digital literacy

Using Hypothetical ‘Would You Rather’ Scenarios to Discuss Privacy and Security Concepts with Children

by Elana Blinder
May 20, 2024

When I was a fourth-grade teacher, a minor scandal broke out when a student—who had proudly shared his private password with several friends—logged into our school library platform to find

iCan Change the World: Virtual Platforms, Real Influence

by David Kleeman
May 23, 2023

Dubit CEO Matthew Warneford estimates that within a decade, a million people will make their living from the metaverse. Another 100 million will build in immersive spaces for their own

Lessons from Screen Captured: How Families Can Get the Most Out of Tech in Uncertain Times

by Sean Herman
March 26, 2020

As if any of us needed a reminder, the last few days showed us how quickly things can change. A month ago—or even a week ago—no one knew quite how

Public Media Is Proving Its Mission More Important than Ever

by Susana Beltran Grimm
March 16, 2020

On Thursday, March 12, 2020, PBS SoCal, KCET and the Los Angeles Unified School District, the second-largest district in the nation, announced a plan to provide Pre-K–12th grade educational programming

A Checklist for Evaluating Diverse Children’s Media

by Claudia Haines
May 8, 2017

As a children’s librarian at a small library, a significant part of my job is to find and purchase the best books, audiobooks, puzzles, apps, websites, devices, and even toys

Is it a class, or is it a game? A badging system for mastery in New York City high schools.

by Joy Nolan and Michael Preston
December 12, 2012

How can you use technology to grab a struggling student? How does access to high-speed Internet open a world of learning? What combination of pedagogy and curriculum can deliver the

Digital Literacy as a New Basic Literacy

by Gabrielle Santa-Donato
June 28, 2012

On June 8th, the National Center for Family Literacy (NCFL), the Joan Ganz Cooney Center (JGCC) and the National Council of La Raza (NCLR) convened more than 50 of the nation’s leading scholars, practitioners,

Call for Papers: Learning, Media and Technology

by Ingrid Erickson, Ph.D.
July 28, 2011

Cooney Center Research Associate Ingrid Erickson is teaming up with Ruth V. Small from Syracuse University and Eric Meyers from the University of British Columbia to co-edit a special issue

The Power of Storytelling

by Gary Knell
June 27, 2011

According to research by the Kaiser Family Foundation, the typical American child — age 8 to 18 — spends no less than seven and a half hours a day engaged

Learning from Learning from Hollywood

by Meryl Alper
May 20, 2011

While managing the @cooneycenter Twitter feed and live blog during this week’s Learning From Hollywood Forum, my mental gears were continuously whirring. Rich threads of conversation spun back and forth

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