Outcome Chart - British Columbia - Digital Literacy K-2
Outcome Chart - British Columbia - Digital Literacy K-2

Outcome Chart - British Columbia - Digital Literacy K-2

Skill Descriptor:
Construct and communicate an awareness of self, others, and the world.
Achievement Indicators:
Present a personal viewpoint to a group of listeners
Take ideas, knowledges, and ways of being into account when explaining positions
Present with intention, using content, language and delivery to convey meaning

This chart contains media-related learning outcomes from Ontario, Curriculum for Law CLU3E: Understanding Canadian Law in Everyday Life, with links to supporting resources on the MediaSmarts site.

As media outlets continue to close and advertising budgets shrink, the once-mighty Super Bowl is receiving much less buzz than usual. A number of major advertisers, such as Federal Express and troubled automaker General Motors, have decided not to run Super Bowl ads at all this year. Another January event, though, is attracting a surprising amount of media attention: the U.S. presidential inauguration.

For more than a decade, MediaSmarts has been a leader in defining digital literacy in Canada. This is reflected in the elementary digital literacy framework we launched in 2015. The Use, Understand & Create framework is based on a holistic approach which recognizes that the different skills that make up digital literacy cannot be fully separated.

Skill Descriptor:
Curate and present content to communicate facts, ideas, and opinions considering target audiences.
Achievement Indicators:
Present content in a manner that connects with audience and purpose

Skill Descriptor:
Construct and communicate an awareness of self, others, and the world.
Achievement Indicators:
Take ideas, knowledges, and ways of being into account when advocating for, explaining, or presenting perspectives
Present with intention, using content, language, and delivery to convey meaning

This outcome chart contains media-related learning outcomes from the Ontario, Curriculum for English, Grade 9, with links to supporting resources on the MediaSmarts site.

This is the second in a series of columns looking at the history and future of Web 2.0. In the last instalment of this series we examined the origins of the Do-It-Yourself (DIY) ethic and some of the issues around the definition of “user-created content.” Turning from the theoretical to the practical, we'll now take a look at just what is actually out there, and begin to examine some of the ethical and legal implications.