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Mount Sion iCentre: Digital Citizenship

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Do you use the Internet to share information about yourself or others, communicate with friends, comment on what you see online, play games, get information for assignments, or buy stuff online? 

If you answered YES to any of these, you are a Digital Citizen.

It is important that we are aware of how to keep ourselves safe online and create a positive Digital Footprint.

Staying Safe Online

Staying Safe on Social Media and Apps

This 4 minute video gives a quick overview of some of the most popular social media sites and apps. 

News Literacy

 

What's the difference between news reporting and investigative journalism? What are the characteristics of different reporting styles and when might you see them used in a news story? Check out this video for more information


   

  

Do you know what news sources are? Can you spot a reliable one in a news story? Test your re-source-fulness in this source checker quiz.


 

Barrie has been busting bias since 1969, and now you can too! Race the clock in this series of challenges to bust up bias wherever you spot it.

 

Media Literacy

 This all in one interactive resource for teachers is an engaging introduction to the topic that works seamlessly in the classroom on laptops, tablets and projectors.


 

   

 

This game tests if you have the skills to spot fake news, misinformation and hoaxes online.

 

 


 

Learn some handy first steps to fact check news and information online. Part two in a series of four essential fact-checking primers by RMIT ABC Fact Check and ABC Education.

 

 


 

 In this series of primers, we guide and inspire teachers with simple and meaningful ways to “use the news” in their classrooms. 

 

How cyber smart are you?  Try this quiz to see if you know how to stay safe online.