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MediaSmarts is a Canadian not-for-profit charitable organization for digital and media literacy. Our vision is that children and youth have the critical thinking skills to engage with media as active and informed digital citizens.

Visit the storymaking steps, transmedia digital tools, and the featured StoryKeeper's Gallery designed to inspire and jump start beginners. These one-of-a-kind artistic learning adventures are meant to lift the spirits, spark creativity and imaginations while deepening content and technical skills as digital authors experience the process of merging the ancient art of oral storytelling with a palette of transmedia tools.

Create a digital magazine

A variety of games and digital resources.

Learn how to take notes... Digitally.

Discovery Education combines scientifically proven, standards-based digital media and a user community in order to empower teachers to improve student achievement. Free lesson plans written by teachers for teachers. Here you will find hundreds of original lesson plans for elementary, middle and high school students. Use them as they are or modify them to create your own.

National Archives digital vaults. Create your own archive, take or make your own challenge, create your own movies and posters.

Adobe Youth Voices (AYV) ignites young people's Creative Confidence - the ability to harness creative skills to solve problems - using advanced digital media tools and tested storytelling techniques. With greater creativity, and a greater belief in their own abilities, young people will be more engaged in their education and better prepared for a fast-changing global economy.

Writing units to teach 21st century skills for 7-12 grade English or Social Studies Classes. Includes digital literacy, information literacy and citizenship literacy.

Your ringside seat to history - from the Ancient World to the present. History through the eyes of those who lived it, presented by Ibis Communications, Inc. a digital publisher of educational programming.

Subtext is a free iPad app that allows classroom groups to exchange ideas in the pages of digital texts. You can also layer in enrichment materials, assignments and quizzes-opening up almost limitless opportunities to engage students and foster analysis and writing skills.

Use this collection of turnkey resources to keep families up-to-date about today's digital landscape and how kids engage in this 24/7 world of media. Start by surveying your student and family community to gauge what media issues matter most to them. Next, send home the customizable flyer to promote a Family Engagement Night. Use our grade band specific presentations and scripts to guide your school community in a lively discussion about kids and media. Keep the conversation going by embedding Common Sense's blog widgets into your site's website or newsletter.

Full lesson plans for digital literacy K-12 with the creation of a free account.

During the 2006-07 school year, middle school teachers created lesson plans featuring the following technologies: Inspiration PhotoStory CPS Zoomerang Excel Webquests Online Learning Tools United Streaming Digital Video

See what other schools have done with technology and writing.

Primary sources that can be used across the grade levels. Alpha order and by topic. Easy to search.

Blend your classroom. Make the most of class time.

Oxford Owl is an award-winning free website packedwith expert advice, top tips, eBooks and activities to help you support your child's reading and maths at home.

See what other schools have done with technology and writing.

See what other schools have done with technology and writing.