Media and AI consultant Mohit Rajhans discusses the federal government’s launch of an AI literacy course, and whether it is the right path.
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Schools · Boards · Educators · Students
Media literacy for the AI era.
Built for classrooms and leadership rooms.
Think Start delivers practical media literacy workshops, student sessions, educator PD and board-level briefings to help schools respond to misinformation, AI-generated content, search change, digital trust and responsible technology use.
Bring us in when students need critical-thinking skills, staff need current guidance, or board leaders need a clearer way to talk about AI, media literacy and digital citizenship.
Schools do not need more noise about AI.
They need better language, better questions and better learning experiences.
Students are already encountering AI, platform algorithms, manipulated media and changing search behaviour. Teachers are being asked to respond in real time. Leaders are being asked to make decisions before shared norms are in place.
Think Start turns those pressure points into practical media literacy programming for classrooms, professional development, school communities and board-level leadership.
The goal is not fear. It is judgment, confidence and current practice.
Need help thinking critically about AI, content, sources and digital persuasion.
Need current language, useful examples and practical classroom guidance.
Need aligned sessions for staff, families and the broader school community.
Need clear briefings, strategic framing and guidance that can scale.
Three routes.
One consistent offer.
The audience changes. The method stays consistent: understand the shift, build literacy, and connect it to real decisions in classrooms, schools and systems.
01 / IN CLASS
Student workshops
For classrooms, assemblies and student groups that need media literacy built for the AI moment.
- Grades 6–8 and Grades 9–12 friendly
- Critical thinking + source evaluation
- AI, misinformation and digital trust
- Interactive examples students recognize
02 / PROFESSIONAL LEARNING
Educator and staff PD
For teachers, librarians, instructional leaders and school teams who need useful practice, not generic hype.
- Teacher PD and staff sessions
- Media literacy + AI literacy together
- Classroom discussion and assessment issues
- Practical takeaways for immediate use
03 / BOARD LEVEL
Leadership and board briefings
For principals, superintendents, trustees, central teams and board leaders making system-level decisions.
- Leadership briefings and planning sessions
- Board-wide literacy and readiness framing
- Parent/community communication support
- Custom series and advisory conversations
Workshops and sessions.
Built for schools and boards.
Choose a starting point. Each can be delivered as a keynote, single workshop, PD session, school event or custom series depending on audience and timing.
01 / STUDENTS
Media Literacy in the Age of AI
Best for: middle school, high school, assemblies or in-class workshops.
- How to question sources, feeds and viral content
- How AI changes truth, trust and authorship
- Deepfakes, misinformation and digital manipulation
- Practical habits students can use immediately
02 / CLASSROOMS
Digital Citizenship & Critical Thinking
Best for: classrooms, advisory periods and school-wide learning weeks.
- Search, platforms and why content reaches us
- Bias, persuasion and attention online
- Respectful digital participation
- Activities that connect to student reality
03 / PD
Teaching Media Literacy and AI Literacy
Best for: teachers, librarians, instructional coaches and professional learning days.
- What educators need to know now
- Classroom conversations and instructional use
- Authorship, verification and assessment tensions
- Takeaway practices for teaching and planning
04 / LEADERSHIP
AI, Media and Digital Trust for School Leaders
Best for: principals, vice-principals, superintendents and central teams.
- What leaders need to track and how to frame it
- Staff, student and parent communication implications
- Policy and governance conversation starters
- Practical next steps, not panic
05 / COMMUNITY
Parent and Family Sessions
Best for: school councils, family evenings and community engagement events.
- What families are hearing — and missing
- AI, social media and student life
- How to talk about trust, use and boundaries at home
- Shared language for school and family conversation
06 / BOARD SUPPORT
Board-Wide Series or Custom Advisory
Best for: school boards looking for a scalable offer across schools or stakeholder groups.
- Custom workshop series and audience mapping
- Student + staff + leader + parent pathways
- Facilitated planning or communications support
- Thought-partner support around emerging issues
MEDIA LITERACY + AI LITERACY + JUDGMENT
People do not become media literate by being told to be careful online.
They need a way to read the system.
Think Start sessions help audiences understand how content is made, shaped, found and trusted — and how AI changes the picture. The emphasis is not just awareness. It is practical judgment.
Signal
What is changing in media, platforms, search and AI — and why should this audience care?
Systems
How do algorithms, recommendation systems, search tools and AI outputs shape what people see?
Judgment
How do we question, verify, compare, disclose and decide what deserves trust?
Practice
What habits, norms and next steps make media literacy usable in the classroom and beyond it?
PUBLIC MEDIA PERSPECTIVE + EDUCATION ROOTS
Experience still matters. So does staying current.
Think Start is led by Mohit Rajhans — a Canadian speaker, educator, media consultant and AI strategist whose work sits at the intersection of media change, communications, public trust and practical learning.
The advantage is not just knowing the topic. It is being able to teach it clearly.
That makes this work especially useful for schools and boards that need someone who can speak to both the technology shift and the human, educational and communications questions surrounding it.
What does this look like in practice?
These sessions can be tailored for one class, one school, one PD day or a larger board-wide plan.
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Bring media literacy into the room — in a way that makes sense for schools.
Start with the audience, the outcome or the pressure point. We can shape the right session from there.
