WELCOME TO THOUGHT BYTES
This blog explores the use of edufiction as a tool for learning, focusing primarily on ICT issues that are relevant to parents, educators, and students. However, it also touches on other genres. All content, including articles and illustrations, is created by Casper Pieters and licensed under CC BY-NC-ND. This license permits the non-commercial reuse of the material in its original, unchanged form, provided that Casper Pieters is credited as the creator. You are encouraged to incorporate these resources into your school newsletters or share them on your digital platforms. Additionally, I manage an Edufiction Facebook group, which you are welcome to join. You can also follow me on social media at @cybersavvyauthor (though I am not active on X).
When Two Superintelligences Collide: What Team Savv-i Teaches Us About AI Doomism
Disruptive change creates upheaval, destruction, and renewal. But from this side of change, we have no idea how it will pan out.
Closing the Gap—One Satellite Dish at a Time 🌐✨
School communities can model positive use of the Internet.
When the Hype Pops: What an AI Crash Can Teach Our Kids About Critical Thinking
Nothing is new under the sun, but we react as if this is not true.
Cyber Whispers, the Information Crisis & How Young People Can See Through the Noise
Cyber Whispers- A Fake News Ghost Story will be out on Dec 15
Why Neurotech, Human Rights —and Book 3 of Team Savv-i—Matter to Young People
Is the last place for privacy, you’re mind, gone?
Brain Rot, Black Boxes, and the Teen Algorithm Trap
Algorithmic data gathering now uses your social environment.
The Neuroscience of Narrative: How Story-Based Learning Activates Attention and Deepens Understanding
The Science behind Learning
New Mini-Course Alert: Help Middle Graders Take Back Control of Their Attention
Take the social media antidote…
The Martian (Young Readers Edition) Is a Stellar Edufiction Choice for Science Teaching
Using edufiction to teach science
Mermaids, Maps, and Marine Magic: Why Coral Keepers Belongs in Your Classroom
Where Story Meets Science: Teaching Ecosystems with Coral Keepers
Cyber Whispers: Teaching Media Literacy Through Story and Adventure
Want to sort truth from fiction? Use R.A.P.P.E.R.
Alice in Wonderland as Edufiction: A Cross-Curricular Wonderland 🐇
An interested mind soaks up like a sponge!
Why Combine Edufiction and Project-Based Learning?
Inspire your students with story, then let them explore through Project-Based Learning.
Team Savv-i: Where Digital Citizenship Meets Digital Activism—and Builds Real AI Literacy
The 3 Pillars of Digital Citizenship is a great basis for AI literacy.
