Kids, Alcohol and Advertising - Lesson 4: Interpreting Media Messages
In this lesson, students investigate the importance of branding and messaging, especially as they relate to parity products such as beer and alcohol.
In this lesson, students investigate the importance of branding and messaging, especially as they relate to parity products such as beer and alcohol.
In this lesson, students explore issues surrounding the marketing of alcoholic beverages on the Internet.
In this lesson, students think critically about culturally inherited gender stereotypes, and explore how stereotypes about men nd women are promoted and reinforced through the images and messages in alcohol ads.
Understanding Brands is the third in this series and is intended as a stepping stone to Lesson 4, Interpreting Media Messages. In this lesson, students learn about the importance of branding for developing customer loyalty and recognition of products.
In this lesson, students are introduced to the idea that their gaming experiences may compromise their personal information.
For nearly thirty years, Canadian teachers have been at the forefront of getting students online and preparing them to use networked technologies safely, productively and responsibly. Many young Canadians have their first experiences with the internet in their classrooms and school libraries. Over the past decade, though, while digital tools have come to provide new opportunities for creating and distributing digital content, MediaSmarts’ research shows that most Canadian teachers aren’t making media in the classroom.
We’ve been using video games to bond with our kids for a while now. If you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em, right?
When screens started being part of our daily lives – not just for work, but for entertainment, communication, and news – we parents had to do some serious thinking. What would the rules be? How would we govern these new devices? What were the best choices?