In this final episode, highlights from our guest interviews walk listeners through the seven key areas of Teaching Tolerance's Digital Literacy Framework (#DigLit). Visit the show notes for this episode to find a full transcript and a list of resources to help you teach the ideas explored by our guests. And educators! Get a professional development certificate for listening to this episode—issued by Learning for Justice. Listen for the special code word, then visit learningforjustice.org/podcastpd.

In this final episode, highlights from our guest interviews walk listeners through the seven key areas of Teaching Tolerance's Digital Literacy Framework (#DigLit). Visit the <a href="https://www.learningforjustice.org/podcasts/the-mind-online/the-digital-literacy-framework" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">show notes for this episode</a> to find a full transcript and a list of resources to help you teach the ideas explored by our guests. And educators! <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSctahAYxiyYYikZ58UWMql2m-TlRsjCMvzhgbmpnUZW0l41CQ/viewform?usp=pp_url&amp;entry.1748617993=12:+The+Digital+Literacy+Framework" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Get a professional development certificate</a> for listening to this episode—issued by Learning for Justice. Listen for the special code word, then visit <a href="https://www.learningforjustice.org/podcastpd" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">learningforjustice.org/podcastpd</a>.

The Digital Literacy Framework

Reflections on how the attention economy affects social media and journalism, with Meredith Broussard, author of Artificial Unintelligence: How Computers Misunderstand the World, and Betsy O’Donovan, assistant professor of journalism at Western Washington University. Educators! Get a professional development certificate for listening to this episode—issued by Learning for Justice. Listen for the special code word, then visit learningforjustice.org/podcastpd. And be sure to visit the show notes for this episode, for a full transcript and resources to help you teach the ideas explored by our guests.

Reflections on how the attention economy affects social media and journalism, with Meredith Broussard, author of Artificial Unintelligence: How Computers Misunderstand the World, and Betsy O’Donovan, assistant professor of journalism at Western Washington University. Educators! <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSctahAYxiyYYikZ58UWMql2m-TlRsjCMvzhgbmpnUZW0l41CQ/viewform?usp=pp_url&amp;entry.1748617993=11:+You+Are+the+Product" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Get a professional development certificate</a> for listening to this episode—issued by Learning for Justice. Listen for the special code word, then visit <a href="https://www.learningforjustice.org/podcastpd" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">learningforjustice.org/podcastpd</a>. And be sure to visit the <a href="https://www.learningforjustice.org/podcasts/the-mind-online/you-are-the-product" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">show notes for this episode</a>, for a full transcript and resources to help you teach the ideas explored by our guests.

You Are the Product

Video games in the classroom can help young people learn a wide range of skills. But gaming can also expose them to radical ideologies. We talk about game-based learning with Meenoo Rami, manager for Microsoft's Minecraft Education. We also explore how educators can counter hateful messages in games with Keegan Hankes from the Southern Poverty Law Center's Intelligence Project. Visit the show notes for this episode to find a full transcript and a list of resources to help you teach the ideas explored by our guests. And educators! Get a professional development certificate for listening to this episode—issued by Learning for Justice. Listen for the special code word, then visit learningforjustice.org/podcastpd.

Video games in the classroom can help young people learn a wide range of skills. But gaming can also expose them to radical ideologies. We talk about game-based learning with Meenoo Rami, manager for Microsoft's Minecraft Education. We also explore how educators can counter hateful messages in games with Keegan Hankes from the Southern Poverty Law Center's Intelligence Project. Visit the <a href="https://www.learningforjustice.org/podcasts/the-mind-online/gaming-reading-writing-and-radicalization" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">show notes for this episode</a> to find a full transcript and a list of resources to help you teach the ideas explored by our guests. And educators! <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSctahAYxiyYYikZ58UWMql2m-TlRsjCMvzhgbmpnUZW0l41CQ/viewform?usp=pp_url&amp;entry.1748617993=10:+Gaming:+Reading,+Writing+and+Radicalization?" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Get a professional development certificate</a> for listening to this episode—issued by Learning for Justice. Listen for the special code word, then visit <a href="https://www.learningforjustice.org/podcastpd" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">learningforjustice.org/podcastpd</a>.

Gaming: Reading, Writing and Radicalization?

Do you know how to identify fake news? MediaWise’s Katy Byron discusses teaching students how to determine what’s real on the internet, and Professor Gordon Pennycook exposes why people believe things that aren’t true. Educators! Get a professional development certificate for listening to this episode—issued by Learning for Justice. Listen for the special code word, then visit learningforjustice.org/podcastpd. And be sure to visit the show notes for this episode, for a full transcript and resources to help you teach the ideas explored by our guests.

