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"Presents a teen-level view of stresses and joys behind digital screens, including peer relationships, conflict, digital footprints, and civic life"--Provided by publisher.

When YouTube was first launched in 2005, the site immediately started attracting visitors. Two years later, it created a program that allowed people to get paid for their content. Today, many people have made YouTube their full-time career. However, even people who do not intend to become professional vloggers can benefit from having a YouTube channel. Through in-depth sidebars and full-color photographs, readers learn the basics of creating and maintaining a channel while staying safe online. A list of books and websites provides a jumping-off point for further independent research.

Misinformation is rampant on the internet. Memes are passed around as if they represent real facts, people with an agenda share false or misleading statistics, and anyone can pretend they are an expert on any topic. Due to all of this, learning how to be critical of what is being presented has become one of the most important skills a person can cultivate. This volume utilizes informative sidebars and detailed graphic organizers to discuss the steps readers can take to verify the information they read, hear, or see.

"Often hailed as the "first freedom," free speech is the bedrock of democracy, the enemy of tyranny, and the gateway to enlightenment. Research reveals a strong correlation between freedom of speech and democracy, innovation, and advancements in human rights, as well as reductions in conflict, corruption, and discrimination. But for all its benefits, free speech remains a challenging, controversial, and often counterintuitive principle, easily subject to erosion in times of social and political upheaval. And today, in democracies and authoritarian states around the world, freedom of speech is now on the retreat. In Free Speech, Jacob Mchangama traces the long, contested history of a powerful idea, beginning with its origins in the intellectual ferment of classical Athens, where it enabled the development of the world's first democracy"--Provided by publisher.

"Two defense experts explore the collision of war, politics, and social media, where the most important battles are now only a click away"--Provided by publisher.

Learn how to step carefully online and avoid leaving a negative trail on the internet.

Describes how to evaluate websites, discussing how to assess their accuracy, authorship, and purpose.

Most adults carry a tiny computer around in their pocket all day, every day! Smartphones are just the latest in personal computing technology, and most young readers are already familiar with those as well as tablets and other computers. This volume explores just how pervasive computer technology is in daily life, highlighting the positives and negatives of this. The history of computers and how they work is also part of this comprehensive book, with detailed diagrams and text written just for curious young readers.

There are always two sides to every argument. Advocating for issues that matter to you is important, but what's equally as important is understanding those issues from the other perspective. This title dives deeper into this highly debated topic and provides readers with the tools and strategies to think critically and analyze the topic through an unbiased lens. Readers will learn how to use logic and facts to defend and argue against both stances while also learning how to stay empathetic and emotionally levelheaded. Book encourages, promotes, and helps build social-emotional learning (SEL) and highlights key 21st century skills and content. Includes research activity, table of contents, glossary, index, author biography, sidebars, and educational matter.

"Everyone loves Goldilocks' hilarious online videos, but in her quest to get more likes, more laughs and more hits, she tries something a little more daring: stealing porridge #pipinghot, breaking chairs #fun, and using someone else's bed #sleep. What will Daddy Bear do when he sees that online? A . . . cautionary tale for a new generation of internet-users"--OCLC.