Digital and Media Literacy Grades 10-12

How aware are you of your digital dossier? Watch this time line of Andy's lifespan and find out when your digital dossier starts and how it grows

This interactive quiz tests your understanding of the cyber security risks that you face in everyday online tasks and communications.

Click if You Agree is a game that helps you develop the skills and confidence to read privacy policies and terms of use instead of just clicking on the “I agree” button. There are four scenarios to read through, choosing the most relevant parts of the policies.

What are the potential dangers of revealing location information via your phone’s camera? Watch this video to learn how you can protect yourself from giving out too much information when you snap and upload a picture.

How well do you know your privacy rights? Take the quiz! This online activity is from the Privacy Commission of Canada.

This Canadian website exists to help teens to remove inappropriate pictures of themselves that are being shared on the Internet.

This video explains why keeping personal information private is so important (especially in an online environment), and offers tips for young people.

Wi-Fi hotspots in coffee shops, airports, and hotels are convenient, but may not be secure. This video provides tips to help protect your personal information.

This video explains how public (open) Wi-Fi networks work and suggests some basic things to help you keep your personal information and data secure.

Pictures are forever. This video offers some advice about sexting and explains how digitally shared photos can live forever.

This interactive takes you through 11 situations during which you may be vulnerable to ID theft. During each section (or at the end) you can review the "read and learn book" to get some helpful advice about protecting your identity and privacy.

Check out this video. It's a great reminder that the things we post online could have an impact on people in the real world.

This graphic novel follows a couple of teenagers as they start at a new school. They quickly learn more about how social media works and how to think critically about their online activities.

How has social media changed the way we experience death? What will happen to your social media profiles - on Facebook and elsewhere when you are gone? What will your digital legacy be?

Once you've sent a message online, it's out of your hands. Others can do whatever they want with your message. You can never truly take it back.

This tip sheet from NetSmartz can help teens who have already sexted and need help deciding what to do next. It includes tips about how to get it removed from websites, help stop it from spreading, get emotional support, and deal with bullying and blackmail.