When 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, Featured, ResearchDigital Citizenship
Healthy 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 CitizenshipAmplifying Student Voice Through Digital Resources, Part 2
“Our stories that we tell are so powerful because when we are the one’s telling it, we have control over our stories and the messages that we are sending.” — Alejandra Ramirez...
Categories: Digital Citizenship, Educational PracticeFrom the Streets to the Archives, Part 3
Editor’s note: This is the third part of a three-part post featuring the fourth interview in a multi-part series with participants in the Race, Memory, and the Digital Humanities Conference. The series...
Categories: Digital Citizenship, EquityBlack Code Studies 101, Part 2
Editor’s note: This is the second part of a three-part post featuring the fourth interview in a multi-part series with participants in the Race, Memory, and the Digital Humanities Conference. The series...
Categories: Digital Citizenship, EquityRethinking Black Digital Literacy, Part 1
Editor's note: This is the first part of a three-part post featuring the fourth interview in a multi-part series with participants in the Race, Memory, and the Digital Humanities Conference. The series...
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