In the spring of 2024, we set out to improve student engagement in my digital media literacy course by listening to students and parents regarding their concerns. What emerged was a shared sense of ...

Last month, Meta, which owns Instagram and Facebook, announced that it would end its fact-checking program in the U.S., leaving billions of users — many of whom are adolescents — to figure out for ...

The battle against fake news in Finland starts in pre-school classrooms. For decades, the Nordic nation has woven media literacy, including the ability to analyse different kinds of media and ...

As artificial intelligence tools become more popular in education, teachers face the challenge of deciding which ones to use and how best to incorporate them into pedagogy. According to Dana Thompson, ...

A recent report from the Digital Education Council, a global community devoted to "revolutionizing the world of education and work through technology and collaboration," provides an AI literacy ...

Are you media literate? The 10th annual U.S. Media Literacy Week Oct. 21-25 is your chance to answer that question, and to celebrate the importance of critical thinking about media as a fundamental ...

Statewide cellphone bans aren’t the only measures policymakers are taking to help schools navigate a complex digital media landscape. At least half of U.S. states have enacted laws to advance media ...

High school student Mia Rivera demonstrates puts her phone away before the start of school in this August 2025 photo taken in Louisville, Ky. It’s harder than ever to tell what’s real from what’s not ...

Stay on top of what’s happening in the Bay Area with essential Bay Area news stories, sent to your inbox every weekday. The Bay Bay Area-raised host Ericka Cruz Guevarra brings you context and ...