Action for Media Education (AME) is a non-profit organization. They see media education as a vital element of literacy due to the barrage of media messages aimed at us every day. AME’s mission is to move children and youth, as well as those adults who are concerned with their wellbeing, from a position of passive media consumption to one of interacting with the media as active, critical, and creative consumers and producers. To accomplish this mission, AME promotes and supports media education in homes and schools as well as in community groups serving youth.
AML aims to support educators, parents, and caregivers – all community members – in their understanding and appreciation of how media work, how they are organized, and how they produce meaning. They are the official Subject Association for Media Literacy under Ontario’s Ministry of Education. The AML fulfills their mission through speakers, workshops, and support material.
The Atwater Library and Computer Centre promotes digital citizenship and creative media production. Since 2007, it has partnered with over 75 organizations to support 5,500+ people of all ages, offering programs from digital literacy to cyberbullying prevention.
The programs of C3P not only provide immediate help, but also offer educational and prevention material to help keep kids safe online and in everyday life.
Common Sense has been the leading source of entertainment and technology recommendations for families and schools. Every day, millions of parents and educators trust Common Sense reviews and advice to help them navigate the digital world with their kids. Together with policymakers, industry leaders, and global media partners, they are building a digital world that works better for all kids, their families, and their communities.
The aim of this framework is to develop digital competency, which is defined as a set of skills necessary to the confident, critical, and creative use of digital technologies to achieve objectives regarding learning. Digital citizenship and competency play a role in all content areas; the DCF is relevant to all teachers and all subject areas.
Digital Moment empowers young change-makers with inclusive, hands-on learning experiences in digital skills like coding, data literacy, and AI, helping them create positive social impact while accommodating diverse learning styles.
The website offers videos, memes, and educational material to teach teens and tweens about the dangers of sending nudes.
Hands on Media creates customized workshops for students and educators to enhance media education skills, adapting to local needs and participant experience levels from beginner to advanced.
Kids in the Know is the Canadian Centre for Child Protection’s interactive safety education program designed for students from Kindergarten to High School. The purpose of the program is to help educators teach children and youth effective personal safety strategies in an engaging, age-appropriate and interactive way that builds resiliency skills and reduces their likelihood of victimization in the online and offline world.
MediaSmarts is a Canadian non-profit organization, that focuses on digital and media literacy programs and resources. In particular, the organization promotes critical thinking via educational resources and analyzes the content of various types of mass media.
The guide and scripts were developed by MediaSmarts to support facilitators who are presenting the Break the Fake Workshop. In it, you will find some background information about the workshop, advice for preparing and presenting the workshop, the supporting script, FAQs, and handouts for participants. The workshop is designed for a general audience aged 11 and up.
Students in grade 9+ will learn how to push back when they encounter hate or prejudice online; develop digital and media literacy skills to recognize and confront hate material online; and prepare to take action as digital citizens by taking an active role in forming the norms and values of their offline communities and using digital and media tools for civic action online and offline.
Telus Wise is a free digital literacy education program that offers informative workshops and resources to help Canadians of all ages have a positive experience as digital citizens.