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10 Wishes for My Future Teens in the Digital World
My life changed for the better three years ago when my daughter was born, then changed even more (for the better again, a crazy better,...
It's Summer and Kids are Saying: Let the Games Begin!
With summer upon us, kids are heading online. Many will be spending unless hours (or want to be spending endless hours) playing and...
Middle School Educators Finding it Tough to Keep up with Social Media Problems
A new study of U.S. school principals finds that over half are "extremely concerned" about students' use of social media and only 14%...
Our Newest Video is Here!
Enjoy our newest video from the Cyber Civics: Level 1 Unit on "Cyberbullying and Digital Drama." It recaps the concepts students learn...
Beyond Turing: Artificial Intelligence Over Real Teachers??
What happens when we prefer artificial intelligence to real teachers? I used to ask audiences two questions in rapid succession. First,...
12 Tips to Stop Peer Cruelty and Raise Kind Kids
“Sticks and stones may break my bones, but names will never hurt me” is a myth that needs to be dispelled. Bullying is viewed as one of...
How To Teach Kids about Internet Privacy
Cookies, Third Parties, Log File Information, User Content...these are terms that every Internet user should know and understand. You'll...
What Tech Insiders Know About Kids & Tech That We Don't
In the first pages of his best-selling book, Irresistible: The Rise of Addictive Technology and the Business of Keeping Us Hooked, author...
Here's What We're Teaching for Media Literacy Week
As I write these words, Cyber Civics' Outreach Director Peter Kelley is in the classroom teaching a lesson called "Fake or Not?" and some...
Why I Love Teaching Cyber Civics
Peter Kelley is Cyber Civics' Outreach Director. Maybe you've had a chance to chat with him? A former high school English teacher, this...
A 6th Grader Defines Citizenship
One of our favorite lessons in Level 1 of Cyber Civics is called, "The 5 Principles of Citizenship." We love to hear students explain how...
CBC News Visits a Cyber Civics Class
We received a visit from CBC News recently because they wanted to see how we teach "media literacy" to 8th grade students in a Cyber...
Waldorf Schools and Technology: Not So Strange Bedfellows
In his new book, “Irresistible: The Rise of Addictive Technology and the Business of Keeping Us Hooked,” Adam Alter writes how tech...
State Legislators, Media Commentators, AND Students All Agree—Give Us “Media Literacy”!
In California, where we are based, State Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson just introduced a bill that would ensure students know “how to spot...
A Cyber Civics Lesson on Sexting
Students today use technology as easily as previous generations used a pencil. But technology is much more powerful than a pen or pencil,...
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