The Digital Youth Network is a digital literacy program that gives students on Chicago's South Side the skills and tools they need to be media creators -- and critical media consumers. So what can teachers and parents across the …
The Ideal MEALS activity is a fun way to get parents and caregivers thinking about how to create a healthy balance of activities for their children, with and without media and tech. Help them define the ideal balance for their fa…
Watch a lively conversation with Arms, one of our Digital Citizens, about how kids can find a balance when it comes to using media and technology. Use this video to start your own discussion with parents and caregivers.
Do your students love hip-hop? Or they maybe just enjoy engaging videos? Flocabulary might be a go-to instructional option for your classroom. To find out, watch this short overview of Flocabulary's key features, including their …
Students learn that the information they put online leaves a digital footprint, or "trail," which can be big or small, and helpful or hurtful, depending on how they manage it.
Check out this simple formative assessment tip designed to make the most of Kahoot. Go beyond quiz games and explore how Kahoot's polling and surveying features can get students reflecting, self-assessing, and figuring out next s…
Are you a teacher who's new to Twitter? If you haven't heard already, it's the number-one platform for teachers' PLNs (or professional learning networks). Because it's so widely used among educators, Twitter is a great place to c…
Google can be a great starting point for any research project. But if you’re looking for more refined, credible, and useful information you’ve gotta get familiar with Google’s “search operators” – basically ways to target your se…
Check out this really simple way to get more out of a quiz with Formative. After a quiz, get students to take ownership of their learning by using Formative to send out exit tickets prompting students to document what questions t…
From viral memes to so-called fake news, the web is overflowing with information -- true, false, and everything in between. Here's one tip to help your students use the web effectively as a fact-checking tool: Don't just read dow…
Once you post something online, it's permanent. Yet many students don't realize the reality and repercussions of this fact. Hear an assistant principal describe the importance of students learning how posting things online not on…
