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8 Ways to Think about the Relationship between Security and Privacy
Privacy and security are critical to the design, installation, and operational requirements of physical and cyber systems. Over the last ~15 years, security and cybersecurity have moved from being a begrudgingly funded expense line item to a key resiliency issue for...
Social Networks and Video Games: Addictive By Design – June 2020
Join a new citizen discussion on Wednesday, October 21, 2020 proposed in French by Tech for Good Canada. It will bring together an informed audience and four French-speaking Canadian experts to explore the addictive design (in parallel with "planned obsolescence") of...
The 100 + experts worldwide warning about the Digital Crisis
While the world keeps turning, at least 100 journalists, business professionals, authors, professors and informed citizens are pointing at problems with the Tech industry which I call, after the Climate Crisis, the Digital Crisis. I’m just getting started...
Kids & teens’ mental health & development at stake with Canadian schools adopting distance learning well
How do you do distance learning right in primary and secondary schools? This was the topic of an hour and a half long discussion Tech for Good Canada convened with Canadian elearning researchers and educators this Tuesday, June 23 rd, 2020. Given the very mixed...
The WSJ “Facebook Files” Revelations Impose Government Action in Canada
In September 2021, the Wall Street Journal published a series of internal Facebook reports, now known as The Facebook Files, that show Facebook knew its negative impact on teenagers’ mental health, societal polarization, misinformation, and more.
The revelations from a woman employee put in even greater light the larger, systemic harms that Facebook — and other persuasive technology giants — are able to have on society. Canadian governement must now urgently tax, legislate and regulate Facebook (and its WhatsApp and Instagram properties) and Tech giants like TikTok, Google, and YouTube.
Digital Citizenship Youth Social Media Challenge : We Stop Scrolling
Are you between 13 and 18? Participate in a social media challenge to stop scrolling this Fall 2021, get the word out about a cause you care about and win Indigo or Decathlon Canada gift cards! Challenge ends December 10th. If you're a teacher, connect with Ontario...
Shopify, an eCommerce giant, is the Poster-Child of Modest Canadian Tech
07/2021- Shopify Inc. became Canada’s most valuable publicly traded company during the pandemic, but some people still confuse it with Spotify. (Hint: Shopify provides online software used by merchants to sell their goods and manage their operations.) Test your knowledge of Canada’s leading tech company:
Testimonials
Sandrine
Parent of student, Aix
Very useful conference! Caroline allowed us to better understand the digital environment in which we live, and to decode its strengths and…
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Patricia
Director of the Montessori Es En Ciel School, Aix
I admit, I didn’t know what to expect with this new type of “digital citizen” workshop for Elementary and High School.
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Sandrine
Parent of student, Aix
Very useful conference! Caroline allowed us to better understand the digital environment in which we live, and to decode its strengths and…
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Patricia
Director of the Montessori Es En Ciel School, Aix
I admit, I didn’t know what to expect with this new type of “digital citizen” workshop for Elementary and High School. I was quite surprised, in a good way, by the way the children welcomed the workshop. They appreciated it very much and are asking for a continuation, whereas Montessori children are not easy. They only obey if the content interests them. Having a questionnaire before the workshop and another one after is also a good way to stimulate their curiosity and to ensure a follow-up of their learning.
As for the parents’ workshop, several thanked me. One of the parents even produced a report for distribution to the absent parents. One parent found the beginning too general, but it seems to me that it would be good to make parents understand the issues and then let them guide them, according to their preferences, in the healthy use of playful digital tools at home, just as they decide which books or films their children access.
Sandrine
Parent of student, Aix
Very useful conference! Caroline allowed us to better understand the digital environment in which we live, and to decode its strengths and weaknesses:
– how to consume digital in a healthy way: without over-consuming or banning it out of ignorance.
– how to make parents and teenagers aware of how to surf safely and ethically on social networks.
Sandrine
Parent of student, Aix
Very useful conference! Caroline allowed us to better understand the digital environment in which we live, and to decode its strengths and weaknesses:
– how to consume digital in a healthy way: without over-consuming or banning it out of ignorance.
– how to make parents and teenagers aware of how to surf safely and ethically on social networks.