Young Canadians in a Wired World, Phase III: Encountering Racist and Sexist Content Online

This report is drawn from a national survey of Canadian youth conducted by MediaSmarts in 2013. The classroom-based survey of 5,436 students in grades 4 through 11, in every province and territory, examined the role of networked technologies in young people’s lives. Encountering Racist and Sexist Content Online (the sixth in a series of reports from the survey) looks at how often Canadian youth are exposed to prejudice online, how it makes them feel and how they respond to it.

What’s the best age to give a kid an iPod touch?

This is a question I get asked a lot, and to be honest, I don’t think there’s an easy answer. Every kid is different and every family has different thoughts and experiences.

Don’t Drink and Drive: Assessing the Effectiveness of Anti-Drinking Campaigns - Lesson

In this lesson, students explore a variety of anti-drinking and alcohol awareness campaigns in order to determine their effectiveness. Students will deconstruct the different approaches that have been used by various organizations to reach teens and young adults and will debate those techniques that are most likely to resonate with youth. In a summative activity, groups of students create and implement an alcohol awareness campaign for students.

Resources for Parents - Intellectual Property

Do you have the right answers?

Ottawa, ON (August 19, 2014) - We know that kids have a lot of questions about media. As parents and educators, we want to make sure we can provide them with the right answers to difficult questions. Check out our new video which we launched today at the Telecom Summit in Toronto.

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Outcome Chart - Alberta - Social Studies Grade 6

Dimensions of Thinking

Overall Expectations

6.S.3 develop skills of geographic thinking

Specific Expectations

construct and interpret various types of maps (i.e., historical, physical, political maps) to broaden understanding of topics being studied

use geographic tools, including software, that assist in preparing graphs and maps

identify geographic problems and issues and pose geographic questions

MediaSmarts Resources

Science

The 2023 Science K-6 curriculum states that “the study of science allows students to nurture curiosity, ask and answer questions, explore scientific and technological concepts, and acquire knowledge and understanding of the world. Science provides a reliable basis for decision making and is essential in developing innovative ideas and solutions.

Outcome Chart - Alberta - Science Grade 4

Science Inquiry

Overall Expectations

General Learner Expectations

Students will:

4–1 Investigate the nature of things, demonstrating purposeful action that leads to inferences supported by observations.

4–2 Identify patterns and order in objects and events studied; and record observations, using pictures, words and charts, with guidance in the construction of charts; and make predictions

Specific Expectations

Topic A: Waste and Our World