Author: MediaSmarts
Level: Grades 6-8
Subject Area: English Language Arts, Visual Art, Ethnic and Religious Culture
Game Link: https://mediasmarts.ca/digital-media-literacy/educational-games/day-life-jos
Author: Matthew Johnson, Director of Education, MediaSmarts
Level: Grades 6-9
Lesson Length: 1.5 hours, plus time for the evaluation/assessment task
Subject Area: English language Arts, Visual Arts, Ethics and Religious Culture
Lesson Link: https://mediasmarts.ca/teacher-resources/break-fake-lesson-plan-verifying-information-online
Author: MediaSmarts
Level: Secondary Cycle Two
Subject Area: English Language Arts, Visual Arts, Ethnic and Religious Culture
Game Link: https://mediasmarts.ca/digital-media-literacy/educational-games/reality-check-game
Author: Matthew Johnson, Director of Education, MediaSmarts
Level: Grades 3-5
Lesson Length: 45 minutes, plus time for the assessment/evaluation task
Subject Area: English Language Arts, Visual Arts,
Lesson Link: https://mediasmarts.ca/teacher-resources/break-fake-what’s-real-online
Author: Matthew Johnson, Director of Education, MediaSmarts
Level: Kindergarten to Grade 2
Lesson Length: 20-30 minutes, plus time for optional assessment/evaluation and extension activities
Subject Area: English Language Arts, Visual Arts, Ethics and Religious Culture
Lesson Link: https://mediasmarts.ca/teacher-resources/break-fake-what’s-frame
We had an internet outage in our neighbourhood last week. We had no internet access for three whole days.
This year, Canada’s 15th annual Media Literacy Week runs from October 26th to 30th. Co-hosted by MediaSmarts, Canada’s Centre for Digital and Media Literacy, and the Canadian Teachers’ Federation (CTF/FCE), the annual event invites all Canadians - teachers, students of all ages kindergarten to seniors and community groups, libraries, museums, to celebrate by engaging in media and digital literacy activities.
Parents could be forgiven for thinking that our children are born media literate. They are mediatized, certainly, even before they are born: it’s a rare baby shower that doesn’t feature Elsa or Elmo in one form or another. As for digital literacy, kids take to devices like the proverbial ducks to water, quickly becoming expert at finding the videos and games they want.
If you’re wondering how to get started making media on your phone, tablet or computer, animation is a great place to start. You can start doing it as a family activity even when kids are very young and they’ll soon be able to do almost everything themselves.