Digital Literacy, Citizenship, Safety and Wellness
Parents & Caregivers
October 21-24 Digital Literacy & Citizenship Week
Digital Identity and Relationships
Join in with the conversation at home as we covers themes of cyberbullying, digital profiles, and the responsible sharing of digital content.
District Resources
General Resources
Digital Identity and Relationships
Covers themes of cyberbullying, digital profiles, and the responsible sharing of digital content. Explores the consequences of our online behaviour.
Privacy and Security
Includes concepts of data security (passwords/multifactor authentication) and privacy protection (phishing/online scams, clickbait).
Mental Health and Wellness
Discusses strategies for balancing consumption of digital media and the use of digital devices. Exploration of the ways device use can impact health (physical and mental) and relationships.
Media Literacy
Navigating online information. Covers concepts of verifying information, identifying bias in sources, fake news, AI, and media manipulation.
Digital Healthy Habits Together - Parent Night
As part of the District Zonal Presentations we have collated the questions from parent input have added specific resources to support these questions.
A narrated summary of the information evening for parents and caregivers that were held at four zonal presentations sharing practical ways to support their children with healthy use of technology.
How much screen time will children have throughout their lives given the current trends? A great way to watch and have a conversation with your children.
- When should children have a cellphone? At what age?
- What age is appropriate for a child to play video games?
- Getting the Most Out of Video Games Guide (mediasmarts.ca)
- Tip Sheet_Managing_Video_Game_Playing_Home.pdf (mediasmarts.ca)
- Tip Sheet Understanding the Rating System of Video Games (mediasmarts.ca)
- TipSheet_Talking_Kids_Media_Violence (mediasmarts.ca)
- https://www.commonsensemedia.org/articles/parents-ultimate-guide-to-fortnite
- What is the ideal amount of screen time for different age groups?
- How to watch TV healthily?
- How to prevent using a smartphone in bed?
- How to manage children’s habits around healthy digital habits?
- How to filter inappropriate content on YouTube, Facebook, Snapchat, and Google for kids under 18?
- How to limit screen time for children?
- How to control access to unsafe adult chat rooms and websites?
- How to protect kids from online predators and exploitation?
- https://www.commonsensemedia.org/articles/how-can-i-protect-my-kid-from-online-predators
- https://www.commonsensemedia.org/articles/how-to-talk-to-teens-about-dealing-with-online-predators
- https://www.commonsensemedia.org/articles/how-to-tell-who-your-kid-is-talking-to-online-and-how-to-keep-their-convos-cool
- https://www.commonsensemedia.org/articles/how-do-i-teach-my-kids-to-protect-themselves-online
- How to educate kids about spotting scams and untruths online?
- https://www.getcybersafe.gc.ca/en/blogs/simplifying-cyber-security-kids
- https://www.getcybersafe.gc.ca/en/blogs/key-cyber-security-topics-kids-need-know-about
- https://www.getcybersafe.gc.ca/en/blogs/cyber-security-kids-how-parents-can-talk-their-children
- https://www.commonsensemedia.org/articles/how-do-i-teach-my-kid-about-clickbait
- How to navigate social media safely?
- How to have productive conversations with kids about their digital usage?
- How to discuss sharing photos safely among peers?
- How to move kids’ attention from playing video games to other activities?
- How to utilize technology for fostering healthy connections for those on the spectrum?
- What are recommended resources or tools for parents to learn more about digital wellbeing?
- What tools are available to monitor, restrict, and filter internet browsing for kids?