Students will…
3. Assess textual, numerical, aural, and visual information, as well as the source of the media, to determine context, perspective, bias, and/or motive. (G-3.2)
4. Self-assess ICT representations and go beyond established criteria by enhancing meaning and/or artistry, according to topic, audience, purpose, and occasion. (Pr-3.2)
The internet is all about sharing – sharing news, sharing videos, sharing our thoughts and opinions with our friends.
GCO 4: Select, read, and view with understanding, a range of literature, information, media, and visual texts.
Specific Expectations
SCO 4: critically analyse the purpose, structure, and characteristics of a variety of texts (fiction, non-fiction, drama, poetry/lyrics, and visual/multimedia)
Students are expected to be able to do the following:
Understanding context
Defining
SCO 5: Use personal strategies after reading to interpret the meaning of text.
Students who have achieved this outcome should be able to:
a. describe personal reactions
b. retell and summarize events and/or information
d. distinguish main ideas and supporting details
e. make text to self, text to text, and text to world connections
h. generate questions for further reflection or research
i. reflect on meaning making-processes
Now that we’re past the flurry of people posting about their January New Year’s resolutions (maybe some of them were realistic and easy to follow and some of them less so), it’s a good time to sit back and think about how we can start off a fresh year with intention, particularly when it comes to screen use.
This outcome chart contains media-related learning outcomes from the Saskatchewan, Cross Curricular Competencies K-12, with links to supporting resources on the MediaSmarts site.
Many online threats are covered by existing civil and criminal law in Canada and other countries. In addition, many countries have specific legislation to deal with online crime. This section looks at Canadian and American laws that apply to cyber security.