Most kids live as much of their lives online as they do offline. But on the Internet there are lots of moral and ethical choices that don’t have to be made offline. These tips lay out ways you can help your children develop a moral compass to guide them through those choices.
Is technology drawing us closer together, or pulling us apart? When it comes to TV and digital media, the answer may well be "yes" to both.
Outcome Chart - Newfoundland and Labrador - Healthy Living 1200
CP10.1 Investigate inspiration and departure points for dramatic work.
a. Use personal narratives to explore concepts of memory, history and experiences relating to identity (e.g., cultural, gender expression, urban or rural perspectives, pop culture influences, sexual orientation, social status, youth or elder, immigrant).
b. Generate ideas for exploration through improvisation and devised scene-work.
This outcome chart contains media-related learning outcomes from the Alberta Grade 8 Health and Life Skills curriculum, with links to supporting resources on the MediaSmarts site.
Ottawa, ON (March 18, 2014) – New national research indicates that Canadian youth face a range of mean and cruel online behaviours with varying degrees of seriousness and impact – with girls more likely than boys to be the recipients.
Ottawa, June 29, 2007 - Media Awareness Network (MNet) and the Canadian Teachers' Federation (CTF) are partnering for the second consecutive year to present National Media Education Week, November 5-9, 2007. The purpose of the week is to promote media literacy as a key component in the education of young people, and to encourage the integration of media education into Canadian schools, homes, and communities.
Teens use the internet as much, and in similar ways, as adults. But they also often engage in risky behaviour such as downloading sketchy apps or pirated music. Social networking sites can also expose teens to a variety of security risks.
My middle daughter, age 13, read the novel The Outsiders last year. She loved it, and like any good mom who was raised in the 1980s, I bought her a DVD copy of the classic movie. She loved the film version, too.