Do you know how to identify fake news? MediaWise’s Katy Byron discusses teaching students how to determine what’s real on the internet, and Professor Gordon Pennycook exposes why people believe things that aren’t true. Educators! <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSctahAYxiyYYikZ58UWMql2m-TlRsjCMvzhgbmpnUZW0l41CQ/viewform?usp=pp_url&amp;entry.1748617993=9:+Fake+News:+Finding+It,+Fighting+It" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Get a professional development certificate</a> for listening to this episode—issued by Learning for Justice. Listen for the special code word, then visit <a href="https://www.learningforjustice.org/podcastpd" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">learningforjustice.org/podcastpd</a>. And be sure to visit the <a href="https://www.learningforjustice.org/podcasts/the-mind-online/fake-news-finding-it-fighting-it" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">show notes for this episode</a>, for a full transcript and resources to help you teach the ideas explored by our guests.

Fake News: Finding It, Fighting It

Your students are likely experiencing the good and the bad of YouTube, one of the world’s most popular online platforms. In this episode, featuring science teacher Alicia Johal and the Daily Beast’s Kelly Weill, we consider both in the classroom conte Visit the show notes for this episode to find a full transcript and a list of resources to help you teach the ideas explored by our guests. And educators! Get a professional development certificate for listening to this episode—issued by Learning for Justice. Listen for the special code word, then visit learningforjustice.org/podcastpd.

Your students are likely experiencing the good and the bad of YouTube, one of the world’s most popular online platforms. In this episode, featuring science teacher Alicia Johal and the Daily Beast’s Kelly Weill, we consider both in the classroom conte Visit the <a href="https://www.learningforjustice.org/podcasts/the-mind-online/youtube-consumers-and-creators" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">show notes for this episode</a> to find a full transcript and a list of resources to help you teach the ideas explored by our guests. And educators! <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSctahAYxiyYYikZ58UWMql2m-TlRsjCMvzhgbmpnUZW0l41CQ/viewform?usp=pp_url&amp;entry.1748617993=8:+YouTube:+Consumers+and+Creators" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Get a professional development certificate</a> for listening to this episode—issued by Learning for Justice. Listen for the special code word, then visit <a href="https://www.learningforjustice.org/podcastpd" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">learningforjustice.org/podcastpd</a>.

YouTube: Consumers and Creators

Too many schools don’t have librarians, but if yours does and you're not tapping their expertise to teach digital literacy, you're making a big mistake. Librarians Julia Torres and Lois Parker-Hennion explain why you need them. Educators! Get a professional development certificate for listening to this episode—issued by Learning for Justice. Listen for the special code word, then visit learningforjustice.org/podcastpd. And be sure to visit the show notes for this episode, for a full transcript and resources to help you teach the ideas explored by our guests.

Too many schools don’t have librarians, but if yours does and you're not tapping their expertise to teach digital literacy, you're making a big mistake. Librarians Julia Torres and Lois Parker-Hennion explain why you need them. Educators! <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSctahAYxiyYYikZ58UWMql2m-TlRsjCMvzhgbmpnUZW0l41CQ/viewform?usp=pp_url&amp;entry.1748617993=7:+Librarians:+Digital+Literacy+Experts" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Get a professional development certificate</a> for listening to this episode—issued by Learning for Justice. Listen for the special code word, then visit <a href="https://www.learningforjustice.org/podcastpd" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">learningforjustice.org/podcastpd</a>. And be sure to visit the <a href="https://www.learningforjustice.org/podcasts/the-mind-online/librarians-digital-literacy-experts" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">show notes for this episode</a>, for a full transcript and resources to help you teach the ideas explored by our guests.

Librarians: Digital Literacy Experts

New episodes are on the way soon. While we're taking a short winter break, get a sneak peek at what's coming up while you catch up with the rest of our family of podcasts.

New episodes are on the way soon. While we're taking a short winter break, get a sneak peek at what's coming up while you catch up with the rest of our family of podcasts.

Coming Soon: The Ins & Outs of Social Media (and more)

This isn’t partisan; it’s true—hateful ideas from the far right are increasingly becoming mainstream, and they’re spreading via the internet and digital media. Will Sommer and Melissa Ryan explain how it’s happening. Visit the show notes for this episode to find a full transcript and a list of resources to help you teach the ideas explored by our guests. And educators! Get a professional development certificate for listening to this episode—issued by Learning for Justice. Listen for the special code word, then visit learningforjustice.org/podcastpd.

