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Passport to the Internet: Student tutorial for Internet literacy (Grades 4-8)
This interactive tutorial (Licensed Resource) teaches students the critical thinking skills they need to apply to their online experiences, including online safety, authenticating online information, recognizing online marketing ploys, protecting their privacy, managing online relationships and dealing with cyberbullying.
Authenticating Information, Cyberbullying, Digital Citizenship, Internet & Mobile, Online Marketing, Privacy, Social Networking

MyWorld: A digital literacy tutorial for secondary students
This tutorial (Licensed Resource) aims to teach students essential digital literacy skills through simulating their favourite online experiences.
Authenticating Information, Cyber Security, Cyberbullying, Digital Citizenship, Intellectual Property, Internet & Mobile, Online Gambling, Online Hate, Online Marketing, Privacy, Sexual Exploitation, Social Networking

CyberSense and Nonsense: The Second Adventure of The Three CyberPigs
The three CyberPigs learn some important lessons about authenticating online information and observing rules of netiquette. They also learn how to distinguish between fact and opinion and how to recognize bias and harmful stereotyping in online content. 
Authenticating Information, Cyberbullying, Digital Citizenship, Internet & Mobile

Movies
Always popular with young people for decades now, films carry with them their own set of concerns such as representations of violence, diversity and stereotyping. The following section explores movies and the related issues that are relevant for different age groups.
Movies

Pornography
Young people today are exposed to a plethora of sexual imagery in media – both online and off. This section looks at potential impacts of exposure to pornography on the development of healthy sexuality and offers tips for protecting young children and educating older kids.
Pornography

Media Issues
In this section, you will find our collected writings on issues related to the ways that media represents and sometimes misrepresents specific groups of people; how media influence our attitudes and behaviours; and the ethical decisions we make daily as media consumers.
Body Image, Diversity in Media, Gender Representation, Intellectual Property, Marketing & Consumerism, Violence

Excessive Internet Use
Maintaining a healthy balance between entertainment media and other activities in children’s lives has always been a challenge. The Internet has made this challenge even more difficult. This section explores how to recognize when excessive use has become problematic and how to address the issue.
Excessive Internet Use

Intellectual Property
In this section we explore the ethics, laws, and rights that surround questions of intellectual property. Whether it’s a question of downloading music, borrowing graphics and photos, or copying text from an academic source, there are bound to be questions about what is and what is not fair use.
Intellectual Property

Cyberbullying
The Internet is a social medium made up of communities, cliques, and groups. While this is usually positive, sometimes people engage intimidation or harassment. This section explores the myths and realities of cyberbullying and offers tips for adults to help young people who are involved in it.
Cyberbullying

Digital Issues
Internet and mobile communications technologies offer a wealth of opportunities for fun, learning, and exploration. They also present parents and teachers with a host of concerns and worries. In this section, you can find resources on how to tackle these issues in a positive way.
Authenticating Information, Cell Phones and Texting, Cyber Security, Cyberbullying, Digital Citizenship, Excessive Internet Use, Instant Messaging, Internet & Mobile, Online Gambling, Online Hate, Online Marketing, Young Canadians In A Wired World

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