Media+Literacy

=Media Literacy/Web Awareness Resources=

[|Google Zeigeist]: Measure "the general intellectual, moral and cultural climate of an era". The new Google site is "[|Hot Trends]". [|Viral Video Sites]: There are many sites that measure the most commonly viewed videos of the day.
 * General Tools:** [|Metaspy]: Ever wonder what the rest of the world is searching for? Ideal for looking for search trends.

Digital Citizenship can be defined as norms of behaviour with regard to technology use. As a way of understanding the complexity of digital citizenship and the issues of technology use, abuse and misuse, we have identified nine general areas: Etiquette, Communication, Education, Access, Commerce, Responsibility, Rights, Safety & Security. ([|Ribble, et. al, p. 2]) "A fully literate citizen is at once critically self-reflexive and critically reflexive of his/her collective and position within it." (Spooner, 2007). [|Digital Citizenship Wiki]: by teachtech [|Digital Citizenship Articles]: by Ribble and Bailey [|Digital Citizenship Podcast]: Wes Fryer
 * Digital Citizenship:**

[|Childnet Academy Winners]: Websites created by young children (various examples). [|Quizlet]: A flash-card service created by a 15-year old boy. [|A Girl Like Me]: Anti-racist video created by a 17-year old girl. [|30 Positive Uses of Social Networking Collaboration]: From YALSA [|The Impact of Social Networking]: From LLRX [|YouthVoices.net]: An ELGG-based social network for youth. [|UK Sexuality Advice]: A successful SMS (txting service) offering teens advice re: sexuality. [|Life 'round Here]: Collaborative video project by Chris Craft. 1001 Flat World Tales Project: International writing project done through a wiki. Flat Classroom Project 2007: "Hands-on working together project for senior high school students." [|Digital Internship Project]: Social network for interns and cooperating teachers at the [|Faculty of Education, U of R].
 * Good Examples of Students Online Work and Social Networking:**

**Media Literacy and Web Safety Specific Sites:**
[|Media Issues (Web Awareness)]: Key media issues presented by the Media Awareness Network [|Be Web Aware]: A good resource for parents and teachers related to web awareness. [|ChatDanger]: How to keep safe while chatting. [|GetNetWise]: One of the earliest web-safety sites, still very good. [|WiredSafety]: One of the largest web-safety communities. [|Teaching Zack to Think]: A media literacy story/activity from Alan November. This makes an excellent point. [|Participatory Media Literacy:] An excellent wiki-based course. [|CHUM Television]: Media education resource. [|Citizen Shift]: "Free range media for social change" from the National Film Board of Canada. [|CyberTip]: Canada's national cybertip line. [|BeWebAware]: Another good Canadian resource for online safety. [|KidsInTheKnow.ca]: Another good Canadian resource for online awareness.

[|Think Before You Post #1] [|Think Before you Post #2] [|Be Safe, Internet Safety Ad] [|Cyberbullying Ad (Kitchen)] [|Cyberbullying Ad (Talent Show)] [|What is Cyberbullying?] [|Bullycide Victims] [|SACP Video] [|Think Before You Post] [|ABC News Story on Bullying] [|Several Good Videos from NetSmartz based on real life experiences] [|Let's Fight it Together] [|What is Cyberbullying?] [|How the News Works]
 * Media LIteracy/Web Safety Related Videos:**

[|Teachers Warned About Myspace Profiles] [|Making Nancy's Message Sticky] (Excellent blog post, good alternative story) [|The Plague of Plagiarism] [|Students Weigh In On Media Literacy] [|Teens, Privacy & Online Social Networks] (PEW Report) [|Principal Sues Students Over MySpace Page] [|Bring Social Networks to School?]: School board report saying social network issues are overrated, bring social networks to school. [|David Knight's Cyberbullying Story]: via CBC. [|Seven Things Adults Should Know About MySpace]
 * Research and In The News:**