Love is in the air. Nope, scratch that. Love is in the Wi-Fi and more than ever (especially during COVID-19), young people are making connections via dating apps and more.
How to talk to teens about their online relationships
We are very excited to welcome special guest Taylor Blatchford who shared her personal story regarding sexting with us last month (you can read it here). Taylor is a graduate student at the University of Alabama and a titleholder with the Miss America Organization. She has been an advocate for internet safety for many years and presents her campaign, "Text 2 Regret," in classrooms in and around Alabama. We are honored that she teaches our Cyber Civics curriculum and regularly talks to young people about how they connect online.
Downloading a dating app, like the most well-known one —Tinder—takes no more than a moment, and suddenly anyone (even your kids!) has a whole world of possible "dates" at their fingertips.
Nearly half of teens report feeling depressed or anxious during the past school year. Find you how what young people can do to help alleviate their stress.
According to this article, "One tool that schools can use to deal with this is called media literacy education...Yet few American kids are receiving this instruction." We are proud to report we are changing that with Cyber Civics!
It's News Literacy Week. Share a Lesson with Your School.
We're celebrating by sharing one of our favorite lesson plans, slides, and student worksheet that will help students identify "clickbait" and "deep fakes," two concerning ways they might be drawn to misinformation online.
