The dust has now settled for Media Literacy Week 2011 and we are pleased to report it was a resounding success – with the most participation ever!
160,000: references on the Web
62: collaborators and partners
40: events and activities across Canada
8: teacher association sponsors
3: Ministries of education involved (Manitoba, Northwest Territories and Alberta)
Featured Event
Digital We: The Manitoba Teachers' Society, the Manitoba Association of Computing Educators and Manitoba Education, launched the Digital We online community to help students across the province think critically and creatively about how they can use digital media to make a positive difference in the world.
Digital Citizenship and Social Action
Congratulations to the following schools who received ImagineAction grants for digital citizenship projects:
Montgomery Middle School, British Columbia
Grant Alternative School, Ontario
St. Anne Catholic Elementary School, Ontario
Silverthorn Public School, Ontario
École Terre des Jeunes, New Brunswick
Lowe Farm School, Manitoba
Sixteenth Avenue Public School, Ontario
Anola School, Manitoba
Dr. J. C. Wickwire Academy, Nova Scotia
Featured Video
Musician-comedian Ryan Miller wrote the song It Starts with Me in honour of Media Literacy Week.
