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Bringing RITEC Learnings to Life and Putting them into Practice

During the week of the 2024 Games for Change Festival, the Cooney Center had the privilege of helping to organize a series of events to bring the Responsible Innovation in

Why Children Are Susceptible to Online Misinformation

In February 2019, a story titled “California newborn becomes first baby to be named an emoji” circulated widely on social media. The story claimed a mother had named her baby

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

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

Designing Edtech for Young Learners

Key ideas and recommendations for edtech developersChildren aren’t small adults. This might seem obvious to parents and educators, but, as we learned in our research for the recently released whitepaper,

New Research from UNICEF Innocenti Tests the RITEC Framework with Kids

We are very excited to share new research produced by UNICEF Innocenti – Global Office of Research and Foresight as part of the Responsible Innovation in Technology for Children (RITEC)

Can Digital Games Enhance Children’s Well-being?

The importance of play for children’s development and learning has long been recognized by parents, educators and researchers.1 Much of our lives are now being lived in digital contexts, and

Can YouTube help kids learn? Describing the quality of early literacy and math videos online

A new report from SRI Education describes the quality of educational YouTube videos for prekindergarten- and kindergarten-age children. Findings point to surprising differences from educational television shows, including less use

Re-imagining Reading: How Reluctant Readers Would Design Their Own Educational Technology

According to NAEP only 14% of U.S. students reported reading for fun almost every day in 2023 – 13 percentage points lower than 2012 – and average reading scores have

Into the Digital Future: Fostering Well-being in the Digital Age with Melissa Mercado

Join us for a conversation with Melissa Mercado, a lead researcher at the CDC, where she addresses the challenges of digital harassment and online safety. Alongside Laura and Jordan, she

Into the Digital Future: Empowering Children’s Voices with Amanda Third

Laura and Jordan are joined by Amanda Third, Associate Professor at the University of Western Sydney and co-author of the UN’s Digital Rights of the Child. Amanda shares her participatory