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Concise description of how information is transmitted across the Internet.

Digital literacy or digital judgement? What is our belief system of the Internet?

Why internet filters in schools hamstring the development of digital literacies and also don't increase safety.

How the Internet can change language - and upset people!

Ladar Levison describes (see embedded video) something of why he shut his encrypted email service. Most of it is heavily alluded to because of the draconian gagging orders he is under. From a digital literacy perspective I think this is important in helping people consider the access to information that they transmit across the Internet which may be available to others, especially governmental and quasi governmental bodies.

Focus is on young people's evaluation of digital sources.

"You've all heard there's no such thing as bad publicity. On the internet this is doubly true. When you link to a website - regardless of the reason - this strengthens its position in search engines. This means that a bad review of a website makes it more popular. When you are discussing or alerting others to a website that promotes a fraud, scam, cult or other questionable business and you link to that site, search engines will (after a while) improve the offending site's rank. Therefore, more people will find these shady websites, and will be exposed to their content without getting the proper context. That's where donotlink comes in. With donotlink.com, you can link to sites without giving them "Google juice". Using donotlink.com instead of linking to questionable websites directly will prevent your links from improving these websites' position in search engines."

Fear and loathing - this time regarding students accessing the Internet at home on Chromebooks.

Resources to help you understand your presence online and where and what might be happening to information about you.

Neoteny, one of my favorite words, means the retention of childlike attributes in adulthood: idealism, experimentation and wonder. In this new world, not only must we behave more like children, we also must teach the next generation to retain those attributes that will allow them to be world-changing, innovative adults who will help us reinvent the future.

A good set of resources on digital identity and footprints. The bits I've read / watched covered the 'how' of how you are tracked online so they explained the technology but weren't too technical.

The difference between digital literacy and a computer driving licence. Also known as deep learning and being of the web.