Cyber Choices is an interactive game designed to help students in grades 3 to 5 develop the skills and habits they need to make safe and responsible choices online. Cyber Choices lets students explore four different stories that cover key issues such as making good choices about their own and others’ personal information, dealing with cyberbullying (as both a target and a witness) and managing online conflict.
This report sets out the findings of an exploratory qualitative research study that examined the attitudes and experiences of children, youth and parents relating to networked communications technologies.
Outcome Chart - Newfoundland and Labrador - Communications Technology 7
This outcome chart contains media-related learning outcomes from the BC Career Education 4-5 curriculum, with links to supporting resources on the MediaSmarts site.
This chart contains media-related learning outcomes from Manitoba, Curriculum for Science Senior 3 Current Topics in the Sciences, with links to supporting resources on the MediaSmarts site.
This outcome chart contains media-related learning outcomes from the British Columbia, Grade 1, English Language Arts curriculum, with links to supporting resources on the MediaSmarts site
Themes
A. Home and Family
B. Home and School
C. Home and Community
D. Current Events
Overall Expectations:
Level: Grade K to 3
About the author: Matthew Johnson, Director of Education, MediaSmarts
Duration: 10-15 minutes per activity
This lesson is part of USE, UNDERSTAND & ENGAGE: A Digital Media Literacy Framework for Canadian Schools.
Overview
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.