2025LHRICTechExpo

Helping our youngest students to navigate and thrive in the digital world has to be a priority for every teacher and school. This session will share our journey through implementing media literacy/digital wellness lessons in our K-5 library and technology program. Learn and explore practical activities, lessons and resources for teaching these essential skills.

If you give a kid a smartphone, will they know how to navigate the digital world responsibly? This presentation showcases a comprehensive 6th-grade curriculum designed to equip students with critical thinking skills for engaging with media and digital content. Topics include digital footprints, privacy, misinformation, algorithms, AI, and media bias. Educators will explore engaging lessons that develop essential skills like fact-checking, ethical research, source evaluation, and AI prompting. Attendees will gain practical strategies for fostering responsible digital citizens and leave with resources to implement in their own classrooms. Join us to empower the next generation of informed, discerning media consumers!

Dive into a hands-on adventure where NYS CS/DF Standards meet sustainability! In this interactive session, you’ll explore League for Green Leaders by Springbay Studio and discover how game-based learning can supercharge digital fluency, critical thinking, and problem-solving. Get ready to play, experiment, and tackle real-world environmental challenges—all while empowering students to become tech-savvy changemakers. If you love learning by doing (and a little friendly competition), this session is for you!

Your favorite librarian knows what you like and gives spot-on recommendations. Now imagine your librarian has a secret agenda and persuades you to read content or buy products, serving the interest of others. It’s no dream. This is your social media algorithm. Learn how algorithms work and how to protect yourself and your students from a steady feed of misinformation, persuasion, bias, AI, and other hazards of online reading.