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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).
From Page to Possibility: How Edufiction Helps Teens Imagine a Brighter Future
Reading appropriate edufiction can reduce anxiety about the future.
Edufiction for Digital Citizenship: How Stories Like Cyber Secrets Prepare Kids for the Online World
Bullying No Way Week - It takes a good story to raise a digital citizen.
Bullying No Way! But Then What? Teaching Repair and Empathy Through Edufiction
Bullying No way - How edufiction can help.
Jane Smith aka Thistle Fabuloso with 2 lesson plans
Who says kids are supposed to be happy
just because they’re kids?
Adventures in Learning: How Edufiction Sparks Powerful Parent–Teen Conversations
Learning together- From each other
The Family Robinson with 2 lesson plans
What would it be like to be stranded on a remote tropical island?
Finding the Signal: How Brain Rot! Uses Edufiction to Spark Student Dialogue on AI, Social Media, and Mental Health
AI is transforming education and the young learners with it.
🚨Brain Rot? Or Just a Glitch in the Feed?
Not all screentime is the same, but too much doom scrolling numbs the mind and your social persona.
Misogyny in the Metaverse and why Big-O is portrayed as a male
The metaverse should be safe for all.
“Why Reading Isn’t Enough—Let Students Be the Story”
Contextual learning by role play based on story.
🌍 Virtual Field Trips Inspired by Edufiction: Explore the World Through Story 🌟
Virtual Field Trips can be so much fun.
🚀 Why Edufiction Works for Young Learners
Middle grade students enjoy learning through fictional stories. A heading “Intergrating Edufiction Into the Curriculum” appears above the three smiling students.
The Spectrum of Interactivity in Edufiction: From Engagement to Co-Creation
Students activily engaging with edufiction considering if they want to join the pirates or the scientists in the story.
📚✨Augmented Reality in Edufiction
Augmented Reality story telling can sway reluctant readers
🧠 BRAIN ROTTED! A Novella That Cuts Through the Static of the Scroll-Age
A new novella by Casper Pieters
