Profile Pictures and Online Bios: The Technology Lessons Pre-Teens Really Need
Separation-ideation. This is a fancy psychological term for a developmental task that occurs in early adolescence, when a child begins to...
What Is Cyberbullying? New Cyber Civics Video Explains
At Cyber Civics, we take cyberbullying seriously. That's why, in Level 1 of our curriculum (which covers "Digital Citizenship"), we offer...
Should TikTok Be Banned? What Kids Think.
A bipartisan bill recently introduced in Congress could ban TikTok, the popular social media app, in the U.S. While adults (who likely...
Why We're Freaking Out About ChatGPT
New technologies have the uncanny ability to freak us out. Even in the time of Socrates, when a newfangled technology—the writing...
Students are Shocked at Receiving the Same Graphic Image
One afternoon, in the high school study hall where I work, several students’ phones began buzzing at the exact same time. Initially...
How To Protect Teens from Catfishing and Sextortion
Over the past year, we have been tracking an unsettling uptick in to two very serious online threats. The first is called “catfishing.”...
Cyber Civics Collaborates with AT&T & Warner Bros. Discovery on "The Achievery" for Students
We are honored to be collaborating with AT&T and Warner Bros. Discovery on The Achievery, a new digital learning platform that provides...
Three Reasons Social Media Age Restrictions Matter
The minimum age to open an account on nearly every social media platform‑—TikTok, Instagram, Twitter, Pinterest, Kik, YouTube, Snapchat,...
Children’s Online Safety
This excerpt reprinted by permission from Porch Technology is integral to a child’s life. They will see it everywhere from birth and will...
Teaching Digital Citizenship, the Montessori Way
Montessori Education, at the middle school level, focuses on hands-on, experiential learning, driven by a student’s innate desire to...
