Wednesday, October 5, 2011

Media Literacy Games

There are a number of online games that are fun and teach media literacy - online safety, false advertising and cyberbulling.

Games for older students:
Media Awarness Network Games
http://www.media-awareness.ca/english/games/index.cfm

On Guard Online
http://onguardonline.gov/media

A collection of games for students of all ages.
Google's Cybersafety Games
http://sites.google.com/site/cybersafetygames/

From the Open Directory Project
http://www.dmoz.org/Kids_and_Teens/Computers/Internet/Safety/

Online Safety for Younger Students
Bad Guy Patrol
http://www.badguypatrol.ca/

Benson Village School also has a publication from On Guard Online titled
Net Cetera:  Chatting with Kids About Being Online which 7th and 8th grade students have been reading.