March 2, 2011 (Ottawa) – Media Awareness Network (MNet), Canada’s leading media literacy and digital literacy organization, today launched From Consumer to Citizen: Digital Media and Youth Civic Engagement, a discussion paper outlining the important role digital literacy plays in ensuring youth become competent and engaged civic and political actors.
Media literacy key concepts Lesson 2: Media are constructions
Quebec Competencies Chart - Media literacy key concepts Lesson 4: Media have commercial implications
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Quebec Competencies Chart - Put Your Best Face Forward
Quebec Competencies Chart - Media literacy key concepts Lesson 6: Each medium has a unique aesthetic form
This resource provides some practical first steps for communicating safely online to avoid common forms of online tracking and covers actions such as signing out of accounts, turning off location sharing, reviewing privacy settings, and changing passwords.
Spam, online scams and frauds, identity theft and issues related to online purchases are a serious issue in the online world. Navigating the Web while avoiding these threats can be a challenging task.
Meet Sasha. At age 8, she's a real social butterfly, both online and off, and is very concerned with how the world sees her: she spends a lot of time making sure she looks good in photos online but doesn't always think twice about who might see them. Violet is Sasha's older sister and her polar opposite: she's a hardcore gamer, and just as tough as her Level 65 Barbarian. Though she despairs of her sister sometimes, she's also fiercely protective of her and will unleash her considerable wrath on anyone she thinks is picking on Sasha.