Digital Literacy & Online Safety
A message from the Saskatchewan Ministry of Education & Lynn Huxtable of MediaSmarts
The Passport to the Internet and MyWorld classroom tutorials use simulations of the favourite online environments and activities of each age group to teach students about:
- online safety
- cyberbullying
- protecting privacy
- managing online relationships
- authenticating online information, and
- recognizing marketing ploys
The professional development (PD) program the Web Awareness Workshop Series helps K-12 teachers understand and address these key issues. The six workshops are available in Flash and HTML5 with audio so that teachers can manage their own PD time. The workshops are also available as PowerPoint files with speaking notes and facilitator guides to support group PD sessions.
You can read more detailed descriptions of each resource on MediaSmarts' website: http://mediasmarts.ca/teacher-resources/licensed-resources
Students and teachers may access these free resources by following the MediaSmarts links on https://www.edonline.sk.ca
Staff and students will need to use their provincial Blackboard login credentials when accessing these resources from home.
Lynn Huxtable
Director, Corporate Affairs
MediaSmarts / HabiloMédias
Canada's Centre for Digital and Media Literacy
Access Information
- The following links may be used to access Media Smarts:
| | School Access | Home Access |
| Student | Student - School | Student - Home |
| Teacher | Teacher - School | Teacher - Home |
- Teachers and students will need to use their provincial Blackboard account to access these resources.
- Standard provincial Blackboard usernames are firstname.lastname, with a four digit password based on their birthdate (MMDD).
- If you have changed your Blackboard password and forgotten it, request a password reset here.