom activities ==

=== Analyse campaign examples ===

Identify goal, audience, evidence, participation method and risks in prepared cases.

'''Expected outcome:''' A campaign analysis.

=== Choose a platform ===

Select suitable channels for informing, discussing, collecting support and organising.

'''Expected outcome:''' A channel plan.

=== Plan a digital petition ===

Define a precise issue, responsible recipient, evidence and privacy-conscious support process.

'''Expected outcome:''' A petition concept.

=== Design a participation survey ===

Write neutral questions and decide how results will be communicated.

'''Expected outcome:''' A short survey plan.

=== Constructive or destructive ===

Classify comments and rewrite ones that undermine respectful debate.

'''Expected outcome:''' A moderation exercise.

=== Design a school campaign ===

Create a realistic campaign for a school concern with clear responsibilities.

'''Expected outcome:''' A campaign outline.

=== Check credibility ===

Verify one factual claim that a campaign might use.

'''Expected outcome:''' A source check.

=== Assess crowdfunding/crowdsourcing ===

Compare benefits, transparency requirements and risks.

'''Expected outcome:''' A balanced evaluation.

=== Debate opportunities and risks ===

Discuss whether online participation increases democratic inclusion in every case.

'''Expected outcome:''' A nuanced debate.

=== Reflect on your own role ===

Describe what responsible participation means before liking, sharing, donating or signing.

'''Expected outcome:''' A personal checklist.

== Self-check ==

* I can distinguish awareness, discussion, organisation and actual participation.
* I can select digital channels for a civic goal.
* I verify claims before amplifying them.
* I understand that online visibility is not the same as representative support.
* I can design a respectful and privacy-conscious participation activity.

== See also ==

[[DGB 4: Verantwortungsvolle digitale Kommunikation/en|Responsible Digital Communication, Copyright and Image Rights]]
[[DGB 4: Social Media Welt- und Selbstbild/en|Social Media, Business Interests and Self-Image]]
[[DGB 4: Technische Konfigurationen und Selbstbestimmung/en|Technical Settings and Informational Self-Determination]]

[[Kategorie:Digitale Grundbildung]]
[[Kategorie:DGB 4]]

DGB 4: Digitale Partizipation und Engagement/en - Versionsgeschichte

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