Digital Literacy

• Is Wikipedia as ‘unreliable’ as you’ve been told? Experts suggest the opposite may be true

  Should you really be skipping Wikipedia on your hunt for sources? Experts chime in.

  Tech

  Jun 10, 2021
  
• Extortion cases increased 170% from 2012 to 2018 in Canada: StatCan

  Police-reported cases of extortion have exploded in Canada rising by roughly 170 per cent from 2012 to 2018. Digital crimes like "sextortion" are helping fuel the rise.

  Canada

  Jul 23, 2019
  
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• London one of five cities included in Ontario pilot program to increase digital literacy in youth

  The aim of the program is to prepare young people with the skills they need for jobs in an increasingly digital economy.

  Education

  Apr 9, 2018
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• Grade 10 students in Ontario to learn financial and digital literacy next year

  Hunter says it will give students the skills they need to succeed.

  Education

  Nov 3, 2017
• Facebook introduces new tools to combat ‘revenge porn’

  Facebook introduces new tools to stop revenge porn from being widely distributed.

  Canada

  Apr 5, 2017
• What parents need to know about ‘ghost apps’ used to hide sexts

  A massive sexting scandal involving at least 100 students at a Colorado high school is drawing attention to apps that allow kids to hide sensitive content in plain sight on their smartphones.

  Lifestyle

  Nov 9, 2015
• UK teacher’s lesson about online privacy goes viral

  A Bolton, England-area grade school teacher’s lesson about online privacy has proven quite effective.

  Lifestyle

  Feb 4, 2015
• Canadian youth dismiss racist, sexist comments online as jokes: report

  While the majority of Canadian students think that racist and sexist online comments are wrong, many dismiss them as jokes, according to a new survey.

  Canada

  Jun 19, 2014
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• Young Canadians lack understanding of online privacy: study

  Kids are making better judgment calls when it comes to protecting their online identities, but lack understanding in key areas of online privacy, a new study reveals.

  Canada

  Feb 19, 2014
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• Canadian youth have fewer rules, less supervision online: study

  Canada's youth have fewer rules than ever surrounding online activities, but parents’ involvement can have a big impact, according to a new national study.

  Canada

  Jan 22, 2014