As A.I. continues to reshape education, The Social Institute’s Director of Educator Advancement, Chelsea Lopez, huddled up with Jeff Bradbury at the TeacherCast Educational Network to explore how A.I. Literacy is a key component of digital literacy in education and how schools can begin to integrate it to fuel student success. You can listen to the episode here!
Chelsea Lopez, Director of Educator Advancement at The Social Institute, recently joined ABC11 to share insights on what House Bill 301, a proposed law that would limit social media access for North Carolinians under 16, means for students, educators, and families. Read the full story here!
Nine out of 10 girls follow social media accounts that make them feel less beautiful, and more than half say they can’t measure up to the beauty standards they see online. One trend fueling this pressure is “#SkinnyTok,” a growing corner of TikTok where creators glorify extreme thinness and share restrictive eating content, including “what I eat in a day” videos featuring very limited meals, calorie-counting routines, and so-called “hacks” for eating less. Check out our recent feature in WRAL on #SkinnyTok and what families and educators need to know. Read now!
Greece Central School District is empowering students to lead the conversation on screen time, social media, and device use with #WinAtSocial. Check out what Lynn Girolamo, the district’s Digital Learning and Innovation Coach, had to say about the positive benefits they’re seeing for their entire school community in this segment and article.
Laura Tierney, Founder and CEO of The Social Institute, was recently featured in a powerful article by the National Education Association titled “AI ‘Deepfakes’: A Disturbing Trend in School Cyberbullying.” In the piece, Laura shares her expertise on the alarming rise of A.I.-generated deepfakes, which are digitally altered images and videos that can be nearly impossible to detect, and the growing impact these harmful tools are having on students, particularly girls. Read more here!