Young People and the Digital World

Who are The Media and Who Uses Media

Pew Internet Research Project - The newest studies on internet usage by Americans.
Pew Internet Research Projects Topic List - Look here to find research on the topics that you are interested in
Teens and Social Media - A fact sheet from the Pew Research Center. July 2025.
Teens, Social Media and Mental Health - From the Pew Research Center, April 22, 2025
Teens Spend More Time on the Internet than on Homework - Well that is not a surprise. Teens spend 4.8 hours a day on social media. This is from Forbes, Oct. 18, 2023.
Almost half of US teens use the Internet "almost constantly" - This report from the World Economic Forum will tell you where they are spending their time. August 30, 2022.
What is a social media influencer - This definition is from wikipedia.
Generation Like - The power of being "liked" and its effect on teenage behavior. This is a Frontline report, February, 2014.
The Merchants of Cool - Web site for the PBS Frontline show on the effect of popular culture on teenagers.

Teaching Media Literacy

Media Smarts - Lesson plans from Canada's Centre for Digital and Media Literacy.
Read Write Think - This site has many lesson plans for teaching media literacy.
PBS Teacher Source - Media studies lesson plans.
Ontario Media Literacy Homepage - Lesson plans for media literacy by an Ontario media literacy teacher.

"Fake News"

News Platform Fact Sheet. - Americans get their news from digital devices instead of newspapers or TV. From Pew Research, Sept 23, 2024
News Consumption Across Social Media Platforms - From the Pew Research Center, September, 2024 .
Evaluating Sources in a "Post Truth" World - Lesson plan ideas from the New York Times, Jan. 19, 2017
The Honest Truth About Fake News and How Not to Fall for it - From Station KQED
Fighting Fake News - A lesson plan by Rachel Roberson from station KQED
Hoax or No Hoax? Strategies for Online Comprehension and Evaluation - From the ReadWriteThink web site.
Skills and Strategies | Fake News vs. Real News: Determining the Reliability of Sources - by Katherine Schulton for the New York Times Learning Network.
Teaching About Fake News - More suggestions for teaching about fake news from the Resources for School Librarians web site.

Evaluating the Results from Artificial Intelligence

Artificial Intellignce for students

Artificial Intelligence and Media Literacy A guide from Southern New Hampshire University.
How to use AI for Research, A high school students guide - From the Private School Review.
How to fact Check AI Content Like a Pro - This is from Articulate

Youth, the Internet and Digital Media

Internet Problems

Stop Cyberbullying Now - Information for parents and educators from the US Department of Health and Human Services.
Kidsafe Search Sites - Information about safe sites and about child safety on the internet.
BBC Technology News - a good site to keep up with what is going on in the fight against spam and media piracy.

Copyright Issues

The U.S. Copyright Office
Copyright and Creativity - This site helps students in all grades to learn about copyright and fair use.
Copyright and Fair Use - Links to primary sources and web sites. From the Stanford University Library.
Software Information Industry Association - Check out the anti-piracy section for information on software copyright.
Teaching Copyright - an extensive curriculum from the Electronic Frontier Foundation.
Seven
Did Chat GPT Write this, Here's How to Tell. - Information from Mozilla. April 14, 2023

Intellectual Freedom in America Today

The American Civil Liberties Union
ALA Office of Intellectual Freedom
The Center for Democracy and Technology - Information about the government and technology.
The Electronic Frontier Foundation - Group protecting digital rights.

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