Digital Literacy Curriculum for the Real Internet Students Use Every Day
If you’re a district leader at ISTE looking for curriculum that actually speaks to what students encounter — AI, algorithms, social media, digital footprints — this is worth 15 minutes of your time.
⚡ NYC & NYS MWBE Certified · 15+ Years Digital Media Experience · Curriculum Ready to License
What BAM Offers
Connect with Schnelle at ISTE 2026
Attending independently and available to connect one-on-one with district leaders, curriculum directors, and instructional technology teams. Three ways to make it happen.
Who You’re Meeting
Schnelle Acevedo
Founder, BAM Digital Media LLC · Digital Literacy Educator & Curriculum Developer
Schnelle isn’t a researcher who studied the internet. She built a full-time business on it — publishing over 30,000 pieces of content, growing a real digital audience, and spending 15+ years understanding exactly how platforms, algorithms, and digital communities work.
That experience is the foundation of BAM Digital Media’s curriculum. Students learn digital literacy from someone who has lived it — which is why the content lands differently than what most districts have seen before.
She now brings that real-world perspective into K–12 classrooms, helping students, families, and educators understand how the internet shapes behavior, opportunity, communication, and decision-making.
Three things district leaders at ISTE should know
Before you schedule a call, here’s the short version of what makes BAM Digital Media worth your time.
Built from real experience, not theory
Most digital literacy programs are made by educators who study technology. BAM was built by someone who spent 15 years inside the internet — creating content, building audiences, and understanding how platforms actually drive behavior.
Meet Schnelle →Curriculum ready to license now
This isn’t a pilot program or a concept deck. BAM curriculum is built in Google Slides and drops directly into Google Classroom with zero conversion — teachers can assign it the same day they receive it.
See program options →MWBE certified — procurement advantage
BAM Digital Media is NYC and NYS MWBE certified, which can count toward district diversity spending requirements. That makes partnership easier to approve and faster to move through procurement.
Start a conversation →Four ways to bring BAM into your district
Each format is designed to meet your district where it is — from a single school workshop to a full district-wide curriculum implementation.
District Curriculum Licensing
Teacher-led curriculum with lesson plans, activities, and worksheets. Built in Google Slides — drops straight into Google Classroom.
Student Workshops
Interactive sessions for grades 3–12. Content is specific to the platforms and situations students actually encounter — not hypothetical scenarios.
Parent & Caregiver Workshops
Helping families navigate screens, social media, and digital wellness at home — in plain language that connects to what their kids are doing online.
Professional Development
Training educators to confidently address AI, online safety, digital footprints, and the technology-related situations students bring into the classroom.
What students actually learn
Every topic is connected to decisions students are already making — on real platforms, in real moments, right now.
Flexible solutions for every grade band
Curriculum and workshops are built for the developmental stage and digital reality of each grade — not one size fits all.
Elementary
Grades 3–5
- Digital safety basics
- Media awareness
- Online kindness
- Healthy digital habits
Middle School
Grades 6–8
- Social media & algorithms
- Digital footprints
- Online decision-making
- Misinformation
High School
Grades 9–12
- AI literacy
- Digital reputation
- Career readiness
- Content creation & cybersecurity
Implementation options
Whether you’re a single school exploring or a district ready to implement at scale, there’s a format that fits.
Single School
School-Level Program
- Student workshops by grade band
- Parent & caregiver sessions
- Educator training included
- Flexible scheduling
Most Requested
District Initiative
- Multi-school implementation
- Curriculum licensing
- District-wide support
- Reporting & documentation
Build Internal Capacity
Train-the-Trainer
- Prepare district staff to deliver
- Full curriculum handoff
- Ongoing BAM support
- Scales across schools
District leaders already know there's a problem.
These numbers explain why digital literacy can't wait — and why banning phones alone isn't the answer.
of U.S. jobs now require digital literacy skills and proficiency — up from 65% a decade ago.
National Skills Coalition, 2025
of teachers worldwide feel unprepared to teach digital literacy skills in their classrooms.
Global Educator Survey, 2024
of students say social media is their primary source for news — with no instruction on how to evaluate it.
The Social Institute, 2024 — 29,000 students surveyed
of school systems dealt with misinformation in their community during the 2023–24 school year.
National School PR Association, 2024
of schools offer no formal, structured digital literacy curriculum — even as 88% have 1-to-1 device programs.
NCES School Pulse Panel, 2025
U.S. 8th graders' digital literacy scores declined between 2018 and 2023 on the International Computer and Information Literacy Study — the global benchmark for student digital preparedness.
ICILS / Education Week, December 2024
Sources: National Skills Coalition · The Social Institute · NSPRA · NCES School Pulse Panel · Education Week / ICILS 2023
What district leaders ask before booking a call
Answered here so the conversation can get right to what matters for your district.
Ready to talk digital literacy for your district?
Whether you’re exploring curriculum adoption, student programming, family engagement, or educator training — schedule a call, book a meeting at ISTE, or grab the curriculum overview. All three options are below.