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By Jillian Roberts. 2019
On the Internet: Our First Talk About Online Safety introduces children to the basics of online safety in a story-based,…
conversational style. Using real-world examples set within the context of a child who is using the Internet for the first time and watching an older sibling interact with social media, Dr. Roberts takes readers through several common scenarios around parental supervision, online bullying and anonymity. She also includes examples of people who use the Internet to make the world a better place. On the Internet addresses common safety concerns in a child-centered way and offers easy-to-understand rationales as to why it's important to maintain boundaries online just as in real life. The World Around Us series introduces children to complex cultural, social and environmental issues that they may encounter outside their homes, in an accessible way. Sidebars offer further reading for older children or care providers who have bigger questions. For younger children just starting to make these observations, the simple question-and-answer format of the main text will provide a foundation of knowledge on the subject matterBy Safiya Umoja Noble. 2018
Information scientist examines the hidden biases in algorithms used by search engines. Explores the concept of technological redlining, which describes…
the ways capital, race, and gender interact and intersect to invisibly promote white and male supremacy in interactions with an everyday part of life in the twenty-first century. 2018By Suzanne Slade, Veronica Miller Jamison. 2019
The story of pioneering African American mathematician Katherine Johnson, who performed calculations vital to America's first manned space flight, its…
first manned orbit of Earth, and the first trip to the moon. For grades K-3. 2019By Nora A. Draper. 2019
Communications scholar examines the meaning of privacy in the digital age, paying particular attention to the politics of identity and…
self-presentation. Interviews industry experts and analyzes media coverage, promotional materials, and government policies to explore the ways digital information has been commodified. 2019By Patti Richards. 2018
What does it mean to be biased? Emerging readers need to know the differences between facts, fiction, and opinions. Readers…
will also learn how facts, fiction, and opinions affect advertisements, news reports, blogs, and more. Straightforward, neutral text and vivid photographs provide readers with the tools they need to evaluate and understand the media literacy concept of facts, fiction, and opinionsBy Emily Arnold McCully. 2019
This illuminating biography reveals how the daughter of Lord Byron, Britain's most infamous Romantic poet, became the world's first computer…
programmer. Even by 1800s standards, Ada Byron Lovelace had an unusual upbringing. Her strict mother worked hard at cultivating her own role as the long-suffering ex-wife of bad-boy poet Lord Byron while raising Ada in isolation. Tutored by the brightest minds, Ada developed a hunger for mental puzzles, mathematical conundrums, and scientific discovery that kept pace with the breathtaking advances of the industrial and social revolutions taking place in Europe. At seventeen, Ada met eccentric inventor Charles Babbage, a kindred spirit. Their ensuing collaborations resulted in ideas and concepts that presaged computer programming by almost two hundred years, and Ada Lovelace is now recognized as a pioneer and prophet of the information age. Award-winning author Emily Arnold McCully opens the window on a peculiar and singular intellect, shaped—and hampered—by history, social norms, and family dysfunction. The result is a portrait that is at once remarkable and fascinating, tragic and triumphantBy Grace Campbell. 2021
From your cell phone signal to your search history, digital clues can help investigators solve crimes. Readers will learn the…
ins and outs of digital forensics in this fascinating high/low titleBy Mary Lindeen. 2018
Using technology to bully others is a serious problem many kids face. Learn about cyberbullying, including the effects it has,…
as well as how to identify and prevent it. Digital Safety Smarts: Preventing Cyberbullying , from the trusted Searchlight Books brand, teaches readers about the dangers of online interaction and what to do when inappropriate contact happens. It also young people how to use the Internet responsibly. The book helps students become good digital citizens in our increasingly digital worldBy John D Kelleher. 2018
It has never been easier for organizations to gather, store, and process data. Use of data science is driven by…
the rise of big data and social media, the development of high-performance computing, and the emergence of such powerful methods for data analysis and modeling as deep learning. Data science encompasses a set of principles, problem definitions, algorithms, and processes for extracting non-obvious and useful patterns from large datasets. It is closely related to the fields of data mining and machine learning, but broader in scope. This book offers a brief history of the field, introduces fundamental data concepts, and describes the stages in a data science project. It considers data infrastructure and the challenges posed by integrating data from multiple sources, introduces the basics of machine learning, and discusses how to link machine learning expertise with real-world problems. The book also reviews ethical and legal issues, developments in data regulation, and computational approaches to preserving privacy. Finally, it considers the future impact of data science and offers principles for success in data science projectsBy Christine Zuchora-Walske. 2018
Using the Internet can be an exciting adventure. But it is important to use it safely. How can you use…
computers responsibly? And how can you be a good digital citizen? Read this book to find out!By Capstone. 2020
By Capstone. 2020
By Tod G. Smith. 2020
By Capstone. 2020
What does it mean to stay safe online? What exactly is Internet safety? Emerging readers need to know these important…
concepts. Straightforward, neutral text and vivid photographs provide readers with the tools they need to be successful and safe users of all types of mediaWebsites include all kinds of interesting information. But how can you tell if a site is trustworthy? And how do…
you discern advertising from news? Learn to be a savvy Internet surfer with this book!By Mary Lindeen. 2018
The information you find online can sometimes feel overwhelming. Which online sources can you trust? How do you know which…
sites include the facts you're looking for? Learn the basics of how to do an effective online search, what to do if you have trouble finding information, and how to tell whether a source is reliableWhat you put on the Internet may stay there forever. So how can you protect your online reputation? What can…
you to do keep your identity safe? Learn how to be a smart user of technology, why watching what you post is important, and what to do if someone misuses your informationBy Capstone. 2020
What exactly is a primary source? How does it compare to other types of sources? Emerging readers need to know…
the difference. Readers will also be introduced to the concept of plagiarism, how to choose sources for their writing and reports, checking source dates and accuracy, and more. Straightforward, neutral text and vivid photographs provide readers with the tools they need to learn about types of sources, including primary sources, how sources connect to media literacy, and understanding ownership of workBy Jacob Helberg. 2021
From the former news policy lead at Google, an urgent and groundbreaking account of the high-stakes global cyberwar brewing between…
Western democracies and the autocracies of China and Russia that could potentially crush democracy. From 2016 to 2020, Jacob Helberg led Google's global internal product policy efforts to combat disinformation and foreign interference. During this time, he found himself in the midst of what can only be described as a quickly escalating two-front technology cold war between democracy and autocracy. On the front-end, we're fighting to control the software—applications, news information, social media platforms, and more—of what we see on the screens of our computers, tablets, and phones, a clash which started out primarily with Russia but now increasingly includes China and Iran. Even more ominously, we're also engaged in a hidden back-end battle—largely with China—to control the Internet's hardware, which includes devices like cellular phones, satellites, fiber-optic cables, and 5G networks. This tech-fueled war will shape the world's balance of power for the coming century as autocracies exploit twenty-first-century methods to re-divide the world into twentieth century-style spheres of influence. Helberg cautions that the spoils of this fight are power over every meaningful aspect of our lives, including our economy, our infrastructure, our national security, and ultimately, our national sovereignty. Without a firm partnership with the government, Silicon Valley is unable to protect democracy from the autocrats looking to sabotage it from Beijing to Moscow and Tehran. The stakes of the ongoing cyberwar are no less than our nation's capacity to chart its own future, the freedom of our democratic allies, and even the ability of each of us to control our own fates, Helberg says. And time is quickly running out