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ThoughtBytes explores how edufiction and narrative learning can support digital literacy and ethical thinking in a technology-shaped world.
ThoughtBytes is an ideas blog exploring how edufiction can be practically used to help children and young teens understand digital life.
It focuses on digital citizenship, media/AI literacy, and emerging technologies through an educational and parenting lens, using story and context rather than headlines or hype.
All content is created by Casper Pieters and may be shared non-commercially, unchanged, with attribution.
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Edufication to Understand Climate Change
Young learners surrounding a large book about climate change in a library.
The Timeless Joy of Old-Fashioned Human Interaction
Restaurant full of diners with a large wooden clock with Roman numerals in the background. The Roman IV has been changed into a VI to make the word VIV as a secret sign from 2eno.
How Characters Teach Through Consequences
A class learning about a character in an edufictional story taught by their teacher.
Edufiction Beyond Books - Tackling Social Issues Through Diverse Media
Edufiction using multi media to entice young minds and teach them about relevant, and often complex, social issues.
Edufiction: A Homeschooler’s Key to Personalised and Effective Learning
How edufictional books suit the pace and personalisation of learning in homeschools.
A new Digital Divide is emerging
A new digital divide is emerging between the technologically enhanced and those that chose to remain natural.
Crafting Edufiction - A Guide for Young Writers
Group of young people in a library discussing an edufictional story.
Fostering Discussion Through Edufiction
Young people in a learning space connected with others online through a forum.
8 good reasons why edufiction is a compelling alternative to traditional (boring) homework
8 Summary points why edufiction can trump conventional (boring) homework
