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Managing your privacy when using smart devices

Whether it’s a video doorbell, a speaker with a built-in voice assistant, or even “smart socks” for your baby, these things all have one thing in common: they collect information about you and your family.

How much information they collect, though, is at least partially up to you. Here are some steps you can take to manage your privacy when using smart devices.

Internet & Mobile, Privacy

Computer Information Systems 11

Curriculum Competencies

Students are expected to be able to do the following:

Applied Design

Understanding context

Conduct user-centred research to determine technology design opportunities and barriers

Defining

Graphic Production 11

Curricular Competencies

Students are expected to be able to do the following:

Applied Design

Understanding context

Engage in a period of user-centered research and empathetic observation
Participate in reciprocal relationships throughout the design and production process

Defining

Outcome Chart - Ontario - Working With School-Age Children and Adolescents 12 HPD4C

Outcome Chart - Ontario - English 12 Media Studies

This outcome chart contains media education learning outcomes from the Ontario, Curriculum for English, Grade 12 Media Studies, with links to supporting resources on the MediaSmarts site.

Communicating Safely Online: Tip Sheet for Parents and Trusted Adults

Most of the time, young people use digital tools like smartphones and platforms or games and social networks to communicate with friends and family. Teens may also use online spaces to find support, community and mentorship. All of these are healthy ways to use technology, but it’s important for them to know that some online relationships are unhealthy.

Digital Citizenship, Digital Health, Sexual Exploitation

Managing media in middle childhood (6-9 years old)

Helping Kids Build Safe and Smart Digital Habits

Parents can focus on helping kids this age explore safely by choosing high-quality experiences, setting clear boundaries, and teaching them how to recognize when something feels off.

There are four main strategies to help kids become resilient to online risks. We can:

Curate our kids’ media experiences;

Control who can access our kids and their data;

Co-view media with our kids;

and be our kids’ media Coaches.

Digital Health, Internet & Mobile, Marketing & Consumerism, Movies, Parents, Privacy, Television