Kids are using their phones to do everything: Is this a good thing? 

“Can you please send that link to my email?” I ask, innocently. I prefer to open the link and order whatever it is my teen needs on my desktop rather than my phone.

Digital Media Literacy for Democracy

Level: Grades 9 to 12

About the Author: MediaSmarts

New research from MediaSmarts shows educational videos encourage people to fact-check

April 30, 2025

Ottawa, ON - New research released from MediaSmarts shows that educational videos like the ones featuring the house hippo as part of the Break the Fake campaign encourage people to fact-check and avoid sharing false information.

Texting, and communication, has changed

There is one place getting more attention lately for increasing the quality of conversations: in-person.

The gift of art in the age of AI

Original digital art takes patience and skill. While yes, you could ask ChatGPT to recreate something similar with the right prompt, it doesn’t come close to the heart or care that was put into this original artwork and it doesn’t quite look the same.

Outcome Chart - Saskatchewan - Social Studies 20 (Grade 11)

Outcome Chart - Saskatchewan - Social Studies 20 (Grade 11)

Alberta - English Language Arts Grade 2

This outcome chart contains media-related learning outcomes from the Alberta, Grade 2 English Language Arts curriculum, with links to supporting resources on the MediaSmarts site.

Outcome Chart - Alberta - Health and Life Skills Grade 6

This outcome chart contains media-related learning outcomes from the Alberta Grade 6 Health and Life Skills curriculum, with links to supporting resources on the MediaSmarts site.

Outcome Chart - Alberta - English Language Arts Grade 6

This outcome chart contains media-related learning outcomes from the Alberta, Grade 6 English Language Arts curriculum, with links to supporting resources on the MediaSmarts site.