Outcome Chart - British Columbia - Information Technology 9

This outcome chart contains media-related learning outcomes from the BC Information Technology curriculum, for Grade 9, with links to supporting resources on the MediaSmarts site.

The Information Technology curriculum for Grades 8-10 is divided into the following sections: Foundations, Process and Presentation.

Foundations provides students with the fundamental knowledge, skills, and attitudes to use information technology tools in all areas of learning.
Process allows students to select, organize, and modify information to solve problems.
Presentation provides students with an understanding of how to effectively use information technology tools to communicate ideas and information using a variety of media.

Foundations

It is expected that students will:

demonstrate the ability to use the Internet to access, capture, and store information
demonstrate an understanding of the ethical use of information

Resources

Allies and Aliens - For Teachers

Online Marketing to Kids: Protecting Your Privacy - Lesson

ICYouSee: A Lesson in Critical Thinking

Deconstructing Web Pages

The Privacy Dilemma

Thinking About Hate

Who Knows? Your Privacy in the Information Age

Classroom Activities and Handouts

Are You Web Aware? Activity Sheets: Blogs

Are You Web Aware? Activity Sheets: Chat Rooms

Are You Web Aware? Activity Sheets: Email

Are You Web Aware? Activity Sheets: File-sharing

Are You Web Aware? Activity Sheets: Instant Messaging

Are You Web Aware? Activity Sheets: Text Messaging

Are You Web Aware? Activity Sheets: Websites

Internet Checklist for Teens:

How to Search the Internet Effectively

Backgrounders

Evaluating Internet-based Information: A Goal's-based Approach

Evaluating Internet Research Sources

Student Tutorial (Licensed Resource)

MyWorld: A digital literacy tutorial for secondary students

Process