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MediaSmarts relies on the support of our partners to help us achieve our vision of empowering people to engage with all forms of media confidently and critically.
Digital media such as social networks and video games have become increasingly important in the lives of children and youth. Even when young people are consuming other media, such as TV, music and movies, they’re likely to be doing it through the internet. As well, nearly all the media they consume, from TV shows to toys, have web pages, virtual worlds, video games or other digital spinoffs associated with them.
It’s ironic that as computers and other communications technology have become more accessible to the general public over the last thirty years, they have actually become less accessible to a segment of the population, one to whom access is everything: people with disabilities. More ironic still is that the history of communications technology is intimately tied to the drive to integrate people with disabilities more fully into society.
Contemporary communication means that the boundaries of genre once controlled by conventions are being smashed as advertising enters journalism and live voices are replaced by texts or tweets. I believe these changes have made the key concepts more relevant and more important to understanding communication in the revolution of convergence. More than ever students need to understand the modes of communication and then obtain the necessary skills to do so in the convergence revolution.
Outcome Chart - Northwest Territories - Literacy with ICT Across the Curriculum Grade 10-12
Demonstrate an understanding of graphic arts through investigating the history, the present, and potential innovations in the future
b. Research and demonstrate a personal and shared understanding of the need for graphic arts as communication.
d. Explore a variety of media (e.g., websites, books, advertisements) to identify components of effective graphic design
Outcome Chart - Newfoundland and Labrador - Arts 7
Overall Expectations
GCO 1 Students will be expected to speak and listen to explore, extend, clarify, and reflect on their thoughts, ideas, feelings, and experiences.
GCO 2 Students will be expected to communicate information and ideas effectively and clearly, and to respond personally and critically.
GCO 3 Students will be expected to interact with sensitivity and respect, considering the situation, audience, and purpose.
Specific Expectations
1.2 participate collaboratively and cooperatively.
2.3 present and produce relevant and engaging news.
3.2 analyze the impact of amateur and professional journalists.
3.3 recognizes the impact of economic, social, historical, and political forces on journalism.