Susan Etter's List: Digital Media and Sexting

The digital media and learning initiative aims to determine how digital media are changing the way young people learn, play, socialize and participate in civic life. Answers are critical to education and other social institutions that must meet the needs of this and future generations.

The MacArthur Foundation launched its five-year, $50 million digital media and learning initiative in 2006 to help determine how digital technologies are changing the way young people learn, play, socialize, and participate in civic life. Answers are critical to developing educational and other social institutions that can meet the needs of this and future generations. The initiative is both marshaling what is already known about the field and seeding innovation for continued growth.

Today's kids are born digital -- born into a media-rich, networked world of infinite possibilities. But their digital lifestyle is about more than just cool gadgets; it's about engagement, self-directed learning, creativity, and empowerment. The Digital Generation Project tells their stories so that educators and parents can understand how kids learn, communicate, and socialize in very different ways than any previous generation.

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OnGuardOnline.gov provides practical tips from the federal government and the technology industry to help you be on guard against internet fraud, secure your computer, and protect your personal information.The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) maintains OnGuardOnline.gov with significant contributions from partners on this page.\n

The FBI-SOS (Safe Online Surfing) Internet Challenge is a FREE, online, educational program available to public and private schools nationwide.

The law is evolving in this area, and much uncertainty exists. The purpose of this website is to help school personnel in California and other states understand the issues involved in ECD use and prepare policies and discipline rules accordingly.