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As a parent, educator, librarian or concerned adult, we are all media mentors and should reflect on our role.
As a parent, educator, librarian or concerned adult, we are all media mentors and should reflect on our role.
Read on for simple actions to take as a mentor for the young people in your life.
Read on for simple actions to take as a mentor for the young people in your life.
Please note: While the actions below may be directed towards certain roles, we encourage you to adapt them to fit any circumstance as a caring mentor and guide.
Please note: While the actions below may be directed towards certain roles, we encourage you to adapt them to fit any circumstance as a caring mentor and guide.
Educators:
Educators:
Incorporate digital citizenship and online safety into your everyday activities in five simple ways, at any grade.
Teach students to conduct data mines
Check privacy settings
Teach digital literacy
Emphasize the importance of digital maintenance
Start early!
>>The International Society for Technology Education can get you started with lesson plans.
>>The International Society for Technology Education can get you started with lesson plans.
Audience: Educators; Grades 9-12
Audience: Educators; Grades 9-12
Suggested actions:
Suggested actions:
Use in a teacher-led discussion or activity about online interactions
Incorporate into a CE event for mentors to consider the impact their habits have on youth
Parents:
Parents:
App marketplaces can be misleading and inconsistent in their marketing and designation of children’s apps. As a result, it is difficult to know whether an app is high-quality and entertaining without buying it (Haines and Campbell, 2016). Also, many app makers skirt COPPA, the Child Online Privacy Protection Act — which ensures that the data, identity, and activity of users under 13 remain private and not tracked or sold — by labelling children’s apps as being produced for “families” or “everyone.”
Suggested Actions:
Suggested Actions:
Use a rubric to evaluate the quality and utility of apps you come across. We suggest the following tools:
Check out these reviews and awards from media professionals to make informed decisions about app purchasing and use. ⬇️
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