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Three Reasons Kids Need Digital Literacy and Citizenship Education

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

As a parent of wired kids, I think teaching digital literacy is very important for parents to do. Three reasons kids need digital literacy and citizenship education — and three ways to provide it – Guest Post by Emily Esch. Three tips for teaching digital literacy and citizenship: Start with a clear vision.

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Teen banking service Step raises $50M, adds TikTok star Charli D’Amelio to investor list

TechCrunch

Step , a mobile banking service aimed at teens , announced this morning it has raised $50 million in Series B funding after growing to over 500,000 users only two months after its official launch. Step offers teens $3 (it used to be just $1) for every friend that signs up under their referral. million and 34.4

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How Gen Z uses the internet to self diagnose and get help

Mashable Tech

SEE ALSO: Why teens are telling strangers their secrets online In fact, of the 970 people between ages of 13 and 28 surveyed for the Made of Millions report, 431 of them were in some phase of what the researchers described as a mental health "journey." People may be exposed to misinformation or hear about cures that don't exist.

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FamPay, a fintech aimed at teens in India, raises $38 million

TechCrunch

The thesis behind the startup, said Jain in an interview with TechCrunch, is to provide financial literacy to teenagers, who additionally have limited options to open a bank account in India at a young age. Teens represent the “most tech-savvy generation, as they haven’t seen a world without the internet,” he said.

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Kaszek leads Z1’s latest round as it develops its bank app aimed at LatAm teens

TechCrunch

Homebrew leads Z1’s effort to bring digital banking to Latin America’s teens. That additional manpower will provide support as the company aims to grow 10 times over the next 12 months and add new features to enhance the financial inclusion and literacy of customers.

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Teen Blogging Project Examples Sought

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

We are looking for examples of youth blogging projects, i.e., cases where the organization encouraged, supported, and/or facilitated the teens in blogging (presumably as part of the organization's mission and goals, e.g., to help youth learn leadership skills, literacy skills, build community, etc.). I thought I'd start with you.

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Embrace the Data, Change the World

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I’ve been thinking a lot about this idea of ”data literacy” lately. At e-metrics, I shared a story about DoSomething.Org’s recent “Text Pregnancy Campaign ” for teens and how they used measurement.

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