Empowering Youth: Digitally

 Social media platforms serve as opportunities for young people to talk, connect, learn, and participate in society. It is a place where youth can exchange ideas and information about things that interest them. They use social media to talk about current issues, organize, and take action. Kahne and Bowyer (2019) state that “building digital engagement literacies can move youth past being consumers of information and help them become producers and contributors of digital spaces” (p.2). These literacies equip students with skills to judge the validity of what they find and create content that has purpose. Engagement literacies teach students how to contribute their ideas to a conversation and responsibly use technology. This includes developing digital literacies to help close the opportunity gap of students who may encounter false information, conflict, or lack of access to digital learning. As society continues to globalize with technology, we should teach students how to use these tools as well as how to think when using them. Their actions online can affect the world around them no matter if it’s virtual or in real life.

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