Digital Citizenship Category Archives - Connected Learning Alliance https://clalliance.org/blog/category/digital-citizenship/ Make Learning Relevant Sat, 02 Dec 2023 00:02:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Making Media that Matters: YR Media to Facilitate Two Sessions at the 2023 Connected Learning Summit https://clalliance.org/blog/making-media-that-matters-yr-media-to-facilitate-two-sessions-at-the-2023-connected-learning-summit/ Thu, 19 Oct 2023 16:00:52 +0000 https://clalliance.org/?p=89944910 YR Media is excited to participate in CLS this year, facilitating two interactive sessions via our Teach YR effort. We’ll be leading a roundtable conversation about our work co-creating curriculum with educators and students grounded in YR Media content, and in a workshop session, we will focus on one of our most recent projects developing... Read more »

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]]> Proceedings of the 2022 Connected Learning Summit Released https://clalliance.org/blog/proceedings-of-the-2022-connected-learning-summit-released/ Tue, 25 Apr 2023 22:44:35 +0000 https://clalliance.org/?p=89944556 On behalf of the Connected Learning Summit Conference Committee, we are pleased to announce the publication of the Proceedings of the 2022 Connected Learning Summit.  It is our honor to share with you a proceedings that celebrates participatory, playful, and transformative learning. In 2021, the Connected Learning Summit became a fully online event, supporting inclusive,... Read more »

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]]> Call for Proposals Now Open for the Sixth Annual Connected Learning Summit https://clalliance.org/blog/call-for-proposals-now-open-for-the-sixth-annual-connected-learning-summit/ Tue, 07 Mar 2023 17:21:31 +0000 https://clalliance.org/?p=89944265 Call for proposals now open for the sixth annual Connected Learning Summit, which will run entirely online from October 26 to 28, 2023. Submissions open: March 6, 2023 Deadline for submissions: June 23, 2023 Notifications: August 2023 We invite submissions of Research Papers and Showcases that focus on digital technologies for learning, educational and commercial... Read more »

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]]> Code for What? https://clalliance.org/blog/code-for-what/ Tue, 14 Feb 2023 00:43:47 +0000 https://clalliance.org/?p=89944151 Educators are urged to teach “computer science for all!” In our new book, based on ten years of work at YR Media, we respond with a question: “Code for what?” What if emerging creators approached computer science as an expansive medium for storytelling and social justice? How would they use it to produce digital content... Read more »

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]]> Getting Over Privacy: Surveillance Studies and Edtech https://clalliance.org/blog/getting-over-privacy-surveillance-studies-and-edtech/ Tue, 25 Oct 2022 19:08:16 +0000 https://clalliance.org/?p=89943732 Writing for this blog in 2013, Dr. John Jones warned, “[D]igital technologies are increasingly important not just to learning, but to all facets of students’ lives[,] and reminders of the breaches of privacy made possible by these technologies are nearly ubiquitous.” Jones described how education technologies subject students to the invasive gaze of corporate actors... Read more »

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]]> What Does Well-Being Mean to Children in a Digital Age? https://clalliance.org/blog/what-does-well-being-mean-to-children-in-a-digital-age/ Mon, 15 Aug 2022 22:00:03 +0000 https://clalliance.org/?p=89943630 Much of the conversation around children’s use of technology focuses on the potential risks and harms of exploring the digital world. While protecting children is an essential focus, it cannot be the only one. As children’s lives become increasingly digital, we also have an obligation and an opportunity to reframe the discussion using a whole... Read more »

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]]> Learn, Organize, and Collaborate with Fellow Innovators and Researchers at CLS2022 Workshops & Roundtables https://clalliance.org/blog/learn-organize-and-collaborate-with-fellow-innovators-and-researchers-at-cls2022-workshops-roundtables/ Wed, 06 Jul 2022 21:18:33 +0000 https://clalliance.org/?p=89943547 In addition to inspiring keynotes and plenaries, this year’s Connected Learning Summit features interactive workshops and roundtables offered by Connected Learning Alliance partners. Our partners are research labs, nonprofits, and research-practice collaborations leading the way in designing for a more equitable, participatory, learner-centered ecosystem. All workshops and roundtables will be offered in interactive and engaging... Read more »

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]]> Agents of Influence: How to Make Fighting Fake News Fun https://clalliance.org/blog/agents-of-influence-how-to-make-fighting-fake-news-fun/ Mon, 04 Oct 2021 12:00:48 +0000 https://clalliance.org/?p=89943054 It’s no secret that the world has endured many hardships over the past few years. One of the most prevalent, of course, is the COVID-19 pandemic. This virus forced us all into our homes as we wondered what was going to happen next. We checked the internet constantly, trying to figure out what we should... Read more »

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]]> The Promise of Schools as Digital Citizenship Hubs https://clalliance.org/blog/the-promise-of-schools-as-digital-citizenship-hubs/ Wed, 22 Sep 2021 16:58:23 +0000 https://clalliance.org/?p=89943037 A 2018 study of student digital literacy skills found that only 2% of eighth grade students in the U.S. scored at the highest level of computer and information literacy. Education experts were quick to point out that this should not be considered a failing of individual teachers or students. Indeed, students’ digital skills varied based... Read more »

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]]> From Research to Promising Practices – Building Youth Connections for Wellbeing https://clalliance.org/blog/from-research-to-promising-practices-building-youth-connections-for-wellbeing/ Thu, 25 Mar 2021 02:27:21 +0000 https://clalliance.org/?p=89941253 About a year ago, the Connected Learning Lab published a report on Youth Connections for Wellbeing, which was developed collaboratively by Mimi Ito, Candice Odgers, and Stephen Schueller. The report discussed how technologies such as social media, smartphones, and digital games can foster social connection and engagement, and build wellbeing among young people—the opposite of... Read more »

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