Digital Citizenship

    Curated Resources

    Learning how to use technology in helpful ways is an important part of digital citizenship. Check out these apps recommended by our mental health team:

    • RCMP: Violent Online Groups Exploiting Children and Youth
      Learn about risks and how to prevent them.

    • Protect Kids Online - Canadian Centre for Child Protection
      Tips for monitoring and managing children’s online activities.

    • Cybertip.ca
      Report and access resources on online exploitation.
    • Be Internet Awesome
      This resource from Google includes tools, lesson plans, and interactive games for parents and children, focused on helping kids make smart decisions online and navigate the internet safely.

    • Common Sense Media
      Common Sense Media offers a wealth of resources on digital citizenship, including tips on safe online behavior, privacy, screen time management, and more. It provides advice on raising children in the digital age and offers activities for parents and children to learn together.

    • ConnectSafely
      ConnectSafely is a nonprofit dedicated to educating users about safety, privacy, and security online. It offers resources such as parent guides, tips, and discussions on safe technology use and digital citizenship.

    • Family Online Safety Institute
      FOSI offers practical tools, resources, and guides to help parents understand online safety, manage technology, and support their children in becoming responsible digital citizens.

    • MediaSmarts Canada
      A Canadian nonprofit promoting digital literacy, offering diverse resources for parents, educators, and children to safely navigate the digital world. Their materials cover online safety, screen time, and digital citizenship, including tip sheets, lesson plans, and research.

    • NetSmartz
      A program of the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, NetSmartz provides interactive resources, activities, and lesson plans for parents and children to teach safe and responsible online behaviour.

    • Raising Digitally Responsible Youth
      Safer Schools Together
      Information and tips about all of the most popular social media apps, as well as online gaming. 

    • National Online Safety Parent Guides
      Comprehensive guides to online platforms and apps.