We are immersed from cradle to grave in a media and consumer society and thus it is important to learn how to understand, interpret, and criticize its meanings and messages - Douglas Kellner
The Media Spot - http://themediaspot.org
Media Awareness Network - http://www.media-awareness.ca/english/index.cfm
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT RESOURCES FOR EDUCATORS
Adults need to keep ahead of kids on prevailing Internet issues.
The Media Awareness Network's professional development workshops offer teachers a comprehensive program on:
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Safety
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Privacy
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Marketing
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Cyber bullying
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Evaluation of online information
The Web Awareness Workshop Series:
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Cyber Bullying:
Encouraging ethical online behaviour
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Safe Passage:
Teaching kids to be safe and responsible online
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Kids for Sale:
Online privacy and marketing to kids
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Fact or Folly:
Authenticating online information
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Growing with the Net:
A developmental approach to children's Internet use (Ages 4-12)
"My job is to look at emerging technologies and see how they can be used," said Sandra Sutton Andrews, an educational researcher at Arizona State University College of Education. "Good use of technology is not using bells and whistles for their bells and whistles. Good use of technology has research that backs it up."
