Belinha S. De Abreu is a media literacy educator and educational technology specialist in Connecticut. Dr. de Abreu holds a Ph.D. in curriculum and instruction, with a focus on media literacy, from the University of Connecticut. She is the author and editor of several publications, including Global Media Literacy in a Digital Age; Media Literacy in Action: Theoretical and Pedagogical Perspectives; and Media Literacy, Social Networking, and the Web 2.0 Environment for the K-12 Educator.

Vitor Tomé, Ph.D. in education (2008) and post-Ph.D. in communication studies (2015), is a professional journalist, a teacher trainer (pre-service and in-service), and a researcher on media information literacy and on journalism. Currently he is developing a research project on digital citizenship education involving children (aged three to nine), their teachers, parents, and the community.