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Gov Newsom Signs Student-Backed Digital Literacy Bills Alongside Misguided Bans

14 points by hn_acker 5d ago

hn_acker 5d ago
The full title is: > Governor Newsom Signs Student-Backed Digital Literacy Bills Alongside Misguided Bans
westurner 5d ago
> Unlike blanket bans, A.B. 2071 and A.B. 2298 address online safety through education rather than prohibition. [...] +1. > A.B. 2071 and A.B. 2298 fill critical gaps in California’s school curricula by equipping students with actionable skills. A.B. 2071 integrates digital wellness into middle and high school health classes, teaching students how to identify unhealthy tech habits, protect their personal safety, and evaluate digital content—including AI-generated media—for credibility and bias. Meanwhile, A.B. 2298 adds cybersecurity concepts to recommended school curricula, teaching young people how to safeguard their personal data from online threats. OER (Open Educational Resource) Curricula recommendations for this?
- westurner 5d ago
  A few resources for Digital Literacy: From https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35675139#35676503 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35675139#35676503 : > Media Literacy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Media_literacy#Media_literacy_education https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Media_literacy#Media_literacy_... Internet safety: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_safety https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_safety Trust & Safety: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trust_and_safety https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trust_and_safety Project Interland game: https://beinternetawesome.withgoogle.com/en_us/interland/ https://beinternetawesome.withgoogle.com/en_us/interland/ Be Internet Awesome Digital Citizenship Safety Family Guide [PDF]: https://storage.googleapis.com/gweb-interland.appspot.com/en-us/hub/pdfs/Google_BeInternetAwesome_DigitalCitizenshipSafety_FamilyGuide.pdf https://storage.googleapis.com/gweb-interland.appspot.com/en... AAP HealthyChildren.org > Family Media Plan: https://www.healthychildren.org/English/fmp/Pages/MediaPlan.aspx https://www.healthychildren.org/English/fmp/Pages/MediaPlan.... Journalism > Ethics and Standards: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Journalism#Ethics_and_standards https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Journalism#Ethics_and_standard... "The New York Times course to teach its reporters data skills is now open-source" (2019) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20173228 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20173228 DDJ: Data-Driven Journalism: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data-driven_journalism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data-driven_journalism Data Science; as an interdisciplinary major or minor: There are very few ways to do actual causal analysis given only observational data. It is inappropriate to make statements about causal relations given only observational data without causal analysis. Typical statistical mistakes in media; e.g. from new articles from this month. Misuse of Statistics: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misuse_of_statistics https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misuse_of_statistics From "Environment shapes emotional cognitive abilities more than genes" https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40110151 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40110151 : > From "The World Needs Computational Social Science" https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37746921 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37746921 : >> "Answering causal questions using observational data" (2021) [PDF] https://www.nobelprize.org/uploads/2021/10/advanced-economicsciencesprize2021.pdf https://www.nobelprize.org/uploads/2021/10/advanced-economic... .. https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/economic-sciences/2021/popular-information/ https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/economic-sciences/2021/pop... Causal analysis; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Causal_analysis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Causal_analysis Causal inference > Malpractice in: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Causal_inference#Malpractice_in_causal_inference https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Causal_inference#Malpractice_i... Spurious relationship: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spurious_relationship https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spurious_relationship "Spurious Correlations": https://www.tylervigen.com/spurious-correlations https://www.tylervigen.com/spurious-correlations : What is the statistical correlation (Pearson R-value) between Per capita consumption of cheese and _________ ? Is that a causal relationship? Could it be? "Computational and Inferential Thinking: The Foundations of Data Science" https://inferentialthinking.com/ https://inferentialthinking.com/; was originally developed for the course "Data 8: Foundations of Data Science" as a Jupyter Book (a book built from Jupyter Notebooks and Markdown documents and a _toc.yml). An exercise adapted from College English Composition I/II: Underline each premise, Underline Facts and opinions/preferences/biases differently, Identify sources/citations/footnotes and credibility of each, Assess the logical form of the argument/claim. Find multiple contradictory viewpoints. Meta-analysis: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meta-analysis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meta-analysis Fact checking: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fact-checking https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fact-checking Thing > CreativeWork > Review > ClaimReview: https://schema.org/ClaimReview https://schema.org/ClaimReview AAP > Healthy Digital Habits resources: https://www.aap.org/en/news-room/campaigns-and-toolkits/healthy-digital-habits/ https://www.aap.org/en/news-room/campaigns-and-toolkits/heal...
gopher_space 5d ago
I’m disappointed that the EFF chooses to frame children and social media as a “censorship” issue, especially given the age ranges being discussed.
- pull_my_finger 5d ago
  Isn't that exactly what it is?

