Cybertraps Podcast

Akunna was born and raised in New York but has declared California home for the past 6 years. She has lived in South Los Angeles. She teaches middle and high school Speech and Debate at New Roads School in Santa Monica, CA. Her school was founded about 25 years ago as a response to the racial and socio-economic segregation plaguing schools in the Los Angeles area. In 2019, Akunna completed her masters in Education at UCLA while teaching full time. She studied political science and educational studies at Swarthmore College and is a 2013 New York Truman Scholar. In this episode we discuss how youth are using technology and how to be critical thinkers. We’re thrilled to be sponsored by IXL and Renaissance. IXL’s comprehensive teaching and learning platform for math, language arts, science, and social studies is accelerating achievement in 95 of the top 100 U.S. school districts. Loved by teachers and backed by independent research from Johns Hopkins University, IXL can help you do the following and more:Simplify and streamline technologySave teachers’ timeReliably meet Tier 1 standardsImprove student performance on state assessments🚀 Ready to see why leading districts trust IXL for their educational needs? Visit IXL.com/BE today to learn more about how IXL can elevate your school or district.Learn more about Renaissance: As a global leader in education technology operating in more than 110 countries, Renaissance is committed to providing educators with insights and resources to accelerate growth and help all students build a strong foundation for success. We believe that technology can unlock a more effective learning experience, ensure that students get the personalized teaching they need to thrive, and help educators and administrators to truly, fully, See Every Student. Learn more at renaissance.com.

In this episode, Jethro and Frederick discuss the history of radicalization, challenges, and give advice for what parents can do to help their children. Brief History 1978 Invention of Bulletin Boards 1979 Neo*Nazi Bulletin Board Set Up in West Virginia; attracted kids from area Quickly followed by numerous others In the mid*1990s, with the development and growth of the Web, these BBSs moved onto the Internet Every online resource, from niche forums to wildly popular platforms like Facebook and YouTube, are used to spread hate speech and groom children The problem intensified with the creation of social media in the late 2000s and early 2010s, along with growing child access to mobile devices The combination of pandemic and lockdown is intensifying the problem Some of the radicalizing groups that use technology to target kids Neo-Nazis and White Supremacists ISIS QAnon Social / Tech Problems The cost of distributing speech is virtually “free”. some important social equity issues but also gives a platform for the fringes It’s the World Wide Web, which makes it easier for fringe elements to coalesce online Algorithms and hyperlinks are radicalizing all of us but especially our children. We’ve invented dark and dangerous rabbit holes Stark contrast with books as an information technology Overwhelmingly, the Internet is fueled by advertising. Controversy attracts eyeballs and clicks Tech speech companies are torn between need to operate in a functioning, decent society and the need to make money Legal Issues Speech, even hate speech, is protected by the First Amendment to the US Constitution, which provides that “Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of speech” Corporations are not bound by the First Amendment; it applies only to governments and governmental agents Services like Twitter and Facebook look like “public spaces” but they are not; they are private services regulated by terms and conditions. Corporations are not required to do business with other companies, even if the primary function of one business is speech (so Amazon can stop hosting Parler US law does not apply overseas (8chan, 8kun) “Free” speech does not mean “free from consequences” What can parents do? Context, context, context. Many and persistent conversations with children about prejudice and the hate speech it can cause. Common Sense Media “Where Kids Find Hate Online” As much as practical, limit unsupervised time spent online. Kids don’t radicalize over night but a lot of radicalization does take place after bedtime!!! Particularly for younger children, consider the installation of filtering software. Use every parental control available Pay attention to kid behaviors, attitudes, media interests, hobbies, etc. What games are they playing? Are they developing a surprising interest in chemistry or wiring? We’re thrilled to be sponsored by IXL and Renaissance. IXL’s comprehensive teaching and learning platform for math, language arts, science, and social studies is accelerating achievement in 95 of the top 100 U.S. school districts. Loved by teachers and backed by independent research from Johns Hopkins University, IXL can help you do the following and more:Simplify and streamline technologySave teachers’ timeReliably meet Tier 1 standardsImprove student performance on state assessments🚀 Ready to see why leading districts trust IXL for their educational needs? Visit IXL.com/BE today to learn more about how IXL can elevate your school or district.Learn more about Renaissance: As a global leader in education technology operating in more than 110 countries, Renaissance is committed to providing educators with insights and resources to accelerate growth and help all students build a strong foundation for success. We believe that technology can unlock a more effective learning experience, ensure that students get the personalized teaching they need to thrive, and help educators and administrators to truly, fully, See Every Student. Learn more at renaissance.com.

