Today I had the pleasure of co-hosting a coffee chat with my financial advisor and some of her clients. We spoke in general about the ways misinformation can lead to serious offline consequences. And for this audience in particular, we discussed online frauds and scams that target our pocketbooks. Just yesterday, the Federal Trade Commission released an annual report on consumer fraud. In 2020, consumers reported a total of $304 million in losses due to scams. Internet romance scams are on...

As a high school librarian, I know how important it is for my students to navigate and utilize academic databases. Ninety five percent of our students graduate with plans to continue their education, and will be expected to conduct research through their college or university library subscriptions. Teaching students to navigate the databases is not the hardest part of my job, though. The most difficult part is convincing students that they are worth exploring. Every time I am asked to...

I came across a GEM of a find today when curating digital citizenship resources for teachers. Why aren’t any of my #digcit pals talking about the resources from Teaching Tolerance? Is it because we have yet to fully equate digital citizenship with anything BUT behavior management? In my work, I’ve been trying to get educators thinking beyond personal responsibility and behavior management when they talk about digital citizenship. After all, being in community with others is a lot more...