This isn’t partisan; it’s true—hateful ideas from the far right are increasingly becoming mainstream, and they’re spreading via the internet and digital media. Will Sommer and Melissa Ryan explain how it’s happening. Visit the <a href="https://www.learningforjustice.org/podcasts/the-mind-online/media-manipulation" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">show notes for this episode</a> to find a full transcript and a list of resources to help you teach the ideas explored by our guests. And educators! <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSctahAYxiyYYikZ58UWMql2m-TlRsjCMvzhgbmpnUZW0l41CQ/viewform?usp=pp_url&amp;entry.1748617993=6:+Media+Manipulation" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Get a professional development certificate</a> for listening to this episode—issued by Learning for Justice. Listen for the special code word, then visit <a href="https://www.learningforjustice.org/podcastpd" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">learningforjustice.org/podcastpd</a>.

Media Manipulation

Social media sometimes reveals the worst of humanity. But we also see people—especially youth—using it for necessary change. Erica Hodgin and Joe Kahne talk empowerment and civic engagement through digital media. Educators! Get a professional development certificate for listening to this episode—issued by Learning for Justice. Listen for the special code word, then visit learningforjustice.org/podcastpd. And be sure to visit the show notes for this episode, for a full transcript and resources to help you teach the ideas explored by our guests.

Social media sometimes reveals the worst of humanity. But we also see people—especially youth—using it for necessary change. Erica Hodgin and Joe Kahne talk empowerment and civic engagement through digital media. Educators! <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSctahAYxiyYYikZ58UWMql2m-TlRsjCMvzhgbmpnUZW0l41CQ/viewform?usp=pp_url&amp;entry.1748617993=5:+Digital+Literacy+and+Youth+Civic+Engagement" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Get a professional development certificate</a> for listening to this episode—issued by Learning for Justice. Listen for the special code word, then visit <a href="https://www.learningforjustice.org/podcastpd" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">learningforjustice.org/podcastpd</a>. And be sure to visit the <a href="https://www.learningforjustice.org/podcasts/the-mind-online/digital-literacy-and-youth-civic-engagement" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">show notes for this episode</a>, for a full transcript and resources to help you teach the ideas explored by our guests.

Digital Literacy and Youth Civic Engagement

Think “digital natives” don’t need digital guidance? Think again. Researchers Sam Wineburg and educator Rafranz Davis bust that myth and discuss ways to help students exercise their power. Visit the show notes for this episode to find a full transcript and a list of resources to help you teach the ideas explored by our guests. And educators! Get a professional development certificate for listening to this episode—issued by Learning for Justice. Listen for the special code word, then visit learningforjustice.org/podcastpd.

Think “digital natives” don’t need digital guidance? Think again. Researchers Sam Wineburg and educator Rafranz Davis bust that myth and discuss ways to help students exercise their power. Visit the <a href="https://www.learningforjustice.org/podcasts/the-mind-online/digital-literacy-in-the-classroom" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">show notes for this episode</a> to find a full transcript and a list of resources to help you teach the ideas explored by our guests. And educators! <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSctahAYxiyYYikZ58UWMql2m-TlRsjCMvzhgbmpnUZW0l41CQ/viewform?usp=pp_url&amp;entry.1748617993=4:+Digital+Literacy+in+the+Classroom" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Get a professional development certificate</a> for listening to this episode—issued by Learning for Justice. Listen for the special code word, then visit <a href="https://www.learningforjustice.org/podcastpd" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">learningforjustice.org/podcastpd</a>.

Digital Literacy in the Classroom

Exercise your ears and sharpen your brain with The Mind Online, hosted by Learning for Justice Senior Editor Monita Bell. Through conversations with teachers, librarians, scholars and reporters, Monita explores the critical aspects of digital literacy that shape how we create and consume content online. Discover what educators and students alike need to know—and how we can all become safer, better informed digital citizens.

Where did media literacy even come from, and how are its original aims relevant today? Tessa Jolls, president of the pioneering Center for Media Literacy, breaks it all down in this special episode. Educators! Get a professional development certificate for listening to this episode—issued by Learning for Justice. Listen for the special code word, then visit learningforjustice.org/podcastpd. And be sure to visit the show notes for this episode, for a full transcript and resources to help you teach the ideas explored by our guests.

