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Just as YouTube has changed the way we watch video and Wikipedia has changed the way we find information, Kiva.org - the world's first online person-to-person microlending platform - is changing the way we give back. Kiva lets you lend to a specific entrepreneur in third world countries, empowering them to lift themselves out of poverty. There are many great classroom connections here for global citizenship, math, geography etc. Kiva also allows you to develop a social network with other contributors supporting the same entrepreneur.

Professor Eric Faden of Bucknell University created this humorous, yet informative, review of copyright principles delivered through the words of the very folks we can thank for nearly endless copyright terms. View as streaming video, download as an MP4 file or watch it on YouTube.

Professor Eric Faden of Bucknell University created this humorous, yet informative, review of copyright principles delivered through the words of the very folks we can thank for nearly endless copyright terms. View as streaming video, download as an MP4 file or watch it on YouTube.

AT&T Smart Limits™ brings together information about parental control features across AT&T's wireless, wired, broadband and video service. Includes tools in four areas: Wireless Smart, Surf Smart, Watch Smart and Talk Smart.

It's a brave new world. Unfortunately--continuing the literary allusion--Big Brother is watching. As technology makes more information more accessible, it also threatens to expose information that is not intended to be shared. Privacy is a concept that is caught in the middle of the struggle.

Media literacy is the process of accessing, analyzing, evaluating and creating messages in a wide variety of forms. It uses an inquiry-based instructional model that encourages people to ask questions about what they watch, see and read. Media literacy aims to enable people to be skillful creators and producers of media messages, both to facilitate an understanding as to the strengths and limitations of each medium, as well as to create independent media.

One 8th grade class's experience with backchanneling while watching a video. Great ideas here!

Which Country Has the Greatest Digital Access in the World? Watch this student-produced video on Teacher Tube and find out.

A good demonstration of information that both teens (and adults) divulge online that could be used against them to commit home invasion crimes: just type in the words "headed to" in the Twitter Search Engine and watch how many people indicate that they are not home!

Adults need to be good role models. Politicians need to think about this the next time they consider demonizing (as opposed to criticizing) an opponent. Media personalities and talk show hosts need to think about the messages they're giving to children when they engage in name calling. We all need to be aware of comments we make in the presence of children and even people who comment on blogs need to think about the difference between legitimate criticism and derision. Children learn by observing our behavior, and there are plenty of adults who behave like bullies. Changing behavior isn't easy, but it's not impossible. I've been watching episodes of the TV show Mad Men, which is set in the 1960s when it was acceptable to smoke around other people, ride in cars without seat belts, leave trash everywhere, make derogatory comments about minorities, and treat women as inferior beings. We haven't yet completely eliminated any of those dangerous or antisocial behaviors, but we've come a long way. With concerted effort and national leadership, we can do the same with bullying.

Palo Alto-based Togetherville.com has launched their new site as a social web experience for kids (age 6-10). Using Facebook accounts, parents manage the youth accounts and create approved lists of friends for their kids. On Togetherville, kids can play games, watch videos, send messages and create art in a safe and ad-free environment.

Watch this video to learn how to talk to your children about the dangers of posting personal information online and the effect of cyberbullying on others.

When schools first established on-ramps for the information superhighway, the common wisdom was that "filters would protect children as they use the Internet." I never bought into that myth. My position has always been that the best filtering software sits under the hardware that rides on top of the shoulders.

The average teenager spends more than three hours a day watching TV, but only 43 minutes reading, according to a study by the Kaiser Family Foundation, data which suggests that as important as English literature and composition courses are to a proper high school education, something valuable is missing from the curriculum. A number of schools are already answering that need, offering media literacy programs that teach teens to recognize and deconstruct the ways messages are made in film, television and new media.

Here's a behind-the-scenes look at the GoJobio launch video! GoJobio is re-inventing how you hire, recruit or find your next job. JOBSEEKERS: Take control! Stop feeling like your resume is getting lost in the shuffle. Use our video pitch technology to show your true character and creativity. EMPLOYERS: Get to know who you hire! Along with resumes, watch 60-second video pitches directed to your specific job opening to learn more about your candidates personality and skills. For More information, visit http://www.GoJobio.com/

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Web Wise Kids discusses the consequences of poor decision making on social media, and gives advice on what to do to rectify such situations.

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