06/04/2020
Helping Young People Safely Navigate the Internet
Today we’re launching our digital literacy program, Get Digital, to provide lessons and resources to help young people develop the competencies and skills they need to more safely navigate the internet. These resources are designed to be used by educators and families both in the classroom and at home, but they’ve become even more important as young people spend more time on their devices while at home during the COVID-19 outbreak.
Get Digital will help young people learn how to:
Stay safe online and protect their personal information
Navigate content and information, and evaluate the trustworthiness of a source
Build positive and inclusive communities online by being kind and respecting others
Manage their health and wellbeing by learning how to monitor emotions and develop healthy habits for when to use technology
It will also help them discover how technology can be used for civic and political engagement. And it can help them develop digital skills, such as understanding algorithms, and explore programming and more to help prepare them for future careers in technology.
We’re partnering with UNESCO, the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE), National PTA, and EVERFI to distribute our new digital literacy tools to parents and educators around the world. Lessons are drawn from the Youth and Media team at the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University, which has made them freely available worldwide under a Creative Commons license, and the Greater Good Science Center.