Where did media literacy even come from, and how are its original aims relevant today? Tessa Jolls, president of the pioneering Center for Media Literacy, breaks it all down in this special episode. Educators! <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSctahAYxiyYYikZ58UWMql2m-TlRsjCMvzhgbmpnUZW0l41CQ/viewform?usp=pp_url&amp;entry.1748617993=Bonus+Episode:+The+Roots+of+Digital+Literacy" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Get a professional development certificate</a> for listening to this episode—issued by Learning for Justice. Listen for the special code word, then visit <a href="https://www.learningforjustice.org/podcastpd" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">learningforjustice.org/podcastpd</a>. And be sure to visit the <a href="https://www.learningforjustice.org/podcasts/the-mind-online/roots-of-digital-literacy" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">show notes for this episode</a>, for a full transcript and resources to help you teach the ideas explored by our guests.

Bonus: Roots of Digital Literacy

Search results aren’t neutral. Sometimes they can lead us to misleading and even hateful parts of the internet. Safiya Noble and Heidi Beirich explain how this happens and what we can do about it. Visit the show notes for this episode to find a full transcript and a list of resources to help you teach the ideas explored by our guests. And educators! Get a professional development certificate for listening to this episode—issued by Learning for Justice. Listen for the special code word, then visit learningforjustice.org/podcastpd.

Search results aren’t neutral. Sometimes they can lead us to misleading and even hateful parts of the internet. Safiya Noble and Heidi Beirich explain how this happens and what we can do about it. Visit the <a href="https://www.learningforjustice.org/podcasts/the-mind-online/did-you-google-it" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">show notes for this episode</a> to find a full transcript and a list of resources to help you teach the ideas explored by our guests. And educators! <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSctahAYxiyYYikZ58UWMql2m-TlRsjCMvzhgbmpnUZW0l41CQ/viewform?usp=pp_url&amp;entry.1748617993=3:+Did+You+Google+It?" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Get a professional development certificate</a> for listening to this episode—issued by Learning for Justice. Listen for the special code word, then visit <a href="https://www.learningforjustice.org/podcastpd" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">learningforjustice.org/podcastpd</a>.

Did You Google It?

Ever get fooled online? It might be because of the way your brain works. Professors Steven Sloman and Lisa Fazio describe cognitive biases and give advice to help students recognize and overcome common errors. Educators! Get a professional development certificate for listening to this episode—issued by Learning for Justice. Listen for the special code word, then visit learningforjustice.org/podcastpd. And be sure to visit the show notes for this episode, for a full transcript and resources to help you teach the ideas explored by our guests.

Ever get fooled online? It might be because of the way your brain works. Professors Steven Sloman and Lisa Fazio describe cognitive biases and give advice to help students recognize and overcome common errors. Educators! <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSctahAYxiyYYikZ58UWMql2m-TlRsjCMvzhgbmpnUZW0l41CQ/viewform?usp=pp_url&amp;entry.1748617993=2:+Understanding+Cognitive+Bias" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Get a professional development certificate</a> for listening to this episode—issued by Learning for Justice. Listen for the special code word, then visit <a href="https://www.learningforjustice.org/podcastpd" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">learningforjustice.org/podcastpd</a>. And be sure to visit the <a href="https://www.learningforjustice.org/podcasts/the-mind-online/understanding-cognitive-bias" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">show notes for this episode</a>, for a full transcript and resources to help you teach the ideas explored by our guests.

Understanding Cognitive Bias

Digital citizens need digital literacy. But what does this mean, and how is it different from traditional media literacy? Experts Matthew Johnson and Shana White map the landscape and give critical advice to teachers. Visit the show notes for this episode to find a full transcript and a list of resources to help you teach the ideas explored by our guests. And educators! Get a professional development certificate for listening to this episode—issued by Learning for Justice. Listen for the special code word, then visit learningforjustice.org/podcastpd.

Digital citizens need digital literacy. But what does this mean, and how is it different from traditional media literacy? Experts Matthew Johnson and Shana White map the landscape and give critical advice to teachers. Visit the <a href="https://www.learningforjustice.org/podcasts/the-mind-online/the-digital-literacy-universe" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">show notes for this episode</a> to find a full transcript and a list of resources to help you teach the ideas explored by our guests. And educators! <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSctahAYxiyYYikZ58UWMql2m-TlRsjCMvzhgbmpnUZW0l41CQ/viewform?usp=pp_url&amp;entry.1748617993=1:+The+Digital+Literacy+Universe" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Get a professional development certificate</a> for listening to this episode—issued by Learning for Justice. Listen for the special code word, then visit <a href="https://www.learningforjustice.org/podcastpd" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">learningforjustice.org/podcastpd</a>.

The Digital Literacy Universe

So thankful for this resource as I begin my journey towards becoming a teacher!

Thought provoking and so important!

The Mind Online

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