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News Update from The Tyee: Library and Archives Canada
Read The Tyee’s article on the the future of Library and Archives Canada and Canadian heritage here.
Article written by Myron Groover, 07 June 2012, The Tyee
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Reading the World: What Young Children Learn from Literature
Enjoy a new addition to the collection at the Education Library: Reading the World: What Young Children Learn from Literature.
“Reading the World is invaluable for early years teachers, nursery nurses, teaching assistants and other practitioners, but will appeal also to parents and carers, those who teach children at Key stages 1 and 2 and to students on initial teacher training courses. It will be of interest to the growing body of students following programmes on children’s literature and book making.”
~from the Publisher’s website
UBC Library Holdings Information here.
Latest findings from Young Canadians in a Wired World study released
The most recent results from the Young Canadians in a Wired World study have just been released, and they indicate that “children live in a fishbowl created by fear and surveillance, and that anti-cyber bullying programs are ineffective”.
“When we first began collecting data in 2000, adults described the Internet as a useful source of information. Today, the majority see the Internet as a source of fear and home to unknowable threats to their children,” said Jane Tallim, Co-Executive Director at MediaSmarts (formerly known as Media Awareness Network).
Among Canadian children, the Internet is no longer the fun, private zone it was a decade ago. Children feel they are living in a fishbowl, under watchful eyes. The report also notes that, according to students, ant-cyberbullying programs aren’t working. Kids feel that adults who monitor their every move tend to exaggerate issues and pathologize everyday behaviour. As a result, students tend not to turn to teachers for help. Instead, they employ their own online coping strategies, such as ignoring or blocking interactions.
To download this report (or previous reports), click here.
This post was taken from the MediaSmarts press release.
Copyright Issues in the Information Age: Rip! A Remix Manifesto
Read The Tyee’s post about Rip! A Remix Manifesto! : a documentary exploring issues regarding copyright, the media, piracy, intellectual property, and freedom of expression. A related article by Micheal Geist about copyright in Canada here.
National Film Board of Canada film credits and information here.
UBC Library Holdings information here.