Resources for families and educators staying home during COVID-19

We’ve put together some of our best resources to help you and your family manage during these uncertain times.

Authenticating Information, Digital Citizenship, Digital Health, Media Literacy 101, Parents, Resources

Wacky Media Songs: Finding and Verifying

Level: Grade K to 3

About the Author: Matthew Johnson, Director of Education, MediaSmarts.

Duration: 10-15 minutes per activity

This lesson is part of USE, UNDERSTAND & ENGAGE: A Digital Media Literacy Framework for Canadian Schools.

Authenticating Information, Cyber Security, Internet & Mobile, Journalism & News, Marketing & Consumerism, Media Literacy 101

2SLGBTQ+ Representation in Other Media

2SLGBTQ+ people have been involved in producing their own media for as long as alternative media has existed, but with the advent of the electronic age and cheaper and more accessible electronic devices for production, there has been an explosion of 2SLGBTQ+-produced media of all kinds. The following section explores the ways that 2SLGBTQ+ people have sought to claim space for themselves within media and culture.

Blogging, Comics, Diversity in Media, 2SLGBTQ+ Representation, Stereotyping, Video Games