Trend Micro’s "What's Your Story?"

Trend Micro’s "What's Your Story?" Contest Awards $10,000 to a Trio of Ottawa High School Students: Poetry Performance Video Highlights the Internet’s Impact on a Generation

Digital Citizenship, Events

Privacy education goes mobile

Ottawa, ON (May 21, 2015) – To assist parents and teachers in helping kids manage their online privacy, MediaSmarts is bringing its popular educational game Privacy Pirates to mobile platforms. Privacy Pirates teaches children ages seven to nine about the value of their personal information and how to know when it’s okay to share information online and when it’s best to keep things private.

Young people’s attitudes towards privacy

Contrary to stereotypes, youth do care about their privacy.

Privacy

Outcome Chart – Nunavut - Social Studies 8

Strand: Nunavusiutit

Themes    

C. Modern Societies    
D. Current Events    

Overall Expectations:

5. the role that transportation and communication technologies play in shaping modern societies

9. the main social and ethical issues of the modern age

Specific Expectations:

Skills: Processing skills

1. identify possible sources and locations of information (print and non-print as well as knowledgeable individuals)

Kids, Alcohol and Advertising - Lesson 4: Interpreting Media Messages

In this lesson, students investigate the importance of branding and messaging, especially as they relate to parity products such as beer and alcohol.

Alcohol Marketing, Marketing & Consumerism

AI and algorithms - Overview

Artificial intelligence, or AI, uses computer algorithms trained on data sets to complete tasks with little human help. Children and teens interact with these systems daily through games, apps and content recommendations.

Artificial intelligence

Outcome Chart - Atlantic Provinces - English Language Arts 8

This outcome chart contains media-related learning outcomes from the Atlantic Provinces Education Foundation, English Language Arts curriculum, Grade 8, with links to supporting resources on the MediaSmarts site.

Each Atlantic Province follows closely the Atlantic Provinces Education Foundation Framework for English Language Arts. In this Framework, media literacy is integrated throughout the English Language Arts curriculum under the general learning outcomes of Speaking and Listening, Reading and Viewing and Writing and Other Ways of Representing.

Media Literacy Week

Media Literacy Week is an annual national campaign to promote digital media literacy, with activities and events taking place in classrooms, libraries, museums and community groups from coast to coast to coast. Find out how you can get involved!