Media Awareness Network (MNet)

Canadian Internet Registration Authority Joins Media Awareness Network

Media Awareness Network (MNet), Canada's leading not-for-profit media literacy organization, is pleased to announce the Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) has joined the organization's team of supporters as a Silver Sponsor.

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All the News That's Fit to Tweet

So far the relationship between news gathering and the Internet has been largely one-sided: professional news organizations gather their news the old-fashioned way and then post it to the Internet, where it attracts readers and advertising dollars. Increasingly, though, the Internet is also being used to gather news. One online service being used for both roles is one that's frequently dismissed as the most trivial, Twitter.

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Classroom Resources to Counter Cyberbullying

To help educators address the issue of cyberbullying in their classrooms, MNet has developed Cyberbullying: Encouraging ethical online behaviour, a series of lessons that give students a better understanding of the ethical and legal implications of cyberbullying and to promote positive Internet use.

Media Education In Canada

Want to know the curricular outcomes for media literacy in your province or territory? Looking for lessons that support these outcomes? MNet has prepared comprehensive curriculum charts for Grades K-12 that highlight media education outcome requirements in each province and territory, and paired them with supporting MNet resources. Access them by region.