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Agents of Influence: How to Make Fighting Fake News Fun
It’s no secret that the world has endured many hardships over the past few years. One of the most prevalent, of course, is the COVID-19 pandemic. This virus forced us all into...
Categories: Digital Citizenship, Digital LearningFake News: Not Your Main Problem
This headline may sound shocking, but I truly understand the urgent need to develop digital literacies in response to the fake news phenomenon. But, let me tell you, I live in Egypt,...
Categories: Critical Perspectives, Digital CitizenshipVerified and Fake: Identity, Fear and SLAM School
The Paradox of Verification A mundane media literacy concept specific to Twitter is the fact that the blue checkmark on individuals’ profiles means that they have been “verified.” Ostensibly, the statements funneled...
Category: Digital CitizenshipWhat’s the Role of the School in Educating Children in a Datafied Society?
Of the many calls on schools, one is that they should teach children about their online privacy and data, so they are ready for the challenges of today’s increasingly datafied society. Such...
Categories: Critical Perspectives, Digital Citizenship, ResearchWatchworthy Wednesday: Goodbye DML, Hello CLS
As the eighth and final Digital Media and Learning Conference came to a close last week, its organizers announced the creation of a new annual event — the Connected Learning Summit —...
Category: Connected LearningWatchworthy Wednesday: PBS Mentors Future Journalists
Students at three Los Angeles area high schools this coming school year will be tackling questions about media literacy, work retraining and youth movements as part of a PBS NewsHour video reporting...
Category: Digital CitizenshipThis Political Moment: Resources for Educators in the Trump Era
Educators have long been responsible for supporting the growth and development of all young people. The job of designing engaging lessons, promoting respectful discussion, creating an inclusive classroom, and preparing youth for...
Categories: Educational Practice, EquityRescuing Student Participation Through Digital Platforms
Like many of my colleagues who think carefully about digital literacy and pedagogies, I began seriously considering the use of social media platforms in educational settings — sites like Twitter, Facebook, and...
Categories: Digital Learning, Educational PracticeThe most recent series of the popular conspiracy drama “Homeland” features a shadow intelligence agency dedicated to producing and circulating fake news and computational propaganda via fake social media user accounts. Run...
Category: Digital CitizenshipWatchworthy Wednesday: Google Scientist Tells How Tech Affects Learning
When his daughter was studying linguistics, Daniel M. Russell observed her reading a book on Turkish grammar while connected to her earbuds, listening to Turkish news on an online app. “She was...
Category: Digital CitizenshipSafely Guiding Students on Learning Journey
I remember the first year I started teaching. It was exhilarating and confusing and led me to a mini-existential crisis of sorts that I imagine often when you walk into a class...
Categories: Digital Citizenship, Educational PracticeAnxious about the widespread consumption and spread of propaganda and fake news during this year’s election cycle, many progressives are calling for an increased commitment to media literacy programs. Others are clamoring...
Category: Digital CitizenshipHow Brazilians Practice Crap Detection
Howard Rheingold says in “Net Smart” (2012) that we all should practice media literacies while online, especially when using social media. With all the issues involving fake news, it seems that critical...
Categories: Civic Engagement, Digital CitizenshipWhat World of Warcraft Teaches About Misinformation
A recent study from Stanford University cited that 82 percent of middle schoolers can’t distinguish between an ad labeled “sponsored news” and a real news story. The authors of the study cited that...
Categories: Digital Citizenship, ResearchPrivatizing Public Education and ‘Learning to Cheat’ as a Digital Literacy
I'm usually pretty optimistic about the possibilities available to innovative teachers and students. Lately, however, I've been worried about the wholesale apathy and universal shoulder-shrug that's been the response to "What do...
Categories: Digital Citizenship, Educational Practice
