Resources for Adults / Seniors

• ​Seniors and Social Media - More than Keeping up with the Grandkids​​​​
• The New Senior Citizen is a Digital Citizen​​
• Using the Internet Safely for Seniors (for Dummies) Cheat Sheet
• Funny iPad Videos (4) - Cutting Board / Emma / Newspaper Slam / Apple v Samsung

​Resources for Parents

• ​Why Kids Should Learn to Code (from CBC Parents) - a must-read for parents
• Coding for Kids Revisited - reviews of some awesome apps to introduce coding
• Common Sense Media - ratings, information and guidelines about all types of media​​
• 15 Apps and Websites Kids are Heading to after Facebook - from Common Sense Media (2015)

    from The Barrie Examiner, July 16, 2015 - see article HERE.

• ​Excellent Support Guides from MediaSmarts - Canada's Centre for Digital and Media Literacy
                       - Resources for Parents
  ​                     - A Parent's Guide to Instagram 
                       - Talking to your Kids about Sexting
  
• Common Craft - a collection of short videos with simple explanations of technology concepts, fyi
• Binary Tatoo (local business)
• ​Waterloo Region Crime Prevention Council THINK Resources
• dana boyd's It's Complicated (pdf)

Resources for Teachers

See above, plus.....

• Teachers, Teens and Social Media: Q/A with Dana Boyd
• Alec Couros - Slideshare, Identity in a Digital World
• OSAPAC Digital Citizenship
• WRDSB Responsible Use Policy
• Waterloo Region Crime Prevention Council THINK Campaign Classroom Ideas​