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Practical video lessons for creating trustworthy content, using technology for public good, and staying safe online.
How to create content
4 lessonsPlan, write, verify, produce, and grow useful content people can trust.
Learn how pacing, open questions, and a clear story flow can hold attention without misleading viewers or hiding the point.
Six practical storytelling techniques for making educational, civic, and advocacy content easier to follow and remember.
A compact breakdown of the visual, audio, narrative, and structural elements that make short-form videos understandable and engaging.
Civic tech, open source, hacktivism, and movement content
6 lessonsUse technology, open collaboration, and public-interest storytelling to support civic action.
A Philippine interview about how BetterGovPH volunteers built public-interest digital tools to improve access to government information and participation.
Civic technology leaders reflect on what the field has learned, where it has fallen short, and how public-interest technology can better serve communities.
A panel on open-source collaboration, artificial intelligence, sustainability, and the trade-offs involved in building technology for public services.
An academic introduction to civic technology and the role digital tools can play in democratic participation and government improvement.
A Filipino student explains a grassroots transparency website that helps residents examine public flood-control projects.
A practical introduction to Git, the collaboration tool commonly used to contribute to open-source civic projects and document changes.
AI, cybersecurity, NVE, online child safety, scams, and other emerging topics
8 lessonsUnderstand emerging technology and help communities respond to digital risks safely.
An accessible introduction to artificial intelligence, what people mean by intelligence, and how computer systems approach different kinds of tasks.
A practical overview of generative AI and how to approach common workplace tasks while checking the quality of its output.
Four high-impact habits for protecting accounts and devices: recognizing phishing, using strong passwords, enabling MFA, and installing updates.
A concise explanation of how multifactor authentication adds another barrier when a password is stolen.
A prevention-focused warning about nihilistic violent extremist networks that target and coerce minors online, with signs adults and communities should recognize.
Prevention guidance for families and communities on recognizing online exploitation risks and keeping conversations with young people open.
Learn common warning signs such as impersonation, manufactured urgency, unusual payment demands, and requests to keep a transaction secret.
A Filipino news report on steps being strengthened by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas to address financial scams.