Canadian teachers positive about technology in the classroom

Ottawa, February 15, 2012 – While Canadian educators believe that digital technologies can enrich students' learning, there are still significant challenges to overcome in making this happen – with one of the main barriers being students' lack of digital literacy skills. And school filters and policies that ban or restrict networked devices in the classroom take away the very opportunities young people need to develop digital literacy skills such as good judgment and responsible use.

National Media Education Week 2007 Kicks Off with an "e-Parenting" Theme

November 5, 2007 - (Ottawa) Media Awareness Network (MNet) and the Canadian Teachers' Federation (CTF) today hosted the opening ceremonies for National Media Education Week 2007 in Ottawa. The goal of the week is to encourage and promote media literacy in Canadian homes, schools and communities.

Media Awareness Network Celebrates 1st Anniversary of New Site with International Awards, Record Number of Visitors

www.media-awareness.ca site traffic up by almost 2 million unique visits a year
Site traffic jumps 139%. Now attracts more than 3.2 million visitors a year.

OTTAWA, March 31, 2004 — Media Awareness Network (MNet), Canada’s leading Internet education organization, is celebrating new levels of success for its bilingual media education Web site, which has attracted more than 3.2 million unique visits since its re-launch in March 2003. This represents a dramatic 139% increase in unique visits in one year.

MediaSmarts and Ontario Library Association partner to make digital literacy workshops available across the province

Ottawa, July 24, 2012 – MediaSmarts (formerly known as Media Awareness Network) is today announcing that all public library members of the Ontario Library Association (OLA) will now have access to its Web Awareness Workshop Series through a one-year licence agreement funded by a grant through Google Canada.

CIRA partners with MediaSmarts for landmark research study

Ottawa, June 25, 2012 – MediaSmarts (formerly known as Media Awareness Network) is pleased to announce it has partnered with the Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) for the third phase of its landmark research study, Young Canadians in a Wired World.

MediaSmarts Mom to offer advice for families in today’s digital world

Ottawa (April 3, 2013) - Canadian parents who are worried about managing their children’s media world now have help as MediaSmarts unveils a new blog dedicated to parents.

‘MediaSmarts Mom’ blogger Andrea Tomkins will bring her thoughts, recommendations, and tips from the perspective of a mother who’s raising her kids in a constantly evolving media age.

Outcome Chart - Ontario - Health and Physical Education Grade 8

This outcome chart contains media-related learning outcomes from the Ontario Grade 8 Health and Physical Education curriculum with links to supporting resources on the MediaSmarts site.

Outcome Chart - Alberta - Health and Life Skills Grade 7

This outcome chart contains media-related learning outcomes from the Alberta Grade 7 Health and Life Skills curriculum, with links to supporting resources on the MediaSmarts site.

Outcome Chart - Ontario - Geography 8

Outcome Chart - Ontario - Geography 8

Outcome Chart - Saskatchewan - Social Studies 8

This outcome chart contains media-related learning outcomes from the Saskatchewan, Grade 8 Social Studies curriculum, with links to supporting resources on the MediaSmarts site.