Privacy Pirates

​When we think about the privacy risks that youth face online, we tend to think in terms of teens and tweens oversharing on cell phones and social networks. Increasingly, though, children are facing privacy issues younger and younger: according to a 2014 study from the UK, kids aged 13-14 said they were eight and a half years old when they first went online, kids aged 11-12 said they were eight and kids aged nine to ten said they had gone online when they were just six years old.^[1] 

Quebec Competencies Chart - Click if You Agree

Quebec Competencies Chart - Click if You Agree

Outcome Chart - Manitoba - Digital Filmmaking 25S

Common Outcomes

Students will…

3. Assess textual, numerical, aural, and visual information, as well as the source of the media, to determine context, perspective, bias, and/or motive. (G-3.2)

4. Self-assess ICT representations and go beyond established criteria by enhancing meaning and/or artistry, according to topic, audience, purpose, and occasion. (Pr-3.2)

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

Young Canadians in a Wireless World Overview

Young Canadians in a Wireless World (YCWW) – formerly known as Young Canadians in Wired World –  is Canada’s longest running, and most comprehensive research study on young people’s attitudes and behaviours regarding the internet, surveying over 20,000 parents, teachers, and students since 2000.

Building towards autonomy on the internet

One of the hardest things to do as a parent is let go.

Building towards autonomy on the internet

One of the hardest things to do as a parent is let go.

On The Loose: A Guide to Life Online For Post-Secondary Students

On the Loose: A Guide to Online Life for Post-Secondary Students supports young adults who are experiencing both new freedoms and challenges in their post- secondary life.

Helping our kids navigate our digital world - Parent guide

MediaSmarts has partnered with TELUS to develop resources for two online portals designed to help keep Canadian families and kids safe online; the TELUS WISE online educational program and the TELUS WISE footprint website.

Science 6-8 Overview

Science learners in the Middle Block “apply critical thinking and scientific literacy to their investigations” and “transfer science and technological understandings to situational contexts.” Digital media literacy connections at this level are found in the Scientific Literacy strand.