Dr. Eric Stephen’s dissertation research was all about how researchers fall into traps using datasets they don't curate themselves. They adopt the assumptions of the database design and the methodology. Stephens discusses how social justice researchers employ the doctrine of double effect to justify unintentional exploitation of their subjects, and proposes a big data research method to counter those exploitations by focusing on data created by institutions and not users. Bias and unbias: Where they go to do research is already showing their bias. We could also talk about questions schools should ask before adding their information to big data sets. Bag of words method What is the doctrine of double effect? (Stanford Dictionary of Philosophy Link) Explain the research method for big data Institutional genre analysis - study what an institutions’ goal is across time. We’re thrilled to be sponsored by IXL and Renaissance. IXL’s comprehensive teaching and learning platform for math, language arts, science, and social studies is accelerating achievement in 95 of the top 100 U.S. school districts. Loved by teachers and backed by independent research from Johns Hopkins University, IXL can help you do the following and more:Simplify and streamline technologySave teachers’ timeReliably meet Tier 1 standardsImprove student performance on state assessments🚀 Ready to see why leading districts trust IXL for their educational needs? Visit IXL.com/BE today to learn more about how IXL can elevate your school or district.Learn more about Renaissance: As a global leader in education technology operating in more than 110 countries, Renaissance is committed to providing educators with insights and resources to accelerate growth and help all students build a strong foundation for success. We believe that technology can unlock a more effective learning experience, ensure that students get the personalized teaching they need to thrive, and help educators and administrators to truly, fully, See Every Student. Learn more at renaissance.com.

In this episode, we talk with renowned producer Ed Gray about his most recent NOVA special "Secrets in our DNA." Tune in to this fascinating discussion about DNA testing and its place in our society. We’re thrilled to be sponsored by IXL and Renaissance. IXL’s comprehensive teaching and learning platform for math, language arts, science, and social studies is accelerating achievement in 95 of the top 100 U.S. school districts. Loved by teachers and backed by independent research from Johns Hopkins University, IXL can help you do the following and more:Simplify and streamline technologySave teachers’ timeReliably meet Tier 1 standardsImprove student performance on state assessments🚀 Ready to see why leading districts trust IXL for their educational needs? Visit IXL.com/BE today to learn more about how IXL can elevate your school or district.Learn more about Renaissance: As a global leader in education technology operating in more than 110 countries, Renaissance is committed to providing educators with insights and resources to accelerate growth and help all students build a strong foundation for success. We believe that technology can unlock a more effective learning experience, ensure that students get the personalized teaching they need to thrive, and help educators and administrators to truly, fully, See Every Student. Learn more at renaissance.com.

