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Digital citizenship has been on the tips of everyone’s Twitter thumbs this week for Digital Citizenship Week 2018. While learning about digital citizenship, often educators realize they are already facilitating many of the skills in their early childhood setting. These questions and explanations serve as a guide for a beginning understanding of digital citizenship. Read more →

TEC Center has selected 5 helpful online resources for teacher educators, early childhood educators, and families to learn about digital citizenship in early childhood Read more →

We are excited to share that we will be continuing our educator professional development offerings with a monthly two-part professional development series. Space limited- Register today! Read more →

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Funded by the Susan Crown Exchange through their Youth Voice Challenge, Erikson Institute’s Alexis Lauricella, PhD  will launch a two-year pilot research and development project that empowers adolescent youth in Evanston, IL to help each other use digital technology in healthy and productive ways. Read more →

Currently many classrooms, libraries, and informal learning spaces rely on free content to support children’s learning. Children in less resourced communities would suffer. Let’s explore how such resources support children’s learning. Read more →

Jenna Herdzina, MS, is the Program Manager of the TEC Center at Erikson Institute. Jenna’s work focuses on improving human services by connecting research to practice and policy. As Program Manager, Jenna empowers early childhood educators to make informed decisions about the appropriate use of technology and media Read more →

Learn more about our TEC Mentors early childhood and technology professional development program for schools, museums, and libraries serving children Prek-8 yrs of age. Read more →

Tamara Kaldor, M.S., the assistant director of Erikson’s Technology in Early Childhood Center, have these five tips to share with parents on Pokémon Go and virtual reality apps. Read more →

We invite you to explore our wide variety of resources in the following areas: Media Literacy Digital Citizenship STEM Assistive Tech Language and Literacy SEL Specific Tools Read more →