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Digital Citizenship Course Expands Its Language Options

UNESCO’s course links AI knowledge with critical thinking in education.

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UNESCO announcement, 25 September 2026 (updated 28 September); UNESCO Open Learning course description. Sources reviewed 6 November 2026.

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In this lesson: Explain the purpose of digital citizenship and express conditions precisely.

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Read and understand · 1/2Which classroom activity best fits the course focus described here?

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Discussing how a recommendation may affect a student’s choices. The course considers technology’s effects on people and decisions, beyond knowing how to operate a tool.

Clue: The course asks educators to examine how algorithms influence choices, how online activity leaves a digital footprint and how to assess information critically. Its case studies and discussions connect these questions with decisions in schools. The focus extends beyond operating an AI tool to considering its effects on people.

Use the language · 2/2Which sentence keeps the meaning of “eligibility depended on completing”?

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Completion was a condition for eligibility.. “Depended on” marks a necessary condition, not an automatic reward simply for joining.

Clue: Participation was free, while certificate eligibility depended on completing at least 80% of the content and assessments. Readers can consult the course page for current enrolment details.

Grammar in this story: Parallel how-clauses

how algorithms influence choices, how online activity leaves a digital footprint and how to assess information critically

The three “how” phrases organise related questions. The first two have a subject and verb; the third uses “how to” plus a verb for a skill. Everyday example: “We discuss how prices change and how to compare offers.”

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Explain why learning to operate an AI tool is different from learning to use it responsibly. Give one hypothetical classroom example linked to the text.

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Operating a tool concerns what buttons to use; responsible use also asks how its recommendations affect people. For example, students could examine why a system suggests particular information and whether other views are missing.

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