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Hands On Media Education Empowering youth and Elders through media training, mentorship and Digital Literacy workshops.

Hands On Media is at the forefront of the Media Education movement in Canada. By providing customized production-based media and digital literacy workshops, Hands on Media offers educators, students and private organizations highly effective opportunities to engage with the evolving landscape of media education. Educators will learn how to make media education exciting, meaningful and relevant, while gaining the tools and technical know-how to seamlessly integrate technology into the classroom. Students will gain a deeper understanding of media through hands-on, production-based activities that will challenge them to think critically as both consumers and producers of media. Organizations wanting to improve staff skills with video production, editing, animation or storytelling workshops will learn how to effectively incorporate their new, customized media production skills into their workplace for a wide variety of professional applications. Hands on Media workshops are designed to adapt to the topics and themes being covered in any classroom or workplace, while developing valuable and transferable skills. All workshops provide opportunities to reflect and discuss the rights and responsibilities of individuals engaging in the digital media environment by encouraging participants to reflect on their digital identities and roles as responsible digital citizens. Let Hands On Media take your classroom, organization or workplace to the next level.

AI scams are getting trickier. Fake voices. Fake videos. Messages that look like they’re from people you trust. I am th...
10/02/2026

AI scams are getting trickier. Fake voices. Fake videos. Messages that look like they’re from people you trust.

I am thrilled to be able to offer our brand new MediaSmarts AI workshop to Seniors living on Texada Island (aka "Seniors Island") next month.

Join us for CyberSafe Seniors: Preventing AI Fraud and Scams, a free in-person workshop November 4th for adults 55+, presented by , and Community Financial, you’ll learn how AI is used in scams like voice cloning, deepfake videos, phishing and impersonation.

You’ll walk away with clear, practical steps to check suspicious messages, protect yourself and know what to do if you’re targeted.

Refreshments will be served.

Next stop: Denman Island Nov. 18!

09/10/2026

Here in Whitehorse for the week, working on Reconnection Vision Lesson Plan development and our very first pilot workshop in a classroom!

So happy to be back. 🔥

06/09/2026

Long overdue update: Mentorship is in full swing, and I'm feeling very blessed, grateful and satisfied. 🫶🏻

Project partners are tagged!

Reconnection Vision .vision
EntrepreNorth
To Swim and Speak with Salmon

01/22/2026
01/20/2026

What a week Aklavik!

In only 5 days, 17 short videos were made, hundreds of great photos were taken, 1 deadly Tiktok was posted, brand news iPads were given out to the new filmmakers (12 in total) and 2 media interviews took place - CBC North and Cabin Radio. 🎤🎬

A huge thank you to everyone who helped make our Intergenerational Digital Storytelling workshop such a success - to the awesome youth, adult and elder participants, organizers at and Allauviat Anguniarvik, Janine the School Principal, assistants & Curtis, our cooks Michelle, Dorothy and Cheryl, and to the awesome community for coming out in huge numbers to our Community Feast & Screening.

We couldn't have done this without you. 🙏🏻

Ps: I'm still dreaming about caribou - true story!!!

Tomorrow we share our Digital Stories with the community! Come on down, all are invited. :)
01/15/2026

Tomorrow we share our Digital Stories with the community! Come on down, all are invited. :)

📽️🎦Some of our students and community members have spent the week creating some amazing videos. Please drop by the school on Friday @5 PM to take a look!

11/21/2025

From the archive!

Anisha Carlick was so fun to work with in Whitehorse, Yukon last summer at the Kwanlin Dün Cultural Centre for our 5-day Intergenerational Digital Storytelling Workshop. The care and thought that went into her project is clear from the first few seconds of the project, and continue right through to the end.

Anisha is a strong young leader in her community, and I am so excited to see what her future holds. 💕

Congrats on a great project Anisha, and I hope to reconnect with you again in the near future!

11/20/2025

Happy Thursday everyone!

I was sick last week, but I'm back for a project update.
Outreach! Nova Scotia! Aklavik! Montréal!

Feeling grateful for the rich diversity of projects and clients I get to work with. 🙏🏻

Please share my work with anyone you think might be interested in our Digital Literacy, Media Training and Mentorship opportunities. Your support means a lot. ❤️

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