How Does Technology Make You Feel?
A video about feelings and technology usage. Check out the link to the accompanying Common Sense Media lesson plan in our teacher resource section.
Media Balance Is Important
“How do we find a happy balance between our online and offline activities?”
Media Balance Is Important
A song about media balance for young children. Check out the link to the accompanying Common Sense Media lesson plan in our teacher resource section.
Deceasing Screen Time
“Help young people define ‘screen time’ and potential problems with spending too much time looking at electronic screens.”
Pause for People
“How do you say goodbye to technology when you don’t want to?”
Saying Goodbye to Technology
Tips for kids on how to pause for people. Check out the link to the accompanying Common Sense Media lesson plan in our teacher resource section.
The Berenstain Bears’ Computer Trouble
“Berenstain bears’ on technology balance and mental health.”
Finding Balance in Our Digital Lives
“Students look at the different ways in which we spend our free time and learn to find balance between active, learning and media activities.”
Dealing with Digital Stress
Youth Tip Sheet exploring the three main ways of dealing with digital stress.
What is the Internet Doing to Our Brains?
“Most of us are on the Internet on a daily basis and whether we like it or not, the Internet is affecting us. It changes how we think, how we work, and it even changes our brains.”
How Is Your Phone Changing You?
“Should you be worried about your cellphone?”
Screen Time: How Much is Too Much?
“Even by conservative estimates, the average American spends over 6 hours per day staring at a screen. That’s a lot of time. What does scientific research say about it? Is it good or bad for us?”
48 Hours Unplugged: The Screen-Free Challenge
“Students will monitor their ‘plugged’ habits by filling in a one-week activity log, and then take a 48-hour screen-free challenge.”
Excessive Internet Use
An information capsule for parents to better understand excesive internet use, it’s potential dangers, and how to help them deal with them.
Falcons Ed Tech Tutorials: Let’s Talk About Screen Time
“In this video we introduce our new series on the impact of screen time on our lives. “
PAUSE Campaign
A collection of resources and tips to promote healthy screen use.
Screentime Battles: When Kids Refuse to Unplug
“Positive uses of technology can engage your family with one another, sharing and learning and just plain spending time together.”
How to Combat Zoom Fatigue
An article by Harvard Business Review that explains why video calls are exhausting and how individuals can reduce zoom fatigue.
Apple Support
“Get to know screen time for families on iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.”
Talking to Youth about Online Gambling
“Ideas, information and resources to start conversations about online gaming with young people.”
Online Gambling and Youth
“A look a the ways in which online gambling draws in youth and increases the risk that they will become problem gamblers.”
The Benefits of Good Posture
“Your posture is the foundation for every movement your body makes and can determine how well your body adapts to the stresses on it.”
Elementary: Postures for Healthy Screen Time and Screen Use
“Parenting in Pictures: Suggestions for healthy screen time posture.”
Healthy Posture for Teenage Screen Time: In Pictures
“Parenting in Pictures: Suggestions for healthy screen time posture.”
Posture at a Computer
Advice on good posture and healthy habits when using the computer.
Prejudice and Body Image
“Students take a good look at our society’s pressures to conform to standards of beauty and the media’s influence on body image.”
Representing Ourselves Online
“Students are introduced to the idea of avatars as a kind of ‘dressing up’ inside video games and consider the ways in which the technical, generic and aesthetic limitations on avatar creation and customization affect their choices and their ability to represent themselves online.”
When Is Your Brain Ready for Social Media?
“What percentage of 11 and 12 year olds have social media? Why is the age limit for Social Media 13? How does social media negatively affect youth? How does social media positively affect youth?”
Building Your Brand: Establishing a Positive Online Presence
” Techniques for taking control of your online image. This involves removing things that puts you in a negative light and drowning out less-than-desirable representations with material that makes a more positive impression.”
Assistive Technology for Students with Learning Disabilities: Information, Tools and Resources
What is Assistive Technology? “Any piece of technology that helps a student with or without a disability to increase or maintain his/her level of functioning.”
Perspectives on Social Media
Teens discuss their thoughts on social media and how it affects them.
Kids and Tech: The New Landscape
“Through active engagement and using media wisely, parents and educators can support healthy child development. “
Ami Quebec: Social Media and Internet Addiction
“Residents from McGill University’s Department of Psychiatry joined AMI-Quebec live on Facebook to discuss social media and internet addiction.
Emplois d’avenir
This site shows what job opportunities are in demand at the national level and in all regions of Quebec.
Career Planning and Management Quebec
Information about planning your career and taking training in Quebec.
LEARN: Entrepreneurship Program
A list of curated resources with links “to useful, vetted external resources on career development. “
Password Power
“Learn about the importance of safe passwords, what’s phishing and strategies for protecting yourself.”
How to Create a Strong Password
“Passwords are an essential part of life online – and if we’re not careful about keeping them secret, they can cause big problems. “
Easy Ways to Stay Safe on Public Wi-Fi
“The easy steps Canadians can take to protect themselves when using public Wi-Fi networks.”
