Once Upon a Time

In this lesson, students become aware of the idea of stereotyping and the role that stereotypes play in the stories and movies that they enjoy.

Wacky Media Songs: Privacy and Security

This lesson series contains discussion topics and extension activities for teachers to integrate the TVOKids Original series Wacky Media Songs. This lesson focuses on essential skills for managing students’ privacy, reputation and security online such as making good decisions about sharing their own content, understanding data collection techniques, protecting themselves from malware and other software threats, and being aware of their digital footprint.

Wacky Media Songs: Reading Media

This lesson series contains discussion topics and extension activities for teachers to integrate the TVOKids Original series Wacky Media Songs. This lesson focuses on how media are made, how different media and genres tell stories and communicate meaning, and the affordances and defaults of different networked media.

Outcome Chart - Alberta - Health and Life Skills Kindergarten

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

Outcome Chart - New Brunswick - Music Grade 6

Understanding and Connecting Contexts of Time, Place and Community

Overall Expectations GCO 4: Students will be expected to respect the contributions to the arts of individuals and cultural groups in local and global contexts, and value the arts as a record of human experience and expression. Taking Action - Marketing and Consumerism To help kids avoid the many traps and pitfalls set up by online marketers, parents and teachers need to become more informed about online marketing techniques and privacy issues – and then pass the information on to kids. Marketing & Consumerism English as a Second Language Overview In Ontario, media components are included in the English as a Second Language curriculum in the Social-Cultural Competence and Media Literacy strand. The document English as a Second Language and English Literacy Development (2007) identifies four overall expectations in this strand: Playing With Privacy In this lesson, students are introduced to the idea that their gaming experiences may compromise their personal information. Privacy, Video Games Indigenous Education Overview Indigenous education is the overarching incorporation of indigenous perspectives across Manitoba’s curriculum. Many curricular expectations in Manitoba Aboriginal Language and Studies courses relate to media and digital literacy. The following excerpt from Current Topics in First Nations, Metis and Inuit Studies (2011) detail how media and digital literacy have been integrated into the curriculum: Outcome Chart - Newfoundland and Labrador - Arts 5 Outcome Chart - Newfoundland and Labrador - Arts 5