Dr. Glenn Lipson, a diplomate in forensic psychology, has spent three decades preventing different forms of violence. He works with the district attorneys, schools, and civil cases where there were claims of abuse by such individuals as the clergy and teachers. As an expert witness, speaker, and advisor, he has testified in court martials, regulatory hearings and submitted briefs through counsel to the United States Supreme Court. Dr. Lipson founded MRC (Making Right Choices) and the NASDTEC Academy, offering online courses that address interpersonal violence and prevention. As a public speaker, he has presented for the US State Department and US Army. He has received the Doug Bates Award from NASDTEC for his international contribution to making schools safer. Leading psychological issues we are seeing in educational environment right now? Enlist the disposition of caring by giving them information about the issues. Creating upstanders instead of bystanders. Credibility in education is based on being in education. Godwin Higa - trauma-informed schools Z Generation - Compared to elders, Z generation is 78% of Z generation don’t have a friend to talk to. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy Loneliness is a faster killer than many other ailments. Bowling Alone Making sure youth stay connected. How Schools Should Respond in the Pandemic Connection, early intervention, social emotional learning We’re thrilled to be sponsored by IXL and Renaissance. IXL’s comprehensive teaching and learning platform for math, language arts, science, and social studies is accelerating achievement in 95 of the top 100 U.S. school districts. Loved by teachers and backed by independent research from Johns Hopkins University, IXL can help you do the following and more:Simplify and streamline technologySave teachers’ timeReliably meet Tier 1 standardsImprove student performance on state assessments🚀 Ready to see why leading districts trust IXL for their educational needs? Visit IXL.com/BE today to learn more about how IXL can elevate your school or district.Learn more about Renaissance: As a global leader in education technology operating in more than 110 countries, Renaissance is committed to providing educators with insights and resources to accelerate growth and help all students build a strong foundation for success. We believe that technology can unlock a more effective learning experience, ensure that students get the personalized teaching they need to thrive, and help educators and administrators to truly, fully, See Every Student. Learn more at renaissance.com.

Parents Oversharing Kids on Social Media – aka “sharenting” Celebrities … Hilaria Baldwin controversy – Instagram feed filled with photos of her infants and growing children Tamara Ecclestone Chrissie Teigan Elizabeth Hurley No clear roadmaps - “owning your story vs. paparazzi” People say they stalk instagram and Facebook to stay connected, but without actually connecting, it’s just voyeurism. Legal issues regarding posting of child photos Kids currently have no legal right to prevent their parents from posting photos of them online Parents may have legal recourse if someone (even a family member) posts photos of their children without their consent A grandmother in the Netherlands forced to take down photos of her grandchildren from Facebook In general, thanks to the First Amendment, speech outweighs privacy concerns in the U.S. The European Union is the reverse – no First Amendment and very strong protections for individual privacy Practical risks Data harvesting – there is a vast industry, from social media sites outward, eager to harvest personally identifying information about your children, which will affect their entire lives. Why not slow down the process? Misappropriation of images Digital kidnapping Impact on children Psychological cost of relying on external gratification Impact on body image – dysmorphia Ethical considerations Bad role modeling – if your child is too young to consent, then you are posting without the conscious agreement of your child. If your child is old enough to express an opinion and you ignore them, you are teaching them that consent is not important. Lack of respect / use of social media to punish or shame child Preemption or co-option of the child’s own formation of identity Whose brand is it anyway? Economic motivations for using children in social media There are alternatives Think about online “friendships” and who can see your stuff. Put family photos in a password-protected folder in a cloud storage or online photo service Photobooks/chatbooks Send USB sticks We’re thrilled to be sponsored by IXL and Renaissance. IXL’s comprehensive teaching and learning platform for math, language arts, science, and social studies is accelerating achievement in 95 of the top 100 U.S. school districts. Loved by teachers and backed by independent research from Johns Hopkins University, IXL can help you do the following and more:Simplify and streamline technologySave teachers’ timeReliably meet Tier 1 standardsImprove student performance on state assessments🚀 Ready to see why leading districts trust IXL for their educational needs? Visit IXL.com/BE today to learn more about how IXL can elevate your school or district.Learn more about Renaissance: As a global leader in education technology operating in more than 110 countries, Renaissance is committed to providing educators with insights and resources to accelerate growth and help all students build a strong foundation for success. We believe that technology can unlock a more effective learning experience, ensure that students get the personalized teaching they need to thrive, and help educators and administrators to truly, fully, See Every Student. Learn more at renaissance.com.

