Virginia, Kentucky Endorse EverFi Digital Literacy Program
The curriculum created by online critical thinking educators EverFi will be available free to schools in both states wishing to participate Read Full Post >
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December 06, 2011
Youth Sexting Not All That Common, Reports Find
Illegal actions involving sexting befall a relatively small number of youth Internet users nationally, according to analysis from the University of New Hampshire. Read Full Post >
November 23, 2011
Your Tryptophan-Tastic Watching and Reading Guide
Some ed-tech morsels to hold you over during the Thanksgiving break. Read Full Post >
October 27, 2011
ACLU Files for Injunction in LGBT Filtering Suit
If granted, the injunction would temporarily halt current filtering practices by the school district, which the civil rights watchdog group says violate the First Amendment and federal Equal Access Act. Read Full Post >
October 19, 2011
Cyberbullying: The Power and Peril of Anonymity
While the faceless nature of the Internet can bring out the worst in cyberbullies, it also means concerned bystanders can more easily report wrongdoing. Read Full Post >
September 29, 2011
ACLU: Campaign Against LGBT Filtering Effective
Ninety-six schools nationwide have stopped blocking educational websites that favorably depict LGBT since the beginning of an ACLU initiative, a report says. Read Full Post >
August 18, 2011
E-Rate Puts Spotlight on Internet Safety
New orders from the FCC wiil require schools to teach students about cyberbullying and appropriate Internet behavior to comply with the E-Rate program. Read Full Post >
August 16, 2011
ACLU Files First Legal Case of LGBT Filtering Campaign
The group claims a Missouri school district has been unresponsive to claims that it is engaged in illegal censorship of online content. Read Full Post >
August 05, 2011
'Show Me' Your Facebook Friends, Internet Filters
A recently passed Missouri law that restricts social networking relationships between teachers and students making local and national headlines. Read Full Post >
July 06, 2011
Common Sense Media Leads Literacy Ed. Expansion
In just over a year, the San Francisco non-profit has broadened its curriculum to reach K-12 students at all grade levels. Read Full Post >
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