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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 LearningThe Promise of Schools as Digital Citizenship Hubs
A 2018 study of student digital literacy skills found that only 2% of eighth grade students in the U.S. scored at the highest level of computer and information literacy. Education experts were...
Category: Digital CitizenshipFrom Research to Promising Practices – Building Youth Connections for Wellbeing
About a year ago, the Connected Learning Lab published a report on Youth Connections for Wellbeing, which was developed collaboratively by Mimi Ito, Candice Odgers, and Stephen Schueller. The report discussed how...
Categories: Digital Citizenship, Equity, ResearchDigital Citizenship for Librarians— Five IRL and Digital Program Ideas
Librarians are at the forefront of teaching digital citizenship. Children often experience their first lessons on the topic from their public or school librarian. In our information age with screens everywhere, the...
Category: Digital CitizenshipWhen experts from around the country came together at the World Economic Forum last February for Raising Good Gamers, a workshop focused on exploring the myriad forces shaping the culture and climate...
Categories: Digital Citizenship, Equity, ResearchHealthy Social Media Engagement
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced our society to pause, reflect, and adapt our previously ingrained thoughts about young people and technology. Discussions over screen time were thrown out when schools moved to...
Categories: Digital Citizenship, ResearchIt’s the new Latin isn’t it? It’s like, if you couldn’t read or write 600 years ago, you were on the outside, you were a peasant. So in the new world you...
Categories: Digital Citizenship, Digital LearningTeens’ Social Media Use Isn’t the Problem
If you scan the news headlines for stories related to teenagers and social media, a wide variety of negative topics are typically referenced. According to a 2018 survey by Education Week Research...
Categories: Digital Citizenship, ResearchUpdating the 5Ws for a New Media Literacy
You probably remember learning in school about the 5Ws: Who, What, Where, When and Why? Those are critical questions for both educators who teach media literacy, and students wanting to evaluate resources....
Category: Digital CitizenshipThe Joy of Search: Why We All Need to Be Better Searchers…and How to Be Better
I bet you’re probably a skilled online searcher—if you’re reading this, you might even be an expert at online search. But improving your search skills is one of those things that will...
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, ResearchBridging the New Digital Divide
Parents often don't get it. When psychologist Candice L. Odgers says there is no compelling evidence that spending time online has a detrimental effect on teens’ mental health, many parents get furious. “They...
Categories: Digital Citizenship, New TrendsThe Importance of Bringing the Wisdom of Our Connected World to Education
At the beginning of this year, Jordan Shapiro published the book, The New Childhood: Raising Kids to Thrive in a Digitally Connected World. For those who are unfamiliar with Shapiro’s work, he...
Categories: Digital Citizenship, Digital LearningEarlier this month, Common Sense Media released its report, Social Media, Social Life: Teens Reveal Their Experiences. The report describes research conducted by veteran digital youth researcher Victoria Rideout and Common Sense...
Category: Digital CitizenshipHow Important Is Digital Literacy?
How important is digital literacy in the classroom? When you consider that every student today must learn to be responsible for how they use technology to interact with the world around them,...
Category: Digital Citizenship
