Privacy Playground

Back to school and back to homework. More and more students are using the internet at a younger age. I found this handy online game that is design to teach kids about internet marketing,spam, children's privacy and much more.

Privacy Playground: The First Adventure of the Three CyberPigs

In this game, designed for ages 8-10, the CyberPigs play on their favourite Web site and encounter marketing ploys, spam and a close encounter with a not-too-friendly wolf.

The purpose of the game is to teach kids how to spot online marketing strategies, protect their personal information and avoid online predators.

The accompanying Teacher's Guide explains how to play the game, gives background information on the issues of online marketing, spam and children's privacy and provides activities and handouts for classroom use.

Privacy Playground

Health and Home Economics Menu Planning Tool

Dietitians of Canada: "Build a one-day menu using “Let’s Make a Meal!” Type in your age and gender, then use the “Food Guide Calculator” as a quick and easy tool to see if you are Eating Well with Canada's Food Guide. “Let’s Make a Meal!” lets you to choose foods for breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks, and compares your choices against the food guide servings recommended by Canada’s Food Guide."
Note: Unfortunately, the food choices are limited, but it does give an idea of the servings for individuals.

Canada Food Guide Cool Homework Tool

• Freebies 4 Canada: "Saturday, May 2, 2009
  Recipe Analyzer -- Free handy online tool
  Cool Tool! Use it for Home Ec or Health projects.

'Welcome to the Recipe Analyzer . Use this tool to:

• Find out the nutrients in recipes,
• Check the number of Food Guide Servings in your recipe,
• Get ingredient substitution tips to make your recipes healthier (low cal, fat, sugar or salt
• Compare your new recipe to your original recipe to see the difference.
• Print your recipe analysis and put it in your own recipe binder
• Store your recipe in your personal 'recipe box' on the Dietitians of Canada website.
  How cool is that!'"