Bio
Matthew Johnson is the director of education for MediaSmarts, Canada’s non-profit centre for digital media literacy. He is the author of many of MediaSmarts’ lessons, parent materials and interactive resources and a lead on MediaSmarts’ research projects. Matthew is the architect of MediaSmarts’ Use, Understand & Engage: A Digital Media Literacy Framework for Canadian Schools (K–12) and the Media Literacy 101 and Digital Literacy 101 professional development programs. He has participated in and presented to parliamentary committees, academic conferences, and governments and organizations around the world and participated in the drafting of the Canadian Paediatric Society’s recommendations for screen use by children and youth.