I got my first smart phone in 2009. The iPhone 4 (with a home button and boxy, heavy feel) was a favourite of mine. Even after all these years, there’s something that I miss about that phone model.
As part of digital media literacy, I think it is important to learn about financial literacy too. As our kids get older and we open bank accounts for them, they get jobs, buy their own items etc., having a sense of financial literacy is a must.
Level: Grades 4-6
Author: Matthew Johnson, Director of Education, MediaSmarts
Duration: 2 to 2 1/3 hours
This outcome chart contains media-related learning outcomes from the Prince Edward Island Physical and Health Education 9PHEA curriculum with links to supporting resources on the MediaSmarts site.
This lesson helps teens become active consumers by encouraging them to 'talk back' to advertisers when they have concerns.
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The Manitoba science curriculum states that “science is shaped by historical, political, economic, environmental, and societal factors” and that “scientific literacy equips learners to critically engage with information, make informed decisions, and address complex issues on both personal and societal levels.” Digital and media literacy expectations are mostly found in the Practical Science and Nature of Science strands.
Overall Expectations: Financial Literacy:
An important goal of the Manitoba Visual Arts curriculum to is the help students “mature into visually and artistically literate adults able to enjoy, participate fully in, and think critically about and within the evolving visual culture that surrounds and exerts influence in their lives.” As a result, digital media literacy expectations are found throughout the curriculum at all grade levels.
GLO 2.2: Develop understanding of culture within clothing/textiles.
5.2.2.1 Identify factors that influence clothing/ textile choices (e.g., family, peers, media, culture, role, environment, religious, social, ethical, economics).