Digital Literacy and Youth Civic Engagement

In this final episode, highlights from our guest interviews walk listeners through the seven key areas of LFJ's Digital Literacy Framework (#DigLit). Visit the show notes for this episode to find a full transcript and a list of resources to help you teach the ideas explored by our guests.

Reflections on how the attention economy affects social media and journalism, with Meredith Broussard, author of Artificial Unintelligence: How Computers Misunderstand the World, and Betsy O'Donovan, assistant professor of journalism at Western Washington University. And be sure to visit the show notes for this episode, for a full transcript and resources to help you teach the ideas explored by our guests.

Video games in the classroom can help young people learn a wide range of skills. But gaming can also expose them to radical ideologies. We talk about game-based learning with Meenoo Rami, manager for Microsoft's Minecraft Education. We also explore how educators can counter hateful messages in games with Keegan Hankes from the Southern Poverty Law Center's Intelligence Project. Visit the show notes for this episode to find a full transcript and a list of resources to help you teach the ideas explored by our guests.

Do you know how to identify fake news? MediaWise's Katy Byron discusses teaching students how to determine what's real on the internet, and Professor Gordon Pennycook exposes why people believe things that aren't true. And be sure to visit the show notes for this episode, for a full transcript and resources to help you teach the ideas explored by our guests.

Your students are likely experiencing the good and the bad of YouTube, one of the world's most popular online platforms. In this episode, featuring science teacher Alicia Johal and the Daily Beast's Kelly Weill, we consider both in the classroom conte Visit the show notes for this episode to find a full transcript and a list of resources to help you teach the ideas explored by our guests.

Too many schools don't have librarians, but if yours does and you're not tapping their expertise to teach digital literacy, you're making a big mistake. Librarians Julia Torres and Lois Parker-Hennion explain why you need them. And be sure to visit the show notes for this episode, for a full transcript and resources to help you teach the ideas explored by our guests.

New episodes are on the way soon. While we're taking a short winter break, get a sneak peek at what's coming up while you catch up with the rest of our family of podcasts.

This isn't partisan; it's true—hateful ideas from the far right are increasingly becoming mainstream, and they're spreading via the internet and digital media. Will Sommer and Melissa Ryan explain how it's happening. Visit the show notes for this episode to find a full transcript and a list of resources to help you teach the ideas explored by our guests.

Social media sometimes reveals the worst of humanity. But we also see people—especially youth—using it for necessary change. Erica Hodgin and Joe Kahne talk empowerment and civic engagement through digital media. And be sure to visit the show notes for this episode, for a full transcript and resources to help you teach the ideas explored by our guests.  

Think "digital natives" don't need digital guidance? Think again. Researchers Sam Wineburg and educator Rafranz Davis bust that myth and discuss ways to help students exercise their power. Visit the show notes for this episode to find a full transcript and a list of resources to help you teach the ideas explored by our guests.