Online Safety
Curriculum
Video
These Two Key Questions Form the Heart of Digital Literacy Instruction
Crucial lessons around digital literacy and digital safety can be framed around these two questions.
Classroom Technology
Video
Teachers, Try This: Digital Literacy Lessons for Elementary Students
Students are encountering technology at an early age. It's important they know how to interact safely with a digital world.
Classroom Technology
Instagram Wants Teachers to Report Cyberbullying. But How Much Will That Help?
The social media platform created a program designed to help educators report instances of potential cyberbullying.
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Artificial Intelligence
More Teens Than You Think Have Been 'Deepfake' Targets
A growing number of teenagers know someone who has been the target of AI-generated pornographic images or videos.
Artificial Intelligence
From Our Research Center
Why Schools Need to Wake Up to the Threat of AI 'Deepfakes' and Bullying
Schools are underprepared to deal with a deluge of AI-created videos that harm the reputations of students and educators.
Student Well-Being
Students Are Sharing Sexually Explicit ‘Deepfakes.' Are Schools Prepared?
A report from the Center for Democracy & Technology explores tech-powered sexual harassment in schools.
Privacy & Security
What Teachers Need to Know About Changes to Instagram Teen Accounts
The adjustments come as Meta faces multiple lawsuits from states and school districts.
Curriculum
Opinion
There’s a Better Way to Teach Digital Citizenship
Many popular resources for digital-citizenship education only focus on good online behavior. That’s a problem.
Student Well-Being
Online Sexual Exploitation Is a Growing Threat to Kids. What Schools Can Do
U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas talks about new resources to help schools tackle the problem.
Classroom Technology
Then & Now
How the 'Sexting' Panic Previewed Today's Debate About Kids' Cellphone Use
As technology evolves, one axiom stays the same: Schools must help students weigh how to responsibly fit it into their lives.
Ed-Tech Policy
When Schools Want to Ban Cellphones—But Parents Stand in the Way
Educating parents on the real threats cellphones pose to their children can help allay their concerns about safety.
Student Well-Being
Cellphone Headaches in Middle Schools: Why Policies Aren't Enough
Middle schoolers' developmental stage makes them uniquely vulnerable to the negative aspects of cellphones. Policies alone won't help.
Teaching Profession
Explainer
What Is Doxxing, and How Can Educators Protect Their Privacy Online?
Keeping personal and professional information separate can be difficult for teachers, experts say.