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Stephen Downes

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Children today live in a media rich world. This guide helps parents navigate that world. Especially useful are the links to resources and the media awareness development charts. The report is balanced, with a focus on parental awareness of the child's media space and on the importance of media literacy for children. It is easy to say that we should simply block harmful elements, but as Nancy Willard points out in this important post on WWWEDU, children sometimes seek out harmful elements. "'There's definitely a profile emerging here. We're dealing withCRLFa group of children with a particular understanding and set of behaviours.' She is talking about young girls and risk-taking behavior."

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