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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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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.
How Edufiction Uses School Curricula to Spice Up Learning
There’s no reason learning can’t be both fun and fascinating.
Children’s Digital Footprints: What the ICO’s Children’s Data Lives – 2025 Report Reveals
Up to date information on Children’s Onlive Lives
Growing Up in the Glow: Helping Teens Navigate Screens with Story and Skill
Has time away from screens a revival?