Kids, Creativity, and Copyright
Not so long ago, students’ creative work was mostly set down on paper, and sharing it meant taping it to the family refrigerator. Today,...
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Diana Graber
- Aug 3, 2018
- 3 min
Don't Tweet Stupid Stuff
Don’t tweet stupid stuff. Seems like no-brainer advice, doesn’t it? Yet, if one's brain is not fully-functional (we’ll get to that in a...
Cyberwise
- Sep 7, 2017
- 1 min
Watch a Cyber Civics Lesson on CBC News
We were visited recently by CBC News recently because they wanted to see how we teach "media literacy" to 8th grade students in a Cyber...
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...
Erin Ann Anderson, for SurfieApp.com
- Jun 13, 2017
- 1 min
9 Kids' Apps Make Summer Reading Fun!
Afraid your kids will go soft in the head over the summer without school? Many kids would rather be on their devices than pick up a book,...
Na’ama Y. Rosenberg, via @Voki
- Jun 13, 2017
- 3 min
Now Recruiting: Responsible Cybercitizens of the World
Over the past century and a half, schools have evolved tremendously from the little one room schoolhouse model. In fact, education has...
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,...
Cynthia Lieberman (cross-posted on PromaxBDA Daily
- Nov 3, 2016
- 4 min
Media Literacy and the Virtual Watercooler
Everyone is weary of the endless online noise coming from political commentators, cyberbullies and miscellaneous ranters, especially...
Diana Graber
- Oct 31, 2016
- 2 min
Media Literacy is C.R.A.P.
C.R.A.P. That’s what kids see on the board on the first day of their Cyber Civics “Media Literacy for Positive Participation" course. It...
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...
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...
Jack McArtney, CEO and Founder of mccartney group
- Dec 21, 2015
- 4 min
#DigiWishes: Use These ELLLF's for Digital Media Literacy
We're excited to share this post from the man who brought text messaging to the U.S. He's got some great advice for you... and it...
Leanne McGowan
- Nov 1, 2015
- 2 min
Why Media Literacy Can't Be An "Extra"
As someone who deals with primary sexual violence prevention education, media literacy is my preferred way to engage with students, and...
Diana Graber
- Jul 12, 2015
- 1 min
Digital Literacy Classes Raise Other Scores
In Part 2 of our interview withe Dr. Jane Karwoski of the Social Network Show, Cyberwise Co-Founder Diana Graber talks about "Cyber...
Diana Graber
- Jun 11, 2015
- 1 min
CyberWise on Social Network Show!
Listen to CyberWise Co-Founder Diana Graber talk "no grownup left behind" with Dr. J on the Social Network Show. Listen to/read it here....
Diana Graber
- Jan 2, 2015
- 1 min
8 Tech Resolutions Your Kids Want You To Make
Check out our post on The Huffington Post... Please don't shoot me. I'm just the messenger, here to deliver a short list of "tech...
Diana Graber
- Aug 18, 2014
- 1 min
Cyber Civics: A Project Tomorrow "Innovation in Education" Award Finalist
We are pleased and honored to learn that our Digital Media Literacy program, which we call Cyber Civicsâ„¢, is one of ten finalists for...
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