All five workshops in the Web Awareness Workshop Series have been updated for 2008- 09 to reflect changes to URLs that are cited and to highlight current online trends. Of particular significance, the Cyber Bullying Workshop has been updated to include current Canadian research from the Universities of Toronto, McGill and Lethbridge. The Safe Passage Workshop includes new information on Facebook and issues relating to social networking. Professional development resources for educators: Adults need to keep ahead of kids on prevailing Internet issues. The Media Awareness Network's professional development workshops offer teachers a comprehensive program on safety, privacy, marketing, cyber bullying and evaluation of online information. The Web Awareness Workshop Series includes Cyber bullying: encouraging ethical online behaviour Safe passage: teaching Kids to be safe and responsible online Kids for sale: online privacy and marketing to Kids Fact or folly: authenticating online information Growing with the net: a developmental approach to childrens Internet use (Ages 4-12) - pilot workshop a powerpoint presentation with notes an extensive workshop guide with handouts. Reality check! evaluating online Information has been updated to reflect changes to URLs that are cited. Reality check! includes a powerpoint presentation for in-class discussion, an independent study unit with interactive assignments, an extensive teacher's guide with handouts and assignment sheets In seven easy-to-use modules. Reality check! teaches students to evaluate the accuracy of online information, consider the pros and cons of the Internet for research, investigate whos behind a web site, examine bias and purpose in web site content, optimize online searches and reflect on copyright and plagiarism.

"English and French, PC and Mac." "Licensed to the Ontario Ministry of Education." Installation duplication rights for Web Awareness Workshop Series: The workshops may be used for non-commercial, educational purposes only. The slide presentations must be used intact with no modifications: no editing, deleting, adding or copying of slides is permitted. The PowerPoint and PDF files may be put on the organizations network or portable computers, but may not be transferred to any other computer for use outside the organization. The resources may be used for professional development workshops, parent workshops and/or for individual self-directed learning. The workshops are for adult education and must not be used in the classroom with the exception of Faculties of Education. Installation duplication rights for Reality check!:The presentation may be used for non-commercial, educational purposes only. Networking allowed: Yes. Borrowing rights for Web Awareness Workshop Series: Teachers for home study purposes. Borrowing rights for Reality check!: The presentation may be used in the classroom, in the school lab or for home study by all educators and students within the licensed organization.