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Must Read Books about Technology
In this post, Dan recaps the Civics of Technology March Madness “Must Read” books about technology livestream event from March 24th and previews the book clubs for the top three books!
Is It Ethical to Use This Technology? An Approach to Learning about Educational Technologies with Students
In this post, Dan and Marie share new curriculum to the site on a four-step approach to technoethical integration of edtech.
New Research: How is technology framed in social studies standards and what should teachers do about it?
In this blog post, Dan shares a new publication and offers recommendations for what it means to educators.
Why Teaching About Technology Is More Important Than Teaching With It
In this week’s post, Jacob Pleasants makes an argument that teaching about technologies is more important than teaching with them even though schools tend to only prioritize the latter.
Should We Learn to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb?
In this post, Dr. Scott Metzger offers thoughts on atomic weapons, the potential Russian invasion of Ukraine, and questions that can help critically inquire into the topic with students.
Whose interests do teaching machines serve?
In this blog post, Charles Logan shares his thoughts, a reading guide, and new inquiry design model (IDM) lesson based on Audrey Watters’ 2021 book, Teaching Machines: The History of Personalized Learning.
Apple Watch 7 is not going to save your life.
In our second blog post, Dan and Marie write about the Apple 7 Series 911 commercial, technosalvation, and media education. Tell us in the comments how you teach about technology marketing messages.
Welcome to the real world.
In post 1, Dan welcomes you to the Civics of Technology project using The Matrix as muse and then he muses on our relationships with technology, educational technology, and just futures for citizens, educators, and students.