This printable activity sheet introduces basic media literacy skills and concepts and is suitable for use in homes, schools and libraries. It can be completed independently, but children will learn more if you discuss the activity with them. Younger children may need help reading the instructions and completing the activity.
Ottawa, ON (March 31, 2014) – Canadian youth are not as digitally literate as adults may think they are, according to new research released today by MediaSmarts. Though today’s young people have grown up immersed in digital media, they still rely on parents and teachers to help them advance their skills in areas such as searching and verifying online information.
The internet is all about sharing – sharing news, sharing videos, sharing our thoughts and opinions with our friends.
Students are expected to be able to do the following:
By the end of this course, students will:
Developing Learning Skills and Strategies
By the end of this course, students will:
In this lesson, students review what the word “privacy” means in an online context and learn key privacy-related vocabulary. They explore different privacy risks and then learn practical techniques and strategies to manage and protect their privacy. Students then demonstrate their understanding of these strategies by illustrating them. Finally, students revisit material from earlier in the lesson and consider how their actions might put other people’s privacy at risk.
This outcome chart contains media-related learning outcomes from the Prince Edward Island Mathematics 9 curriculum with links to supporting resources on the MediaSmarts site.
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).
In Saskatchewan Health Education, media components are included under the broader categories Body Image and Nutrition, Safety and Accident Prevention, Drug Addictions and Gambling, Healthy Eating, Family Structures, Roles, and Responsibilities, Protecting the Environment and the Health of People.
To make students aware of the ways in which male violence is used and promoted in advertising.