by Caroline Isautier | Nov 25, 2021 | Digital Citizenship
You’re not a tween or teen, or even a 20-something adult and are wondering what in the hell is the TikTok app? Its actually a new type of studio and television, catering mainly to the 7 to 20 year old group. First, I’ll detail what this incredible...
by Caroline Isautier | Nov 14, 2021 | Digital Citizenship
Running a TikTok & Instagram challenge for teens for Tech for Good Canada has made me ever more aware of the “Weapons of Mass Distraction” they are, making them truly bad for youth health, mental and physical. The catch is underrepresented...
by Caroline Isautier | Oct 22, 2021 | Digital Citizenship, Tech for Good
Who are some of Canada’s youth activists that are using TikTok to further their cause ? This is part of the We Stop Scrolling research project Tech for Good Canada embarked on in September 2021 with Ontario Tech University’s innovative Steam-3D Maker Lab....
by Caroline Isautier | Oct 3, 2021 | Digital Citizenship
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...
by Caroline Isautier | Jun 28, 2021 | Digital Citizenship
ByteDance is the publisher of Tik Tok, a fun tool on the face of it to lip synch to videos and become world famous – but a powerful data collection and ecommerce tool on the back side. That has attracted lawsuits worldwide. Tik Tok Sued Worldwide for Illegal...
by Caroline Isautier | Jun 25, 2021 | Digital Citizenship, Education
Learning to decode digital tools like social media, video games, the web, AI and blockchain is crucial to a healthy future for Canada [Repost from Medium in 2019 ] 2019 is the year Google turns 31, Facebook 15, and the iPhone 12 years old. Its also the year where we...
