Below is a NON-exhaustive list of resources for ongoing information, research, practice supports and policy action related to technology (ICT) in society and in the family

Journals that Publish at the Intersection of Technology and Family-related issues

• Computers and Education
• Computers and Human Behavior
• Contemporary Family Therapy
• Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking
• Human Behavior and Emerging Technologies
• International Journal of Learning and Media
• Journal of Children and Media
• Journal of Computers and Human Behavior
• Journal of Family Communication
• Journal of Research in Technology in Education
• The Journal of Social Media in Society
• New Media and Society
• Social media + society
• Tuesday Morning

See also field-specific journals for special issues on technology-related topics (e.g., Family Relations, Early Childhood Research Quarterly )

Books

• Bruess, C., (Ed.) (2016) Family Communication in the Age of Digital and Social Media. Peter Lang.
• Casimiro C. and Neves B. (Eds.), Connecting Families: Information and Communication Technologies, generations, and the life course (pp. 133- 156). Bristol: Bristol University Press. doi:10.2307/j.ctv2867xm.14
• Lazarra, J. (2020) Lifespan Development https://open.maricopa.edu/devpsych/
• Lim, S. S. (2019). Transcendent parenting: Raising children in the digital age. Oxford University Press.
• Livingstone, S. and Blum-Ross, A. (2020). Parenting for a Digital Future. Oxford.
• Mascheroni, G., Ponte, C. & Jorge, A. (eds.) 2018. Digital Parenting. The Challenges for Families in the Digital Age. Göteborg: Nordicom.
• McAuliffe, M. (Ed.) (2021). Research handbook on international migration and digital technology. UK: Edward Elgar.
• Van Hook, J., McHale, S. M., & King, V. (Eds.). (2018). Families and Technology. Springer International Publishing.

Blogs/Websites

• Children and Screens: Institute of Digital Media and Child Development https://www.childrenandscreens.com/
• Commonsense Media: https://commensensemedia.org/
• Connected Learning Alliance: https://clalliance.org/
• Connected Learning Camps: https://connectedcamps.com/ [resources on learning and technology for parents and children]
  • parenting blog: https://blog.connectedcamps.com/
• Creative Commons: https://creativecommons.org/
• Decoding TV: https://www.decodingeverything.com/. Timely and very cool analysis of media, technology and popular culture by David Chen
• Digital Futures Commission: https://digitalfuturescommission.org.uk/
  • Blog: https://digitalfuturescommission.org.uk/blog/
• Edutopia: https://edutopia.org
• Emerging Tech Brew (daily email newsletter with current tech-related information, links, quizzes and more): https://www.emergingtechbrew.com/
• e-nurture network: https://www.enurture.org.uk/ . Innovative research from the UK on technology and society.
• Erikson Institute Technology in Early Childhood (TEC) center: https://teccenter.erikson.edu
• EU Kids Online: http://globalkidsonline.net/eu-kids-online/
• Federal Communications Commission: https://fcc.gov [consumer & governmental affairs] [tag: Broadband, Internet & IP]
• Federal Trade Commission: https://ftc.gov [consumer protection]
• International Society of Technology in Education: https://iste.org
• Joan Ganz Cooney Center: https://joanganzcooneycenter.org/
• KQED/Mindshift: https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/
• New York Times/Technology: https://www.nytimes.com/section/technology
• Northwestern Center for Media and Human Development. ​​https://cmhd.northwestern.edu/
• Parenting for a Digital Future (London School of Economics; Sonia Livingstone’s research): https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/parenting4digitalfuture/
• UNICEF: https://www.unicef.org/blog
• Wired magazine (tag: parenting): https://www.wired.com/tag/parenting/

Technology/Family Intersection Thought Leaders on Social Media

• Sonia Livingstone: @Livingstone_S ^[1]
• danah boyd: @danahboyd ^[2]
• Sarita Shoenbeck: @syarti
• Heather Kelly @heatherkelly
• Kevin Kelly: @Kevin2kelly
• Shira Ovide: @ShiraOvide

Policy and Statistics on Technology Related to Children and Families

• Administration on Children and Families (U.S. Dept of Health and Human Services): https://www.acf.hhs.gov/ ^[3]
• Center for Budget and Policy Priorities: https://www.cbpp.org/
• Childrens Defense Fund: childrensdefense.org
• Child Trends: childtrends.org
• Coalition on Human Needs: chn.org
• Federal Agency Forum on Child and Family Statistics: www.childstats.gov
• Kids Count Data Center (Annie E. Casey Foundation): kidscount.org
• Rand Corporation
  • Cyber and data sciences
  • Children, families, and communities
  • The internet
• Urban Institute: urban.org

On Teaching for Critical Thinking

Angelo, T. and Cross, P. (1993). Classroom Assessment Techniques: A Handbook for College Teachers, 2nd Ed. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass. See also: 50 Classroom Assessment Techniques (CATS) by Angelo and Cross

Bloom, B. (1956). Taxonomy of Educational Objectives, Handbook 1: Cognitive Domain. NY: Longman

Brookfield, S. (2020) Teaching for critical thinking. In V. Wang (Ed.), Handbook of research on ethical challenges in higher education leadership and administration. IGI Global publications. DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-4141-8.ch012

Brookfield, S. (2017) Becoming a critically reflective teacher (2nd. ed.). Jossey-Bass/Wiley.

Casigrahi, B. (2017). Fundamentals of teaching critical thinking in higher education. Journal of Education and Human Development, 6(3), 98–103. doi:10.15640/jehd.v6n3a11

Davies, M.  (2015). A model of critical thinking in higher education. In Higher education: Handbook of theory and research (pp. 41–92). Springer.

Halpern, D. F. (2014). Thought and knowledge: An introduction to critical thinking (5th ed.). Psychology Press/Routledge.

Lave, J., & Wenger, E. (1991). Situated learning: Legitimate peripheral participation. Cambridge University Press.

Mezirow, J. (1991). Transformative dimensions of adult learning. Jossey-Bass.

Ribble, M. Digital citizenship in schools (3rd ed.). International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE).

Schaber, P. and Shandling, J. (2012). Online course design for teaching critical thinking. Journal of Allied Health, 41, 1 (Spring).

Schlueter, J. (2016, Jun 7). Higher Ed’s Biggest Gamble: Can Colleges Truly Teach Critical Thinking Skills? Inside Higher Ed. https://www.insidehighered.com/views/2016/06/07/can-colleges-truly-teach-critical-thinking-skills-essay

Van Gelder, T. (2005). Teaching critical thinking: Some lessons from cognitive science. College teaching, 53(1), 41-48.

Wolcott, S. K. (2000). Designing assignments and classroom discussions to foster critical thinking at different levels in the curriculum. In Educational Innovation in Economics and Business V (pp. 231-251). Springer, Dordrecht.