Before a hiring manager calls you in for an interview, they've already Googled you. Before a college admissions officer reads your essay, they've already looked you up. Everything you've ever posted, commented, liked, or shared online is building a picture of who you are — and most people have no idea what that picture looks like.

In this episode, NYC digital literacy educator Schnelle Acevedo breaks down what a digital footprint actually is, the real statistics on how employers and colleges are using your online presence to make decisions about your future, the easy pitfalls that trip most people up, and five specific things you can do right now to clean up and intentionally build your online image.

Because deleted doesn't mean gone. And the story your digital footprint tells should be one you wrote on purpose.

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Getting attention online feels incredible — especially when you're young and the whole internet is watching. But what happens when that feeling becomes something a child can't stop chasing? In this episode, NYC digital literacy educator Schnelle Acevedo breaks down the neuroscience behind attention addiction, why young content creators are especially vulnerable to the clout trap, and how the algorithm is engineered to keep pushing kids toward more extreme behavior for bigger reactions. This one is for every parent, teacher, and coach who has a young person in their life who wants to be an influencer — before they step into a space that was never designed with them in mind.

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What I saw in a Brooklyn braiding shop stopped me cold. A young girl, iPad in hand, scrolling through reels at a speed no adult could keep up with — gaming videos, Barbie clips, random sounds — jumping to the next one every ten seconds. She never looked up.

In this episode, NYC digital literacy educator Schnelle Acevedo breaks down what that kind of mindless, high-speed scrolling actually does to a child's developing brain, what the research says about doom scrolling in kids under ten, and three intentional screen alternatives you can set up right now before you hand your child a device.

Because the platform matters. But the intention behind the hand-off matters more.

📚 Curricula available for schools nationwide. Ready to bring conscious digital literacy education into your school or classroom? BAM Digital Media offers educator-developed programs and curricula for students at every level — wherever you are in the country.

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