Keeping up with kids in a wireless world
By Samantha McAleese, research associate at MediaSmarts and
David Fowler, vice-president, marketing and communications at CIRA.
Digital Communications 11
Students are expected to be able to do the following:
Applied Design
Understanding context
- Conduct user-centred research to understand design opportunities and barriers
Defining
Outcome Chart - Prince Edward Island - Communication and Information Technology Grade 8
In the working guide Journey On: Working Toward Communication and Information Technology Literacy, media-related outcomes are integrated throughout the CIT curriculum.
Outcome Chart - Saskatchewan - Health Education Grade 5
This outcome chart contains media-related learning outcomes from the Saskatchewan Health Education curriculum with links to supporting resources on the MediaSmarts site. The foundational and learning objectives of the elementary health curriculum are not categorized by grade level, as it is intended that these objectives will be attained over the entire period from grade 1 to grade 5.
Bias in News Sources
In this lesson students consider the meaning of the words “bias” and “prejudice” and consider how bias may be found even at the level of individual words due to connotation.
Diversity and Media Ownership
In this lesson students are introduced to the media literacy key concepts that “media are created to re-present reality” and “media are influenced by commercial considerations.”
Can You Spot the Ad?
In this lesson, students will learn about the concept of branded content and will learn to differentiate between branded images and videos and non-branded images and videos in online and offline contexts through a series of questions and discussions.
Outcome Chart - Newfoundland and Labrador - English Language Arts K
Outcome Chart - Newfoundland and Labrador - English Language Arts K
Outcome Chart - Nova Scotia - Health Education Grade 6
Outcome Chart - Nova Scotia - Health Education Grade 6
Outcome Chart - Alberta - Health and Life Skills Grade 7
This outcome chart contains media-related learning outcomes from the Alberta Grade 7 Health and Life Skills curriculum, with links to supporting resources on the MediaSmarts site.