With a little help from my friends

Third entry in a series looks at sites that help users create content. In the last instalment of this series we looked at some of examples of user-created media such as mashups, fan movies and machinima.

Experts or Amateurs? Gauging Young Canadians’ Digital Literacy Skills: How Canadian Youth Use, Understand and Create Digital Med

It’s been almost fifteen years since Mark Prensky coined the term “digital native” to describe young people who have grown up with the Internet and digital media. In fact, the children who were born the year Prensky’s book was published are now in high school. While for many, the public perception of young people taking to digital platforms like ducks to water persists – accompanied by the image of adults, particularly parents, who are seen (often by themselves) as hopelessly out of their depth – the question remains how close that image is to reality. Are Canadian youth truly digitally literate? And if they are not "digital natives" who effortlessly acquire their skills on their own or from peers, are students learning what they need from their parents or teachers?

Outcome Chart - Newfoundland and Labrador - English Language Arts 2201

Outcome Chart - Newfoundland and Labrador - English Language Arts 2201

Image Gap - Lesson

This lesson helps students understand how self-image can influence lifestyle choices.

Outcome Chart - British Columbia - Mathematics 6

This outcome chart contains media-related learning outcomes from the BC Mathematics 6 curriculum, with links to supporting resources on the MediaSmarts site.

Curricular Competencies

Students are expected to do the following:

Reasoning and analyzing

Indigenous Representation in Media

Indigenous people remain highly stereotyped in most mass media, in ways that are sometimes less remarked upon than stereotypes of other groups. This section examines how Indigenous people are represented, and participate, in various media and how media education can help both Indigenous and non-Indigenous youth understand the impact of stereotyped representations.

Outcome Chart - British Columbia - Mathematics Grade 7

This outcome chart contains media-related learning outcomes from the BC Mathematics 7 curriculum, with links to supporting resources on the MediaSmarts site.

Curricular Competencies

Students are expected to do the following:

General Psychology 20

Facing Frustration and Conflict

frustration and conflict

types of conflict

desirable ways of responding to frustration and conflict

adjustment mechanisms

cognitive dissonance