Charles Logan is a doctoral student in the Learning Sciences program at Northwestern University. He previously worked as the educational technologist in the College of Education and Human Ecology at The Ohio State University, and prior to entering higher education, he taught high school English for nine years. He holds a Master of Arts in Educational Technology from Michigan State University and a Bachelor of Arts in English from Middlebury College. A father of two, he spends a good deal of time building elaborate forts and instilling a love of the Chicago Cubs. You can find him on Twitter at @charleswlogan. On this podcast we talk about refusal strategies for harmful ed tech. We’re thrilled to be sponsored by IXL and Renaissance. IXL’s comprehensive teaching and learning platform for math, language arts, science, and social studies is accelerating achievement in 95 of the top 100 U.S. school districts. Loved by teachers and backed by independent research from Johns Hopkins University, IXL can help you do the following and more:Simplify and streamline technologySave teachers’ timeReliably meet Tier 1 standardsImprove student performance on state assessments🚀 Ready to see why leading districts trust IXL for their educational needs? Visit IXL.com/BE today to learn more about how IXL can elevate your school or district.Learn more about Renaissance: As a global leader in education technology operating in more than 110 countries, Renaissance is committed to providing educators with insights and resources to accelerate growth and help all students build a strong foundation for success. We believe that technology can unlock a more effective learning experience, ensure that students get the personalized teaching they need to thrive, and help educators and administrators to truly, fully, See Every Student. Learn more at renaissance.com.

Frederick Lane and Jethro Jones do a year-in-review. Watch live on Facebook each week at noon eastern. Our First "Year in Review" Show Pandemic: Reshaping Education on the Fly A Lost Generation -- Remote vs. In-Person Instruction Access Surveillance Challenges for Educators Multiple Classrooms Increased Scrutiny Less Privacy Things That Worked and Those That Didn't Top Child Concerns for 2020 Screen Time Isolation Privacy Embarrassment Distraction Normalization of Digital Interactions with Adults Much more intimate than we typically think. The New Words/Phrases We Learned in 2020 Blursday Deepfake Doomscrolling Infodemic Remote Learning Social Distancing WFH You Are on Mute Zoom fatigue Zoombombing We’re thrilled to be sponsored by IXL and Renaissance. IXL’s comprehensive teaching and learning platform for math, language arts, science, and social studies is accelerating achievement in 95 of the top 100 U.S. school districts. Loved by teachers and backed by independent research from Johns Hopkins University, IXL can help you do the following and more:Simplify and streamline technologySave teachers’ timeReliably meet Tier 1 standardsImprove student performance on state assessments🚀 Ready to see why leading districts trust IXL for their educational needs? Visit IXL.com/BE today to learn more about how IXL can elevate your school or district.Learn more about Renaissance: As a global leader in education technology operating in more than 110 countries, Renaissance is committed to providing educators with insights and resources to accelerate growth and help all students build a strong foundation for success. We believe that technology can unlock a more effective learning experience, ensure that students get the personalized teaching they need to thrive, and help educators and administrators to truly, fully, See Every Student. Learn more at renaissance.com.

In this episode, we have a wide ranging discussion about the dangers our kids face with technology with Tessa Stuckey (@themomtherapist on Instagram). We also provide strategies for having conversations and helping kids avoid dangers relating to technology. We’re thrilled to be sponsored by IXL and Renaissance. IXL’s comprehensive teaching and learning platform for math, language arts, science, and social studies is accelerating achievement in 95 of the top 100 U.S. school districts. Loved by teachers and backed by independent research from Johns Hopkins University, IXL can help you do the following and more:Simplify and streamline technologySave teachers’ timeReliably meet Tier 1 standardsImprove student performance on state assessments🚀 Ready to see why leading districts trust IXL for their educational needs? Visit IXL.com/BE today to learn more about how IXL can elevate your school or district.Learn more about Renaissance: As a global leader in education technology operating in more than 110 countries, Renaissance is committed to providing educators with insights and resources to accelerate growth and help all students build a strong foundation for success. We believe that technology can unlock a more effective learning experience, ensure that students get the personalized teaching they need to thrive, and help educators and administrators to truly, fully, See Every Student. Learn more at renaissance.com.

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