Digital and Media Literacy Grades 7 -9

Here's a reminder that before we post online, download a game or buy something, we should take a second to stop and think before we click. Just using our heads...

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.

This activity combines a matching game with tips about protecting privacy. In Round 1, players earn moves and improve their score by answering questions about themselves. In Round 2, players can protect their privacy scores by completing quizzes about various privacy tools.

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.

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

Setting your page to private is smart and a step in the right direction -- but who's on your friends list? Don't give just anyone access to your world.

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

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

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.

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.