In this final episode, highlights from our guest interviews walk listeners through the seven key areas of Teaching Tolerance's Digital Literacy Framework (#DigLit).

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.

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.

You can learn how to identify and expose fake news. Katy Byron of the Poynter Institute's Media Wise tells us how they teach middle- and high-school students the difference between what's real and what's fake on the internet. Then behavioral scientist Gordon Pennycook shares his study results on why people believe things that aren't true.

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 context.

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.

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.

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.

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. 

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.