It’s me, hi, I’m the problem

Submitted by Rebecca Stanisic on 11 Apr 2023.

I have been blogging for over 14 years, freelance writing for almost as long, and on social media for the same amount of time. It’s become my normal to take photos for sharing later (I rarely share ‘in the moment’) or check the news on a social media website before traditional news outlets online. I actively use my phone to stay connected with family and friends, for my job, and as a camera.

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Blogging, Cell Phones and Texting, Media Production, Parents

Through Galaxies and Multiverses: Watching with our kids

Submitted by Rebecca Stanisic on 01 Jun 2022.

For generations, Star Wars has captured the hearts and imaginations of so many. Parents can now share the past stories with our own kids, and experience new ones together as new media from the Star Wars universe, like comics, television shows and more movies come to life.

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Diversity in Media, Media Production, Movies, Parents, Television

Electronic gifts for preteens and teens (other than video games)

Submitted by Rebecca Stanisic on 30 Nov 2021.

As your kids grow older, their gift requests may start to look a lot different than when they were younger. While they once circled all the toys in the holiday catalogues that arrived at the door, now they are sending parents text messages or Google Docs with links to their wish list items.

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Digital Health, Marketing & Consumerism, Media Production, Parents, Video Games

Lights, Camera, Action! Making Media in the Classroom, Made Easy

Submitted by Matthew Johnson on 20 Nov 2020.

Matthew Johnson

For nearly thirty years, Canadian teachers have been at the forefront of getting students online and preparing them to use networked technologies safely, productively and responsibly. Many young Canadians have their first experiences with the internet in their classrooms and school libraries. Over the past decade, though, while digital tools have come to provide new opportunities for creating and distributing digital content, MediaSmarts’ research shows that most Canadian teachers aren’t making media in the classroom.

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Comics, Digital Citizenship, Internet & Mobile, Media Literacy 101, Media Production, Movies, Professional Development, Resources, Video Games

Connected to Learn: Teachers' Experiences with Networked Technologies in the Classroom

Submitted by Matthew Johnson on 05 Apr 2016.

For more than twenty-five years, Canadian teachers have been at the forefront of getting students online and preparing them to use the Internet in safe, wise and responsible ways. Thanks to the SchoolNet program in the 1990s, many young Canadians had their first experiences with networked technologies in their classrooms and school libraries. However, MediaSmarts’ recent Young Canadians in a Wired World, Phase III study shows that even now, our so-called “digital natives” still need guidance from their teachers.

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Authenticating Information, Digital Citizenship, Internet & Mobile, Media Production, Professional Development, Resources, Social Networking

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