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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).
Generation Alpha, Gen Z and the Great Social Media Mistake
The collateral damage may not be what we expected.
Why Reading Is Falling Out of Favour, and What’s Going on in Young Minds
A lot more going on, than just reading.
Rage Bait, Media Literacy, and Why Big Tech Profits When We’re Angry
The antidote to Bait Rage is not sharing.
Why Social Media Uniquely Erodes Teen Attention , and How Brain Rot! Helps Young People Finally Make Sense of It
There is enough scientific data to build a case against Big-Tech.
Unplugged: The Likely Effects of a Social Media Ban on Under-Sixteen Teens over time
The consequences of going cold tukey
What Will Actually Make the Online World Safer for Under-16s? (Hint: It’s Not the Ban)
Change is often difficult, but this one we have to get right.
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