the importance of media literacy: helping children be media and life wise - part 2
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The Issue - Learn how youth are using the using various media outlets on a day to day basis and wht we as educators can do to ensure that they are making safe, healthy and informed decisions about their life.TRANSCRIPT
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