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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...
Join us for National Day of Unplugging March 5 & 6, 2021
Join us for National Day of Unplugging in Canada from sundown-to-sundown Friday March 5 to Saturday March 6, 2021. You’ll find fun ideas below, as well as ways to support the cause of a safer and healthier Internet for young and old during this day of unplugging.
Online Privacy & Security Curriculum for Schools Grades K to 12 in Canada
Digital Citizenship / Digital Literacy Education for grades K to 12 As parents were caught off guard by the rise of online media, teaching young people of all ages in school to be safe and private when they’re online is crucial, not only for healthy social...
School Digital Citizenship Education: On the road to improving mental wellness — and protecting Canada’s democracy
2019 is the year Google turns 31, Facebook 15, and the iPhone 12 years old. Its also the year where we citizens, blinded clients of whiz bang Big Tech, are taking back control of digital media to make sure it truly improves our lives. The impact on kids’ well-being has so far been too silent, for lack of powerful advocates. Educators and concerned citizens are now coming together in Canada to help youth and adults develop a healthy use of digital media, through what is coined in San Francisco, the Tech Mecca, “Digital Citizenship” training and can be translated to “ healthy Digital Literacy ” in the Canadian context. Digital citizenship education should be part of the curriculum accross Canada now.
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.