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citizenship and media literacy in our digital world
With the huge potential that Information and communication technology has to offer for teaching and learning also comes a matching potential for distraction, illicit and inappropriate activity and poor judgement. Guidance is often missing in the home environment as the parents lack the depth of knowledge and understanding to provide sound subjective advice, effective monitoring and appropriate modeling. This is Read full article »
Think you know your way around the Web? Well enough to stay safe from spyware, spam, scams and identity theft? Are you willing to put yourself to the test? If you’re anything like your peers, you spend a lot of time online. In fact, according to recent surveys, tweens and teens spend 25% of all their media time on the Internet. Read full article »
MDF has partnered with Grantmakers in the Arts to produce Appropriart!, a graphic about copyright developed by Susie Cagle. The graphic was originally published in the GIA Reader. via "Appropriart!" A Graphic about Copyright by Susie Cagle, co-produced by MDF and GIA | Media Democracy Fund. Read full article »
The Internet has created plenty of new opportunities for children, including opportunities to cheat in school. Learn about the problem of digital cheating here. via NetSmartz 5: Digital Cheating. Read full article »
Visit Atomic Learning for easy-to-understand tutorial movies about using technology effectively and efficiently. Log in with your family too. This valuable resource is for our entire school community. Note: Your username and password are required.
Visit our Library and Information Literacy Center to discover more about our wide range of resources, technologies, and services to meet your learning and information needs. Currently our library collection holds more than 33,000 items with a range of fiction, nonfiction and reference sources, as well as having subscriptions to several print periodicals and online database.
Visit Approaches to Learning to learn more about the skills students need throughout our Middle Years Program (MYP). It provides students with the resources and information they need to progress in the six key areas of Approaches to Learning (ATL): Research, Communication, Organization, Thinking, Collaboration and Reflection.