Language
Contact Age group
Grades 1–12
Duration
1.5 hours
Group size
10-25 pupils
Languages
Estonian, Russian
Price
10 € / pupil
Television, a window to the world
ABOUT THE PROGRAMME
The aim of the programme is to introduce pupils to the everyday information environment we all live in. Pupils learn to analyse and use media and sources, to create quality media content and to act safely and responsibly in the information environment.
The programme gives an overview of how mass media came about and of the technology behind it. We find answers to these questions: why was the TV Tower built? What function does it serve today? What is Levira? How did the internet come about and what dangers does it hold? What are the features of a news item? What was the first television set like?
The pupils then divide into groups, and each group thinks up and makes its own television news item, which is presented to the others. We film the news items with the pupils own smart devices, and the recording stays with the class as later learning material on media. At the end everyone is rewarded with the captivating view from the highest open platform in Northern Europe.
What makes the programme unique is that it takes place in the TV Tower, a place with genuinely working media and communications infrastructure. The programme brings together the history of broadcasting, technology and media literacy.
LINKS TO THE CURRICULUM AND THE EXHIBITIONS
The programme supports these curriculum topics
Estonian language and literature: the structure of a news item, telling fact from opinion, speaking in public and writing a media text
Social studies: the reliability of information, disinformation and responsibility
Physics and technology: transmitting a signal, transmitter and receiver, the development of mass media
Digital skills: online dangers and personal data
Cross-curricular theme: the information environment and media use
Exhibitions at the TV Tower that go well with the programme
HANDBOOK FOR TEACHERS 2026/2027
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