Outcome Chart - Ontario - Communications Technology 10

This outcome chart contains media-related learning outcomes from the Ontario Curriculum for Communications Technology, Grade 10, with links to supporting resources on the MediaSmarts site.

Communications Technology Skills

Overall Expectations

  • create products or productions that demonstrate competence in the application of creative and technical skills

Specific Expectations

  • apply creative skills, equipment operating skills, and software skills to create components
  • apply editing skills to integrate the components into a unified and effective production

Lessons

Technology, the Environment and Society

Overall Expectations

  • demonstrate an understanding of social effects and issues arising from the use of communications media technologies and the importance of representing cultural and social diversity in media productions

Specific Expectations

  • demonstrate an understanding of social standards and cultural sensitivity and use appropriate and inclusive content, images, and language in communications media productions
  • describe the effects of recent changes in communications technology and applications on society and the economy
  • identify emerging communications technologies and describe their potential impact on society and the economy
  • describe legal concepts and issues relating to communications technology and media production
  • describe social and ethical issues relating to the use of communications technology

Lessons

Backgrounder