Digital Citizenship Collections: Reads and Resources for 7th and 8th Graders by Lisa Becker

Fake News

lisambecker928 — 2024-02-19 17:01:07 UTC

Fake news has existed long before the internet. This is a true story of a 1938 radio broadcast that is still discussed, debated and relevant today.

Cyber Bullying

lisambecker928 — 2024-02-19 17:28:49 UTC

Words stick -- online and off. This is a story of what happens when middle schoolers move their texting to sticky notes showing that no matter what medium you are using, you should consider what you say.

Social Media

lisambecker928 — 2024-02-19 17:34:48 UTC

A realistic fiction story about six 8th graders, four girls and two boys, as they navigate friendship from the cafeteria to social media and back.

Digital Footprint

lisambecker928 — 2024-02-23 18:13:29 UTC

This book will be published on February 27, 2024. It is a sequel to Finally Heard and features Lina again. This time, she has her own phone and is navigating social media for the first time. She teams up with her best friends Carla and Finn in a quest to "go viral" and learns a lot of lessons along the way.

Online Fame and Influence

lisambecker928 — 2024-02-23 18:20:01 UTC

From a popular YouTuber and online influencer himself, this is a book that explores the good and bad parts of becoming "Internet famous" overnight.

Digital Changemakers

lisambecker928 — 2024-02-23 18:36:04 UTC

He Said, She Said is a story told in poetic alternating chapters in the voices of two high school students who wind up leading a social protest that carries on in social media.

Cyberbullying

lisambecker928 — 2024-02-23 18:45:00 UTC

Written by a 14-year-old girl from California who was bullied for more than two years, this book includes selections from the real-life messages she received from around the country - providing hope and learning to anyone who reads it.

Social Media

lisambecker928 — 2024-02-23 18:49:29 UTC

A real-life story about what happened when a teenager started an Instagram account to share racist and sexist "jokes" with his friends.

Digital Footprint

lisambecker928 — 2024-02-23 19:24:44 UTC

This is a practical guide to data. From the history of data, the importance of data, all the ways that we use and interact with data and more, readers will be better prepared to manage their own digital data.

Media Literacy

lisambecker928 — 2024-02-23 19:28:54 UTC

The book teaches kids how to tell fact from fiction when consuming news through a variety of formats, including journalist profiles, fun facts, jokes, and more.

Cyberbullying

lisambecker928 — 2024-02-23 19:38:18 UTC

A relatable read about a real-life middle school problem - cyberbullying - and the harm online mean comments can do. Reading this will make you think twice before writing anything.

Digital Citizenship

lisambecker928 — 2024-02-23 19:42:20 UTC

The author of this book was a victim of cyberbullying and went on to invent ReThink™, a patented technology and an effective way to detect and stop online hate. Now she has written a manual on the whats, whys and hows of digital citizenship so you, too, can stop the hate and make the Internet a better place.

Fake News

lisambecker928 — 2024-02-23 19:51:03 UTC

A funny story about what happens when a girl ignores what she learned in media literacy class about checking sources and being careful with Wikipedia and starts preparing for the end of the world.

Media Literacy

lisambecker928 — 2024-02-23 19:54:39 UTC

In a go-to resource on navigating information on the internet, a journalist offers exhibits and exercises like deconstructed articles on how to spot fake news and opportunities for readers to test their own skills.

Online Gaming

lisambecker928 — 2024-02-23 20:03:20 UTC

A dystopian novel, that has also been made into a movie, about living in a virtual reality in 2044.

Digital Changemakers

lisambecker928 — 2024-02-23 20:12:10 UTC

This book challenges you to think about who you want to be and what is more important to you - the difference you make or the likes you get.