STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1344

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: S.C.R. No. 198

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2021

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Education, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 198 entitled:

"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO INCLUDE CIVIC ONLINE REASONING AND MEDIA LITERACY IN ITS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CURRICULUM,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose and intent of this measure is to urge the Department of Education to include civic online reasoning and media literacy in its information technology curriculum.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Department of Education.

Your Committee finds that teaching civic online reasoning and media literacy prepares students for judging the veracity of the media and online sources. Learning about the origin of information allows students to become well-informed using trustworthy sources. An education in civic online reasoning and media literacy increases students' ability to access, analyze, and evaluate information so that they may discern between truth and fallacy when engaging in online platforms. This measure urges the Department of Education to include civic online reasoning and media literacy in students' curriculum so that they will develop sound digital citizenship and become media literate in a modern digital world.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Education that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 198 and recommends its adoption.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Education,

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MICHELLE N. KIDANI, Chair