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.
Networked News: Understanding and Curating Your Digital News Feed
In this lesson, students will focus on how to understand and actively curate their digital news feeds to counteract the tendency for algorithms or single viewpoints to create a distorted perception of reality. Students begin by defining "news" as a genre and distinguishing its essential elements and tropes from related sub-genres like opinion and documentary. They then do a news audit to analyze their current habits, then learn to verify the reliability of both mainstream and independent journalists. The lesson ends with an independent assignment where they create a persuasive presentation to advocate for a reliable news source to their peers.
From Consumer to Citizen: Digital Media and Youth Civic Engagement
A discussion paper focusing on the impact of media – especially interactive technology – on civic and political engagement for children and youth. It also looks at the ways in which educators can effectively integrate digital literacy into their classrooms to foster and support youth civic engagement.
Outcome Chart – Manitoba – Introduction to Interactive Digital Media (20S/20E/20M)
Goal 1: Describe and apply appropriate health and safety practices
General Learning Outcome:
GLO 1.1: Describe and apply appropriate health and safety practices
Specific Learning Outcomes:
SLO 10.1.1.1 Describe and practice online safety.
Outcome Chart – Manitoba – Advanced Interactive Digital Asset Creation (40S/40E/40M)
Goal 1: Describe and apply appropriate health and safety practices
General Learning Outcome:
GLO 1.1: Describe and apply appropriate health and safety practices
Specific Learning Outcomes:
SLO 12A.1.1.1 Describe and practice online safety.
Outcome Chart – Manitoba – Advanced Coding for Interactive Digital Media (40S/40E/40M)
Goal 1: Describe and apply appropriate health and safety practices
General Learning Outcome:
GLO 1.1: Describe and apply appropriate health and safety practices
Specific Learning Outcomes:
SLO 12B.1.1.1 Describe and practice online safety.
Use, Understand & Create: Towards a Comprehensive Canadian Digital Literacy Curriculum
Whether it’s to prepare for the future job market or just to manage the lives they already lead online, young Canadians need to be digitally literate. But what exactly is digital literacy, and how can we ensure that all Canadian youth are learning the digital skills they need?
CIRA partners with MediaSmarts on new research into the digital lives of Canadian youth
OTTAWA, April 10, 2019 – The partnership supports pioneering research into the digital lives of Canadian families
The Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) is pledging its support for the next phase of a unique, multi-year research project that investigates the online behaviours of Canadian youth. This platinum sponsorship of $82,600 is CIRA’s latest in support of national not-for-profit organization MediaSmarts, Canada’s centre for digital and media literacy.
New digital skills workshops for under-represented women across Canada
Ottawa, ON – February 11, 2020
In celebration of Safer Internet Day, MediaSmarts and YWCA Canada are proud to launch a series of digital literacy workshops to help empower under-represented women from communities across the country.