"Media Literacy Week is November 3-7. Co-hosted by MediaSmarts and the Canadian Teachers’ Federation, the official theme “Youth & Social Networking: Creative, Connected, and Collaborative” will encourage adults to work with young people to explore the opportunities that social networking tools provide for contributing positively to society and building digital skills for the future."
Above is the opening paragraph in MediaSmarts blogger Andrea Tomkins' article titled "Sharing Social Media as a Family." It's definitely a different media world out there these days for all, but especially for those of us who have children who are "millenials" and grandchildren who are "digital natives." Ms. Tomkins share a lot of insights into parenting and mentoring younger people in the ways of social media. She suggests having family accounts to such media favorites as Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube as good ways to get young people used to using these communication options properly and safely.
More resources are available on the Media Literacy Week website. They include a tip sheet put together by MediaSmarts and Facebook about sharing online, activities for classroom use, and suggestions for things parents and kids can do at home to become more media literate together.
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