Ad4dcss/Digital Citizenship

Power will soon belong to those who can master a variety of expressive human-machine interactions. Already, various thinkers about the future have proposed a number of candidates for the designation "twenty-first-century literacy." That is, what are the key skills humans must possess in order to be considered literate?

The December 2007 issue of the Journal of Adolescent Health was devoted to articles on cyberbullying and youth violence as a public health issue. Eleven research articles are available for download from this page.

Preparing today's students to be tomorrow's innovators, leaders and engaged citizens

T.H.E. Journal [April 2008] Highlights how students may be disadvantaged in future career goals if blocks are put in their way to facilitate technology in learning.

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.

Justin Cone won the Moving Images Contest with this clip, created to demonstrate how CC (Creative Commons) works.

How do youth use media and technology as they learn to be participants in civic and democratic practices? We share two case studies -- one from a media arts production organization and one from a school board youth group -- that revolve around youth-adult interactions in learning environments that offer youth real opportunities to be influential in their respective communities.

Online social networking site for kids age 7 and younger. Connected with ownership of webkinz plush toy animals. Used in a classroom setting by Maria Knee, kindergarten teacher at Deerfield Community School in Deerfield, New Hampshire, who has been named this year's winner of the Kay L. Bitter Vision Award for Excellence in Technology-Based PK-2 Education. The award is given by the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE®) to recognize PK-2 educators who demonstrate vision and creativity in a project or program that effectively integrates technology in the classroom.

Digital Technology 101 offers guidance and advice on how to monitor some of the most popular communication tools used by teens today: social networking, cell phones, instant messaging,

How to set your Facebook Privacy settings. Mostly screenshots.

This was a grant obtained by University of Pittsburgh [2001] to promote service-learning as a model for dissemination of Information Technology Literacy. Note that the grant has concluded and site information has not been updated since January 2007.

Mike Bogle's post on using YouTube and the harsh criticisms that content creators sometimes face from anonymous viewers and commentators.

Professionally Speaking - March 2008

New South Wales Education and Training Policies from Australia.

This chapter explores why young authors find value in expressing themselves on the Internet.

Frustrated by workers so plugged in that they tuned out in the middle of business meetings, a growing number of companies are going "topless," as in no laptops allowed. Also banned from some conference rooms: BlackBerrys, iPhones and other devices on which so many people have come to depend.