School-Year Screen-Time Advice from a Teacher
A middle school teacher offers advice on screen time for parents and educators. (Common Sense Media).
Screen Time - Kids Health in the Classroom
Activities for grades 3 to 5 focusing on screen time (Kids Health).
The Health Effects of Screen Time
The lesson plan for Grade 12 students focuses on health effects of screen time (Common Sense Media).
Device-Free Moments
The lesson plan, for Grade 2 students, focuses on the importance of device-free moments (Common Sense Media).
Big, Big Data
The lesson plan, for Grade 7 students, delves into how big companies collect data (Common Sense Media).
Resources and Lessons
Various educational resource and lessons for educators (Media Smarts).
Policies and PEI Schools
Digital Citizenship and Technology in Schools
The Digital Citizenship and Technology in Schools policy outlines regulations about the use of communication and technology within the Public Schools Branch's 56 schools by its students, employees, and any other user defined by the policy (Public Schools Branch).
Safe and Caring Learning Environments Policy
The Safe and Caring Learning Environments Operational Policy sets out the expectations for creating and maintaining a safe, caring, respectful and inclusive climate for learning and working, while promoting a shared responsibility of the school community to create and maintain a positive school climate, which includes addressing cyberbullying (Public Schools Branch).
Safe and Caring Learning Environments Operational Procedure
The Safe and Caring Learning Environments Operational Procedure outlining the procedures that take place regarding a variety of incidents, including cyberbullying (Public Schools Branch)
Safe and Caring Learning Environments Incident Response Guide
The Safe and Caring Learning Environments Response Guide outlines steps to be taken in responding to incidents outlined in the policy and operational procedure, including cyberbullying (Public Schools Branch).
Policies, Procedures, Regulations, Directives & Guidelines
Individual schools within PEI’s Public Schools Branch may have their own policy on electronic device use, such as the policy at Colonel Gray High School. If a policy exists, it may be available on the school’s website or contained within the student handbook (Public Schools Branch - PEI Department of Education and Lifelong Learning).
List of Prince Edward Island Schools/websites
Prince Edward Island’s Public Schools Branch in its Safe and Learning Environments Policy tasked each of its schools to have in place a Code of Conduct. To see if your school has its own Code of Conduct, visit their website or contact your school. The listing also includes the schools of the French Language School Board (PEI Department of Education and Lifelong Learning).
Public Schools Branch
The Public Schools Branch encompasses the 56 English-language schools in the province, and the more than 14,000 students who attend those schools.
La Commission scolaire de langue francaise (French Language School Board)
La Commission scolaire de langue francaise is an Acadian and Francophone collective that offers French-language education to students with the focus on promoting and developing its language and culture.