Teach Digital Citizenship: Free lessons and activities

 

Teach Digital Citizenship: Free lessons and activities that help students build essential digital habits and skills.

https://www.commonsense.org/education?lid=q88wpo0ec9dz

Kindness 101 with Steve Hartman Web Series

Kindness 101 with Steve Hartman Web Series | CBS Evening News - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLotzEBRQdc0f3PrQlYhNyDjIHF8bhOlpn

Poll shows most teens oppose classroom cellphone bans | K-12 Dive

Poll shows most teens oppose classroom cellphone bans | K-12 Dive

About 38 states have laws or policies on K-12 classroom or school cellphone usage, according to Ballotpedia. About 29 states have policies banning or limiting cellphones in classrooms.

https://www.k12dive.com/news/most-teens-oppose-classroom-school-cellphone-bans/809624/

The power of productive struggle

This flyer from the Brookings Institution provides parents and caregivers with practical strategies to help children aged 10–14 develop resilience and persistence when using generative AI tools. It emphasizes that while AI can offer quick answers, it often leads to “easy button” thinking that can undermine a child’s willingness to work through difficult problems. To counter this, the guide encourages families to set goals for AI use, treat AI mistakes as learning opportunities, and celebrate the process of learning rather than just the final output.

https://www.brookings.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Brookings_Persistence-Through-Challenges-A_Flyer_DIGITAL.pdf

YouTube is adding new parental controls

 YouTube is adding new parental controls that let you set daily time limits or block access entirely for kids watching Shorts on supervised accounts.

YouTube Safety Update: New Parental Controls for Teens - YouTube Blog
https://blog.youtube/news-and-events/updates-youtube-supervised-accounts-teens/