From Attention
to Intention
Helping families navigate AI, social media and the everyday choices shaping digital life at home.
Quick check-in: select the issue you most want help navigating. Your response stays in this browser; it is not sent or recorded.
Media veteran · AI and digital culture educator
What is competing for your family’s attention?
Before setting another rule, notice where media already fits: school, work, friends, entertainment, information and downtime.
What shows up?
Feeds, video, games, group chats, search, AI tools, notifications and connected devices.
When does it matter?
Mornings, homework, meals, bedtime, family time—or moments when someone needs help.
What is it doing for us?
Connection, learning, creativity and fun can sit beside distraction, pressure and unwanted content.
Attention is shaped by design
Autoplay, alerts, recommendations and AI-generated answers shape what appears next. That is a design problem families can learn to recognize—not a character flaw in a parent or child.
What pulls us back?
Notifications, streaks, endless feeds, social feedback and personalized recommendations.
What changes with AI?
Search can become a confident-sounding answer. Images, voices and text can be generated or altered.
What gets overlooked?
Who made the content, why it was recommended, what data is involved and what source may be missing.
What can parents influence?
Shared routines, device settings, family conversations, trusted help and the example adults set.
Pause. Trace. Compare. Decide.
Try the routine on a viral post, an AI answer or a story about an “AI doom loop.” The goal is not to become a detective for every post; it is to know when a second look matters.
Lead with curiosity, not a cross-examination
A child is more likely to come to an adult when the first response is calm. Parents do not need to know every app or have every answer.
Show interest
“What do you like about this?”
“What do people use it for?”
Check the effect
“How do you feel after using it?”
“Is it helping with what you wanted to do?”
Think together
“Who made this?”
“What would we want to verify?”
Keep a way back
“If something feels wrong online, you can tell me. We’ll work it out together.”
Choose a boundary your household can keep
Select one or two starting points. These are prompts for a family conversation—not a universal rulebook.
0 agreements selected
A workable agreement beats a perfect policy nobody follows. Review it as the child, tools and family needs change.
Keep the useful links close
A curated starting point for media literacy, AI, family digital well-being and online safety.
Links are a starting point, not a substitute for urgent support. If a child is in immediate danger, contact local emergency services.
Your next seven days
Notice
Pick one moment when digital life is helping—and one moment when it is adding friction.
Ask
Use one curious question from today. Listen before changing the rule.
Agree
Choose one family boundary you can explain and keep together.
Revisit
Check in after a week. Keep what helps; adjust what does not.
Bring this conversation to your community
Parent talks and interactive workshops are available for schools, parent councils, libraries and community organizations.
Explore a parent session · ThinkStart.caThank you. Questions and discussion.
From Attention
to Intention
Helping families navigate AI, social media and the everyday choices shaping digital life at home.
Quick check-in: select the issue you most want help navigating. Your response stays in this browser; it is not sent or recorded.
Media veteran · AI and digital culture educator
What is competing for your family’s attention?
Before setting another rule, notice where media already fits: school, work, friends, entertainment, information and downtime.
What shows up?
Feeds, video, games, group chats, search, AI tools, notifications and connected devices.
When does it matter?
Mornings, homework, meals, bedtime, family time—or moments when someone needs help.
What is it doing for us?
Connection, learning, creativity and fun can sit beside distraction, pressure and unwanted content.
Attention is shaped by design
Autoplay, alerts, recommendations and AI-generated answers shape what appears next. That is a design problem families can learn to recognize—not a character flaw in a parent or child.
What pulls us back?
Notifications, streaks, endless feeds, social feedback and personalized recommendations.
What changes with AI?
Search can become a confident-sounding answer. Images, voices and text can be generated or altered.
What gets overlooked?
Who made the content, why it was recommended, what data is involved and what source may be missing.
What can parents influence?
Shared routines, device settings, family conversations, trusted help and the example adults set.
Pause. Trace. Compare. Decide.
Try the routine on a viral post, an AI answer or a story about an “AI doom loop.” The goal is not to become a detective for every post; it is to know when a second look matters.
Lead with curiosity, not a cross-examination
A child is more likely to come to an adult when the first response is calm. Parents do not need to know every app or have every answer.
Show interest
“What do you like about this?”
“What do people use it for?”
Check the effect
“How do you feel after using it?”
“Is it helping with what you wanted to do?”
Think together
“Who made this?”
“What would we want to verify?”
Keep a way back
“If something feels wrong online, you can tell me. We’ll work it out together.”
Choose a boundary your household can keep
Select one or two starting points. These are prompts for a family conversation—not a universal rulebook.
0 agreements selected
A workable agreement beats a perfect policy nobody follows. Review it as the child, tools and family needs change.
Keep the useful links close
A curated starting point for media literacy, AI, family digital well-being and online safety.
Links are a starting point, not a substitute for urgent support. If a child is in immediate danger, contact local emergency services.
Your next seven days
Notice
Pick one moment when digital life is helping—and one moment when it is adding friction.
Ask
Use one curious question from today. Listen before changing the rule.
Agree
Choose one family boundary you can explain and keep together.
Revisit
Check in after a week. Keep what helps; adjust what does not.
Bring this conversation to your community
Parent talks and interactive workshops are available for schools, parent councils, libraries and community organizations.
Explore a parent session · ThinkStart.caThank you. Questions and discussion.