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Devorah Heitner

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Dr. Devorah Heitner is the author of Screenwise: Helping Kids Thrive (and Survive) in Their Digital World and her book on navigating privacy and reputation with kids and teens, Growing Up in Public will be out Septmber with Penguin Random House.

Dr. Heitner’s work has appeared in the New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, and CNN Opinion. She has a Ph.D. in Media/Technology & Society from Northwestern University and has taught at DePaul and Northwestern. She is delighted to be raising her own teenager and she lives with her family in Chicagoland. You can follow her on Twitter @Devorahheitner and on Instagram @devorahheitnerphd.

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Chat GPT and your kid? Kids are already thinking critically about AI

Educators and parents need to be proactive and curious about kids’ experiences with these powerful tools

I’ve been on the road (and on Zoom) talking with parents and educators this fall, and one question keeps rising to the top: AI ethics and safety.

Parents share worries—kids relying on AI for homework, or scary headlines about harmful chatbot interactions. Those concerns are valid, but here’s the

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	Growing Up in Public: Coming of Age in a Digital World 3.86 avg rating — 560 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Screenwise: Helping Kids Thrive (and Survive) in Their Digital World 3.82 avg rating — 478 ratings — published 2016 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Black Power TV really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2013 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Watching While Black: Centering the Television of Black Audiences by Beretta Smith-Shomade (Editor), Robin Means Coleman (Contributor), Andre Cavalcante (Contributor) 4.50 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2013 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Képernyőtudatos család by Devorah Heitner (Goodreads Author), Böbe Weisz (Translator) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Watching While Black: Centering the Television of Black Audiences by Eric Pierson, Eric Pierson, Robin Means Coleman it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2013 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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