Not only is the Federal Trade Commission reviewing advertising aimed at children in the coming year, it's looking at "Internet-selling techniques" and teaching kids how to think critically about them, MediaPost reports. The full program will also include reviews of "food marketing to children and adults" and "green marketing and privacy matters and better coordination with sister agencies, … [Read more...] about FTC’s new campaign about ads for kids
Literacy & Citizenship
The case of the password-requiring coach
A coach requiring a team member's Facebook password is a serious problem all by itself. But this coach used that password to read private messages and then kick the team member off the squad for profanity Coach Tommie Hill found in the private message. I'm referring to a case in Pearl, Miss., cited in eSchoolNews. The student was nominated for a team spirit award "for the previous year, but the … [Read more...] about The case of the password-requiring coach
25 billion+ videos viewed
That was just this past August in the US, according to comScore's latest figures - yet another online video-viewing record. More than 10 billion of those views were on Google sites, with YouTube representing 99% of Google video traffic. In terms of people, "161 million US Internet users watched online video during the month, the largest audience ever recorded," comScore Video Metrix reports. The … [Read more...] about 25 billion+ videos viewed
*Updated* dig-lit definition (already!)
Connecticut-based youth officer Det. Frank Dannahey, valuable member of ConnectSafely.org's advisory board, sent me some excellent feedback on that last post, along the lines of: what about some reference to "digital"?! Minor oversight ;-) . So added two more lines to the definition:Critical thinking and ethical choicesaboutthe content and impactononeself, others, and one's communityofwhat one … [Read more...] about *Updated* dig-lit definition (already!)
A definition of digital literacy & citizenship
I pulled this out of my last post to see what you think about this as a working definition for a digital literacy that includes citizenship – the behavioral element that's part of using social media. Tell me what you think:Critical thinking and ethical choicesabout the content and impacton oneself, others, and one's community of what one sees, says, and produces withmedia, devices, and … [Read more...] about A definition of digital literacy & citizenship