Media Awareness Network: MyWorld
MyWorld helps high school students develop the decision-making and critical thinking skills necessary to actively and positively engage with digital media.
ERAC Licenses "MyWorld" from Media Awareness Network!
By popular request, ERAC has entered into a licensing agreement with MNET to make MyWorld: A digital literacy tutorial for secondary students available to Grade 8 – 12 students in ERAC member Districts and independent schools for the 2011-2012 school year.
Summary
MyWorld helps high school students develop the decision-making and critical thinking skills necessary to actively and positively engage with digital media. Much like the complementary elementary resource, Passport to the Internet, MyWorld uses simulations of online environments, such as search engines, instant messaging, social networking sites and file-sharing services, to teach students digital literacy skills. To reflect the complexity of their online activities, students playing MyWorld assume a variety of roles – student, friend, peer and mentor – as they use the simulated online tools within the tutorial to address bullying and ethical behaviour, do homework, and manage relationships and their privacy.
How Do I Access This Resource?
Students and teachers from ERAC-member Districts and independent schools can access MyWorld by logging on at www.learnnowbc.ca. Students will need an active email address or their PEN to register on LearnNowBC. Teachers must register on www.learnnowbc.ca using their District or school email address.
Students: Click on 'For Students', then 'ERAC Services' or 'Homework Help', then 'ERAC Services'. Teachers: Click on 'For Educators', then 'ERAC Services'.
FURTHER INFORMATIONPricing
Pricing is confidential. Please get in touch with your designated ERAC contact for pricing information and an Order Form.
Where Can I Get More Information?
For further information about this agreement please contact ERAC at 604-713-5920 or by email at info@bcerac.ca.