14 points by hn_acker 5d ago

The full title is: > Governor Newsom Signs Student-Backed Digital Literacy Bills Alongside Misguided Bans

> Unlike blanket bans, A.B. 2071 and A.B. 2298 address online safety through education rather than prohibition. [...] +1. > A.B. 2071 and A.B. 2298 fill critical gaps in California’s school curricula by equipping students with actionable skills. A.B. 2071 integrates digital wellness into middle and high school health classes, teaching students how to identify unhealthy tech habits, protect their personal safety, and evaluate digital content—including AI-generated media—for credibility and bias. Meanwhile, A.B. 2298 adds cybersecurity concepts to recommended school curricula, teaching young people how to safeguard their personal data from online threats. OER (Open Educational Resource) Curricula recommendations for this?

westurner 5d ago
A few resources for Digital Literacy: From https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35675139#35676503 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35675139#35676503 : > Media Literacy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Media_literacy#Media_literacy_education https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Media_literacy#Media_literacy_... Internet safety: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_safety https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_safety Trust & Safety: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trust_and_safety https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trust_and_safety Project Interland game: https://beinternetawesome.withgoogle.com/en_us/interland/ https://beinternetawesome.withgoogle.com/en_us/interland/ Be Internet Awesome Digital Citizenship Safety Family Guide [PDF]: https://storage.googleapis.com/gweb-interland.appspot.com/en-us/hub/pdfs/Google_BeInternetAwesome_DigitalCitizenshipSafety_FamilyGuide.pdf https://storage.googleapis.com/gweb-interland.appspot.com/en... AAP HealthyChildren.org > Family Media Plan: https://www.healthychildren.org/English/fmp/Pages/MediaPlan.aspx https://www.healthychildren.org/English/fmp/Pages/MediaPlan.... Journalism > Ethics and Standards: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Journalism#Ethics_and_standards https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Journalism#Ethics_and_standard... "The New York Times course to teach its reporters data skills is now open-source" (2019) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20173228 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20173228 DDJ: Data-Driven Journalism: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data-driven_journalism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data-driven_journalism Data Science; as an interdisciplinary major or minor: There are very few ways to do actual causal analysis given only observational data. It is inappropriate to make statements about causal relations given only observational data without causal analysis. Typical statistical mistakes in media; e.g. from new articles from this month. Misuse of Statistics: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misuse_of_statistics https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misuse_of_statistics From "Environment shapes emotional cognitive abilities more than genes" https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40110151 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40110151 : > From "The World Needs Computational Social Science" https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37746921 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37746921 : >> "Answering causal questions using observational data" (2021) [PDF] https://www.nobelprize.org/uploads/2021/10/advanced-economicsciencesprize2021.pdf https://www.nobelprize.org/uploads/2021/10/advanced-economic... .. https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/economic-sciences/2021/popular-information/ https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/economic-sciences/2021/pop... Causal analysis; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Causal_analysis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Causal_analysis Causal inference > Malpractice in: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Causal_inference#Malpractice_in_causal_inference https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Causal_inference#Malpractice_i... Spurious relationship: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spurious_relationship https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spurious_relationship "Spurious Correlations": https://www.tylervigen.com/spurious-correlations https://www.tylervigen.com/spurious-correlations : What is the statistical correlation (Pearson R-value) between Per capita consumption of cheese and _________ ? Is that a causal relationship? Could it be? "Computational and Inferential Thinking: The Foundations of Data Science" https://inferentialthinking.com/ https://inferentialthinking.com/; was originally developed for the course "Data 8: Foundations of Data Science" as a Jupyter Book (a book built from Jupyter Notebooks and Markdown documents and a _toc.yml). An exercise adapted from College English Composition I/II: Underline each premise, Underline Facts and opinions/preferences/biases differently, Identify sources/citations/footnotes and credibility of each, Assess the logical form of the argument/claim. Find multiple contradictory viewpoints. Meta-analysis: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meta-analysis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meta-analysis Fact checking: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fact-checking https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fact-checking Thing > CreativeWork > Review > ClaimReview: https://schema.org/ClaimReview https://schema.org/ClaimReview AAP > Healthy Digital Habits resources: https://www.aap.org/en/news-room/campaigns-and-toolkits/healthy-digital-habits/ https://www.aap.org/en/news-room/campaigns-and-toolkits/heal...

gopher_space 5d ago

I’m disappointed that the EFF chooses to frame children and social media as a “censorship” issue, especially given the age ranges being discussed.

pull_my_finger 5d ago
Isn't that exactly what it is?