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The digital age presents us with unprecedented problems when it comes to finding information and making sure that it’s true. Where our first problem used to be getting information, what’s more difficult today is filtering out what we need from what we don’t.

Two of the most important kinds of information we look for online are about health and science. Because most of us aren’t experts on these topics, we rely on people and organizations who are experts for good information. But how do we know who we can count on? Here are some tips to help you find good information about health and science topics.

MediaSmarts is excited to announce Kathryn Ann Hill as its new Executive Director. She replaces Cathy Wing and Jane Tallim, who have retired from their roles as co-executive directors after more than 25 years of service to the organization.

Getting the Toothpaste Back into the Tube: A Lesson on Online Information (Grades 6-8) In this lesson, students watch a short video that compares getting rid of personal information online to getting toothpaste back into a tube. Through the video and a series of short scenarios, students learn the five principles of information online: that information online is permanent, can be copied, can be seen by unintended audiences, can be seen by larger audiences than intended, and that it becomes searchable.

The Digital and Media Literacy Outcomes section of our website shows how our resources meet curriculum outcomes for different subjects in each province and territory.

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