MediaSmarts

This is the final in a series of nine reports examining young Canadians’ activities and behaviours relating to a variety of Internet issues, including: cyberbullying, online relationships, privacy, offensive content, sexting, excessive use and digital literacy in the classroom and home.

February 10 is Safer Internet Day (#SID2015): an annual international event organized by InSafe to help promote safer and more responsible use of online technologies, especially by young people. MediaSmarts and Facebook want you to help us mark the day by reminding youth to “think before they share” online. Help us spread the word about this important resource and join the Thunderclap!

Making Your Voice Heard: A Media Toolkit of Youth is designed to help young people understand how the news industry works, why youth stereotyping happens and how they can access media to get positive youth voices and stories heard.

MediaSmarts is a Canadian not-for-profit charitable organization for digital and media literacy. Our vision is that children and youth have the critical thinking skills to engage with media as active and informed digital citizens. Learn more about MediaSmarts and what we do.

Bullying is an issue many youth face on a daily basis. We all have a role to play in helping to create a society where children and teens are safe and protected from harassment, violence, and abuse. We also need to educate youth themselves to be caring, empathic and ethical citizens both online and off. Visit our cyberbullying section for lesson plans, tip sheets, backgrounders, and more.

Recently on the Blog

Family films part one – What we’re watching

Posted on 28 January, 2015

Comments
Think Before You Share for Safer Internet Day 2015!

Posted on 20 January, 2015

Comments

Twitter Feed

Tweets by @twitterapi

Explore Digital and Media Literacy

Digital & Media Literacy Fundamentals

Welcome to the “fundamentals” section of our website, where we bring together the various concepts and competencies that define what it is to be literate in today’s complex media culture. Here we explore digital literacy and media literacy and their underlying aspects and principles.

Learn More

Video Games

Concerns about video games include the time children and teens spend playing them, the physical effects of an inactive lifestyle, and the violent or sexist content of many games. Playing video games can be a positive experience if we understand the issues involved, choose games wisely and control screen time.

Learn More

View all