Your Online Community
Your Online Community explores privacy settings and data security as crucial for navigating social media, requiring regular reviews and updates, understanding data visibility and usage, protecting against breaches, and employing multifactor authentication. Addresses deepfakes and the implications of allowing mic, camera, or location access, and how social media influencers and algorithms significantly affect behaviour and self-image. Includes safe online gaming practices such as protecting personal information, respectful interactions and recognizing harassment within gaming communities.
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In-Class Resources
Resources and Links
Learn more with these resources:
- How Will You Know If Your Child Is Being Bullied Online?
- Online Gaming Risks: Are Your Children Susceptible?
- Knowing how to use social media safely
- Learning to spot a cyber threat on social media
- Recognizing the risks of the metaverse and how to reduce them
- Social Media Quick Guides – Learn about the platforms your kids might use
- MediaSmarts – Video Games
What is Digital Me?
The Digital Me Cyber Awareness Month campaign for Grades 9-12 drives to empower youth to make the right decisions in regards to their digital identity and use of technology. It supports their efforts to take control of their digital knowledge and online presence.
What about Grades K-8? This year’s campaign will be a refreshing of our popular 2023 Cyber Heroes campaign – feel free to explore and utilize these materials in your ongoing cyber awareness efforts.
Looking for more? In addition to Cyber Awareness Month, ECNO has year-round information and support materials that encourage digital awareness, including monthly themed assets.