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Cyberwise
- Apr 19, 2018
- 1 min
Cyber Civics on the TODAY Show!
The average teen spends more time online than they do sleeping (we have a curriculum for that!) An entire generation of kids is growing up with social media, and it’s affecting them in more ways that most think. NBC's Jacob Soboroff speaks with students at Journey School in Aliso Viejo, CA, who are studying the effects of their smartphone use on their daily wellbeing, as well as their privacy, in their Cyber Civics classes--a program now being taught in 38 US states, and int
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Tessa Jolls w/Jason Ohler
- Nov 14, 2017
- 15 min
INTERVIEW: More News on Fake News
We are very honored to share this fascinating interview by Tessa Jolls of the Consortium for Media Literacy. She interviews Jason Ohler, Professor emeritus of educational technology and virtual learning, as well as a distinguished President's Professor, University of Alaska and Professor in Fielding Graduate University's Media Psychology PhD program. Tessa Jolls (TJ) : Jason, in your essay you explained how we as humans are hardwired to believe fake news. There’s this notion
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Jason Ohler
- Aug 16, 2017
- 5 min
What’s the Real Problem with Fake News? We Are Wired to Believe It.
A football game in 1951 inspired what would become a landmark study in psychology. Dartmouth and Princeton squared off in an end of season match that turned ugly, resulting in a broken nose, a broken leg and a flurry of penalties. The game’s lack of sportsmanship became the topic of much public debate, with each side blaming the other for the lack of civility on the field. Psychologists Drs. Hadley and Cantril, from Dartmouth and Princeton respectively, decided to study the d
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Diana Graber and Michele Whiteaker
- Apr 11, 2017
- 4 min
How to Be a Digital Citizen Outside
It's heartbreaking to see a young person (or anyone for that matter) missing the wonders of a beautiful day because they are gazing down into a smartphone.
So when my friend Michele Whiteaker, founder of FunOrangeCountyParks.com and co-founder of NaturePlayTrips.com asked me to collaborate with her a couple years ago on answering the question, “How can one be a good digital citizen outdoors?,” I jumped at the chance. As two moms who make our livings largely from behind our
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Terry Vittone
- Feb 16, 2017
- 1 min
Podcast: How Ethical Thinking & Digital Citizenship Are Connected
Host Terry Vittone of the CPI podcast "Unrestrained" recently interviewed Cyberwise Founder Diana Graber about one of her favorite topics "ethical thinking." Just click on the image to listen to the entire recording and/or read the blog post (partly excerpted below): How are ethical thinking and digital citizenship connected? Although it may seem out-of-step with the zeitgeist, where “post-truth” was declared the 2016 Oxford Dictionaries Word of the Year, according to digital
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Cyberwise
- Jan 9, 2017
- 1 min
It Takes a Village To Raise a Digital Citizen
In case you missed us at Twitter Headquarters last fall, at the Digital Citizenship Summit moderated by CNN's Kelly Wallace, you can watch our presentation: "It Takes a Village to Raise a Digital Citizen" here. But hey, but don't stop there. Why not binge watch the whole darn day? You'll learn an awful lot about Digital Citizenship from the top experts in the field including: Jocelyn Brewer: Matt Soeth: Dr. Jason Ohler: Panel Discussion With Mike Ribble, Dr. Michelle Drouin,
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Diana Graber
- Dec 15, 2016
- 1 min
Just Launched! Cyber Civics For Families
This family version of our turnkey middle school digital literacy program meets an urgent need to help youth become ethical, knowledgeable, and empowered digital citizens. It includes four activities, video, full support and resources to teach key online safety lessons to your children at home. Learn more: http://www.cyberwisecert.com/cyber-civics-for-families #cybercivics #onlinesafety #digitalcitizenship #families #digitalliteracy
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Peter Kelley
- Sep 27, 2016
- 4 min
Educators: Don't Just Check the Box When Teaching Digital Citizenship
Digital Citizenship is a hot topic in both the education world and general society of late…and rightly so. It’s rare for a day to pass and you not hear about a celebrity, athlete or politician’s inappropriate or insulting social media use. And if these are supposed to be our children’s role models, we’re in trouble. I’m a high school tennis coach, so I see the downward side of social media abuse on an almost daily basis. It’s unfortunate and discouraging. It’s extremely fo
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Peter Kelley
- Jul 26, 2016
- 4 min
Social Media and High Schoolers: Will They Ever Learn?
This first-hand account of the secret digital lives of high school students comes from newest Cyber Civics team member Peter Kelley, who is also a former high school English teacher and current high school coach. There’s an urgent and growing need to equip middle school students with the skills to become ethical, knowledgeable and empowered digital citizens. Every competent mind is able to comprehend this….especially high school students!
