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Home / Resources / CyberSense and Nonsense: The Second Adventure of The Three CyberPigs | MediaSmarts

September 23, 2014     Module/Unit: Module 7, Unit 2

CyberSense and Nonsense: The Second Adventure of The Three CyberPigs | MediaSmarts

Title: CyberSense and Nonsense: The Second Adventure of The Three CyberPigs | MediaSmarts
Link: http://mediasmarts.ca/game/cybersense-and-nonsense-second-adventure-three-cyberpigs
Media type: Multimedia: Webpage, Game
Age: Primary, Secondary,
Language: English
Subtitles:-
Length: –
MIL modules and units: M6u2 M6u3 M7u1 M7u2
Subject tag: Languages, social studies,
Theme tag: Communication, technology and media, Education, Children

CyberSense and Nonsense: The Second Adventure of The Three CyberPigs is a sequel to Privacy Playground, for ages 8-10. It is created by the Canadian organization Media Smarts and is a game where the three CyberPigs learn some important lessons about authenticating online information and observing rules of netiquette. They also learn how to distinguish between fact and opinion and how to recognize bias and harmful stereotyping in online content. The game is has a Teacher’s Guide that explains how to play the game, gives background information on the issues of authenticating online content, stereotyping and cyberbullying and children’s provide activities and handouts for classroom use.

Download the Cybersense Lesson Plan here

Source: http://mediasmarts.ca/game/cybersense-and-nonsense-second-adventure-three-cyberpigs
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Language: English
Subject: Social Studies, Technology

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