New series of media literacy videos for educators
MediaSmarts and Concerned Children’s Advertisers (CCA) have launched a 6-part series of “media minutes,” short videos that deal with key components of media literacy.
DIY Media: Mashups, fan movies, and machinima
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.
Outcome Chart - British Columbia - Career-Life Education 10-12
This outcome chart contains media-related learning outcomes from the BC Career Education 10-12 curriculum, with links to supporting resources on the MediaSmarts site.
Outcome Chart - Ontario - Mathematics 7
Data
Overall Expectations:
Data literacy: manage, analyse, and use data to make convincing arguments and informed decisions, in various contexts drawn from real life
Specific Expectations:
Data Collection and Organization:
D1.2 collect qualitative data and discrete and continuous quantitative data to answer questions of interest, and organize the sets of data as appropriate, including using percentages
Directing and Script Development 12
Curricular Competencies
Explore and create
Filters, social media, our kids and ourselves
A few years ago, I mostly stopped using filters on my Instagram photos and stories. I had been using ones that weren’t intentionally changing the way I looked - or at least, I wasn’t trying too hard for that. I was selecting ones that bettered my lighting or made me look less tired.
Outcome Chart - Manitoba - English Language Arts 3
This outcome chart contains media-related learning outcomes from the Manitoba, Grade 3 English Language Arts curriculum, with links to supporting resources on the MediaSmarts site.
Outcome Chart - Manitoba - English Language Arts 5
This outcome chart contains media-related learning outcomes from the Manitoba, Grade 5 English Language Arts curriculum, with links to supporting resources on the MediaSmarts site.