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POP! Teachers and Concerned Children’s Advertisers (CCA) are proud to present Canadian educators with a FREE Media Literacy webinar from the CCA. This webinar will help educators engage their students in learning the important skills needed to make safe and informed decisions about media in their lives and will help to promote Media Literacy Week taking place November 2nd to 5th, 2011. The FREE resource is available to you in three 10 minute segments so educators can take part at their leisure. Visit www.longlivekids.ca/play and click the webinar link to access this great resource!
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The Importance of Media Literacy: Helping Children to be
Media and Life Wise
A webinar produced by CCA and Paton Publishing,November 2010
PART ONEIntroduction
What’s Up?
• Introduction
• The Issue
• Media Monkey
• Just For You
04/10/23
“If we teach today as we taught yesterday, we rob our children of tomorrow”
~ John Dewey
New Ideas, New Approaches
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Webinar
• Online mini workshop
• Three 10 minute sections
• Archived on www.longlivekids.ca/play
• Q&A available
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What is CCA?
• Unique collaboration
• Over 20 years
• Focus on positive prevention
• Long Live Kids
Concerned Children’s Advertisers
CCA MISSION:• As committed Canadian advertisers, our goal is to be
the credible, caring and authoritative voice of responsible children’s advertising and communications.
CCA MANDATE:1. To contribute to the health and media literacy of
Canadian children through innovative and effective social marketing and education programs.
2. To promote ethics and responsibility in advertising to children.
CCA Members
CCA Partners
Broad Range of Social Issues
CCA Campaigns:
• Substance Abuse Prevention• Child Abuse Prevention• Self-Esteem – Girls & Boys• Bullying• Healthy Active Living• Media Literacy
Let’s take a look…
CCA Demo Reel
CCA PSA’s Are Designed To:
• Draw attention to an issue• Act as a call-to-action• Provide a catalyst for meaningful discussion• Drive viewers to the website for tools
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What is a Microsite?
• Online vehicle• Kids, educators,
parents• Games, lesson
plans, tips and tools• Many components
PART TWOThe Issue
Part 2 - The Issue
“In this century, the mass media have come to rival parents, school, and religion as the most
influential institution in children's lives.” ~ Media and Values Magazine
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Today’s Children are Media Savvy
• Consumers;
• Creators; and
• Distributors of content.
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*GENERATION M2: Media in the lives of 8-18 yr olds. A Kaiser Family Foundation Study, January 2010
• More than 7 hrs./day screen time• More than 53 hours per week *
Media Use
*GENERATION M2: Media in the lives of 8-18 yr olds. A Kaiser Family Foundation Study, January 2010
Big Changes
*GENERATION M2: Media in the lives of 8-18 yr olds. A Kaiser Family Foundation Study, January 2010
Increase in Mobile Media Use
How do kids communicate?
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Implications?
• Isolation?
• Empathy?
• Tolerance?
• Values?
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Are They Healthy?
• 26% of Canada’s Kids are overweight or obese;• Only 12% of Canadian children and youth meet the
90 minutes/day activity guideline;• 15.2% of 2-5-year-olds are overweight ; and• 6.3% are obese.• Children who become obese before the age of six are
likely to:– Be obese later in childhood; and
– Have a 25-50% increased risk of being obese as adults
Active Healthy Kids Canada Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth, 2010 www.activehealthykids.ca
3 Pillars
• World Health Organization• Institute of Medicine
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What does this mean for our kids?
• Virtual friends are replacing real friends• Online information has perceived credibility• Physical, emotional, social implications
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What do we need to do?
Teach children to :• Ask questions• Learn how to understand
and interpret media• Make balanced life choices
that are right for them
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• Media literacy education is the key to positive behavioural change, the development of critical thinking skills and the ability to make smart choices.
What is media literacy?
• The ability to deconstruct, analyze, evaluate, and reconstruct media messages.
deconstructanalyze
evaluate
reconstruct
Teach, Don’t Protect
Research Experts
• CCA partnered with Canada’s foremost issue expert on media literacy, Media Awareness Network (MNet)
Media Monkey
• “Media Monkey” empowers young people to make safe, balanced and healthy choices that are right for them and opens the door for meaningful discussion about media, health and planning for healthy futures.
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Reaching All Canadians
• The “Media Monkey” was designed to positively influence Canadian children to develop the confidence to make healthy, informed choices, regardless of their cultural background.
• Targets:– English and French speaking Canada
• Canadian children, ages 9-12 (boys and girls)• Parents, teachers and other caregivers
– Multicultural Canada• Children, ages 9-12 (boys and girls)• Parents
More “Media Monkey”
• At School
• At Home
• In the Community– Child Care– Health Care
PART THREEThe Microsite
LongLiveKids.ca/Play
• Ticker across the top
• POST
Long Live Kids Micro site
• Navigation Bar
• LEARN
• LEAD
• Poll
• Facts
• Partners
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POST- Check it out often!
CREATE - Kids
PLAY and SHARE - Everyone
LEARN - Educators
Three Modules
• Learning About Media
• Improving Self Confidence
• Planning for the Future
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Let’s Look at an Example
• Module One: Learning About Media
Lesson One: Media Sleuths
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Lesson Plan Components
• Lesson at a Glance
• Explore
• Discuss
• Learn
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Group Learning- Media Sleuths
• Activity– Focus– Purpose– Objectives– Teacher Tools– Setting the Stage– Working it Out– Sharing the News– Closure and Reflection
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Extension Ideas
• Across the curriculum
• Service Learning
• Application of Skills
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LEAD - Parents and Community
Next Steps for CCA
• New PSA
• New educator lesson plans
• New parent/ community program
• Updates and new components
to online microsite
• More webinars
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Next steps for you:
• Use the lesson plans and parent program!• Encourage others to use it too• Keep communicating with your kids about health
and technology• Use technology as a co-learning opportunity• Keep your students active
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Q&A
• Questions?
• Comments?
• Suggestions?
• http://play.longlivekids.ca/contact
Thank you!
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