Having been a high school teacher
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Diana Graber
- Jul 11, 2016
- 2 min
PD Learning Network and Cyberwise Partner to Provide Badges for Digital Literacy Training for K12 Ed
Key partnership connects leading digital literacy and online safety education for teachers and administrators with rigorous, badge-certified professional development Santa Barbara, CA (July 11, 2016) — PD Learning Network (PDLN) announces a new partnership with Cyberwise to provide competency-based micro-credential badges and university professional development units for K-12 educators with the new course Digital Literacy for Teachers and Administrators. Through a partnershi
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Marialice B.F.X. Curran, Ph.D.
- Jan 12, 2016
- 3 min
Digital Citizenship Summit Heads to the U.K.!
On 23 January, Bournemouth University will be hosting an international conference that aims to improve how students use technology and interact online. Called the Digital Citizenship Summit UK (DigCitSummitUK), it is a unique conference geared towards safe, savvy, and ethical use of social media and tech.
“Digital Citizenship” is an umbrella term used to describe the expectations of being a digital citizen in regards to ethics, etiquette, rights, and responsibilities. Commo
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Diana Graber, Cyberwise
- Dec 21, 2015
- 3 min
THE Protection Package for Digital Kids PLUS Your Free Book!
Here's a FREE holiday gift for you, courtesy of our friends at Frienedy: "5 Guidelines To Help Your Kids Build a Safe and Positive Digital Presence." GET YOUR FREE BOOK HERE And while you're at it, why not help yourself to the FREE and significantly discounted items in the Holiday Protection Package? It's a perfect last-minute gift for the digital kids you know and love. ABOUT THE HOLIDAY PROTECTION PACKAGE Parents recognize the positive impact that technology has on their ch
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Dan Whalen
- Oct 13, 2015
- 6 min
Digital Citizenship Summit Recap
Last week we were honored to present at the first-ever Digital Citizenship conference in CT, which turned out to be the #1 trending topic on Twitter that day (just goes to show you how this topic is hot, hot, hot!). We are grateful to Dan Whalen for letting us share his excellent recap of the day (and if you want to view our presentation, "Tales from a Digital Citizenship Classroom," it is available HERE). (This post was originally published at http://danwhalen.org/2015/10/08
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Cynthia Lieberman
- Sep 24, 2015
- 2 min
New PocketGuardian App Alleviates the Need for Virtual Bubble Wrap
In the U.S., parents are frequently accused of being “helicopter” parents, paying obsessively close attention to their child’s experiences and problems, especially when it comes to academia. With kids getting access to new communication tech such as iPads and mobile phones, the notion of hovering has kicked up a notch as parents try to protect their kids by virtually “bubble wrapping” (Cadzow, 2004) them with surveillance (i.e., spying software).
At Cyberwise, we do not b
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David Ryan Polgar
- Sep 16, 2015
- 2 min
The Biggest Challenge Facing Digital Citizenship: Working Together
The Internet has the ability to completely obliterate silos. When everyone is one click away, it would seem easy to connect, share, and collaborate with a wide range of stakeholders involved in digital citizenship. Digital citizenship, and its focus on improving the ways we utilize technology (safe/savvy/ethical), is important to educators, administrators, parents, students, industry, and various non-profits.
It turns out it is not that easy.
That’s why I decided to put t
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Diana Graber
- Jul 18, 2015
- 2 min
Is Social Media Causing "Likes" Anxiety?
It’s nerve-racking when you get a call from a news station saying they are going to do a piece on social media anxiety and they’d like you to comment. News is all about ratings after all, and to get ratings in our media-saturated world sometimes you gotta go with the sensational. So I figured this would be another depressing piece about how our kids are basically all messed up because of their digital devices. But I was pleasantly surprised to watch this well-balanced segment
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Chandra Johnson
- May 29, 2015
- 2 min
Building a Brighter Digital Future, One Classroom at a Time
This story was featured in the Deseret National News... Earlier this year, middle school teacher Diana Graber’s 16-year-old daughter popped her head into Graber’s office asking for advice. Her concern wasn’t about school or boys but, to Graber’s surprise, Instagram. “She’d taken this shot of herself and she wanted to know if she should post it,” Graber said.
The photo was fairly standard fare for Instagram — a picture of Graber’s daughter in a bathing suit. The two considere
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Diana Graber and Michele Whiteaker
- Apr 6, 2015
- 5 min
8 Rules for Good Digital Citizenship Outdoors
As someone who used to work in outdoor sports before making a dramatic u-turn into the world of technology and kids, I find it viscerally disturbing to see young people (or anyone for that matter) out in nature with their eyes glued to a screen. Invariably, they are missing the wonders of a beautiful day, immune to the fragility and magic of our incredible planet.
So when my friend Michele Whiteaker, founder of FunOrangeCountyParks.com and co-founder of NaturePlayTrips.com
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