Ontario - Language 2
This outcome chart contains Media literacy learning expectations from the Ontario, Grade 2 English Language curriculum, with links to supporting resources on the MediaSmarts site.
Ontario - Language 3
This outcome chart contains Media literacy learning expectations from the Ontario, Grade 3 English Language curriculum, with links to supporting resources on the MediaSmarts site.
Community Engagement on World Day of Social Justice
Developing the three-part MediaSmarts workshop series Creating Digital Content for Community Engagement changed my life. This might sound far-fetched, but I took the time to really explore what political and civic engagement looks like both on and offline, why every democratic society needs this, and how to create a powerful, effective and well-crafted media message that can help change the world for the betterment of everyone. I learned a lot about what it means to be “engaged” in our society, and how crucial this is for the success of all.
Digital Literacy 101 For Teachers
How can teachers equip their students to successfully and ethically navigate the digital world?
Quebec Competencies Chart - Finding and Authenticating Online Information on Global Development Issues
Quebec Competencies Chart - Finding and Authenticating Online Information on Global Development Issues
Quebec Competencies Chart - Gender Stereotypes and Body Image
Quebec Competencies Chart - Gender Stereotypes and Body Image
The Privacy Dilemma: Balancing Privacy and Online Life
It's been widely said that attention is the currency of the 21st Century. In an age where media occupy an increasingly central role in our lives, the need to have that media focused on you becomes intense. For no-one is this more true than for children and teens, who now expect to be connected twenty-four hours a day and for whom the Internet and cell phones are essential parts of their social lives. An interesting Facebook page, amusing Tweets, outrageous YouTube videos, even shocking photos sent by cell phone -- most of us are aware of the ways that young people seek their peers' attention. In today's media environment, is it still possible to teach young people the value of privacy? What, indeed, does the idea of privacy even mean to today's children and teens?
Outcome Chart - Manitoba - Computer Science 20S
This outcome chart contains media-related learning outcomes from the Manitoba, Grade 10 Computer Science curriculum, with links to supporting resources on the MediaSmarts site.
Outcome Chart - Saskatchewan - Health Education Grade 1
This outcome chart contains media-related learning outcomes from the Saskatchewan Health Education curriculum with links to supporting resources on the MediaSmarts site. The foundational and learning objectives of the elementary health curriculum are not categorized by grade level, as it is intended that these objectives will be attained over the entire period from grade 1 to grade 5.
Outcome Chart - Ontario - History 8
This outcome chart contains media-related learning outcomes from the Manitoba, Senior 1 (Grade 9) English Language Arts curriculum, with links to supporting resources on the MediaSmarts site.