Technology, the Environment and Society

Overall Expectations

• demonstrate an understanding of the effects of communications technology and media activities on society and cultural diversity

Specific Expectations

Technology and Society

• describe how cultural diversity can be reflected in media products
• evaluate the societal and cultural effects of converging and emerging technologies

Lessons

Beyond Media Messages: Media Portrayal of Global Development

Celebrities and World Issues

Challenging Hate

Crime in the News

Cinema Cops

Crime Perceptions Quiz

Free Speech and the Internet

Perceptions of Youth and Crime

The Pornography Debate: Controversy in Advertising

The Privacy Dilemma

Viewing a Crime Drama

Student Tutorial (Licensed Resource)

MyWorld: A digital literacy tutorial for secondary students