Introduction

25’ introduction: (Trainer) - (support: slides, cards)

The very first part of the session would be an invitation to see how the group feels at this moment (5’). We start the session with a check-in, a sort of ‘temperature meter’ (on a scale from 1-100):

1. Evaluate your emotions
2. Evaluate your physical body
3. Evaluate your thoughts 

We invite to do the  check-in with a flipchart, we advice to prepare in advance: 

You can paint a scaling graph that notes one side as 0% and another as 100% with each sentence written in the graph. 

Before the activity, each participant would be given a single color (sticker or marker) to mark their answer. After the activity, they would be given a different colour (sticker or marker) to mark their answer. It would help to compare the results and see if there are any changes in the group before and after the workshop. Facilitator can briefly present the results and move on to the following parts of the session.

Training session will start with 5 minutes (1) small Introduction to the concept of the session followed by 5 minutes (2) small group brainstorming about ICT and ICT applications. Later, for 5 minutes, (3) a big group discussion will be facilitated between the participants toward ICT knowledge and usage. 

1. Introduction. Information and communication technologies are becoming an integral part of our lives. ICT plays a vital role in information and communication technologies. However, it can be used as part of solutions to decrease the environmental footmark of other activities. There are multiple publications that explain the potential of using ICT as part of the solution for a better sustainable and environmentally friendly future. Different organisations named as the World Wildlife Fund call for a swing of attention “from Green IT to Greening with IT”, and the Global e-Sustainability Initiative claim that the potential of greening with ICT is certain a solution for future environment problems.

So, how can we all, as a society, invest in this potential? ICT is a general-purpose technology, it is something that can influence everything around us, also can influence every action we take. ICT plays a crucial and vital role in our everyday lives. In the present times, we entirely rely on ICT for the information exchange. It is embedded in our daily life so much that we even forget to realise how ICT has become an integral part of life.

There is very much essentiality to spread an awareness about ICT and how this ICT itself can be used as a green idea. Therefore, the focus of this activity is to propagate ICT as a green idea in an academic school environment.

2. Small groups discussion. After the introduction, participants will be asked to form small groups of 3-4 people (depending on the size of the group) and start a discussion regarding the workshop of today and ICT skills they are using already. Possible questions for the discussion (if helpful, the questions could be printed out or written on the flipchart):
- What do ICT skills mean for me in general? What do I know about that already?
- What I am already using in my personal and/or professional work from the ICT skills?
- What do I want to learn today?

3. Big group discussion. We ask each group to share what was discussed in the big circle. Meanwhile, the facilitator can mark important points on the flipchart to have a visual representation of the discussion. To sum up the small groups discussion, facilitator can asks questions as:
- What was the most important part from this small group discussion?
- What did you learn from this small group discussion?
- What do you want to know more about?
- Is there anything else you want to mention that was not mentioned?

When the discussion is finished, the facilitator can move to the following part of the session.