EXCLUSIVE! In the wake of the horrific aftermath from the school shooting in Parkland, Florida, award-winning author and researcher Dr. Pet

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

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

At Media Literacy Now, we believe that policy change paves the way to ensure essential critical thinking skills around all types of media are being integrated into classrooms across the country. That’s why we’re thrilled to announce that Washington state has just passed legislation to elevate media literacy as a priority in the schools. The law creates a process for all stakeholders to engage in “an ongoing discussion of safe technology use, internet use, digital citizenship,

As a fourth grade teacher, I am passionate about inspiring kids to be the best they can be. Even though fourth graders are 9-10 years old, you may (or may not) be surprised to know that many of them are already active on social media and online in general. It seems that each year there are even more students in my class than the prior year who are already active online, despite restrictions via the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act that are designed to prevent kids u

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

In Part 2 of our interview withe Dr. Jane Karwoski of the Social Network Show, Cyberwise Co-Founder Diana Graber talks about "Cyber Civics" and how this middle school digital literacy program raises other test scores. "When you teach digital literacy, you're teaching critical thinking. And that makes kids smarter," says Graber. Listen to the entire episode to learn more! #socialmedia #digitalliteracy #education #digitalmedialiteracylessons #cybercivics

Cyberwise Co-Founder Diana Graber talks sexting on KNX1070 Newsradio, weighing in on LAUSD's plan to educate students on this important topic. #sexting #knx1070 #education #lausd #digitalcitizenship