Quebec Competencies Chart - Buy Nothing Day
Quebec Competencies Chart - Buy Nothing Day
History's Mirror: Media education and the teaching of history
On November 5, 2009, MNet Media Education Specialist Matthew Johnson participated in the Association of Canadian Studies' conference Knowing Ourselves: The Challenge of Teaching History of Canadian Official Minority Language Communities, speaking on the topic Media, Diversity and Our History. What follows is an expanded version of his remarks.
Responding to Online Pornography
Given the high likelihood that youth are going to come across or seek out online pornography at one point or another, not to mention the many messages they receive about sex through other media, it’s important that parents take an active role in their kids’ internet use and start talking to them about healthy relationships and sexuality at early ages to help them contextualize and make decisions about what they’re seeing online.
Outcome Chart - Newfoundland and Labrador - English as a Second Language 2205
Outcome Chart - Newfoundland and Labrador - English as a Second Language 2205
Outcome Chart - Nova Scotia - English Language Arts Grade 9
Outcome Chart - Nova Scotia - English Language Arts Grade 9
Outcome Chart - British Columbia - Literacy Foundations - English Language Arts - Level 5
This outcome chart contains media-related learning outcomes from the British Columbia, Level 5, Literacy Foundations English Language Arts curriculum, with links to supporting resources on the MediaSmarts site.
Outcome Chart - British Columbia - Literacy Foundations - English Language Arts - Level 6
This outcome chart contains media-related learning outcomes from the British Columbia, Level 6, Literacy Foundations, English Language Arts curriculum, with links to supporting resources on the MediaSmarts site.
Digital Literacy 101
While MediaSmarts’ research shows that teachers place considerable importance on teaching their students digital literacy skills such as authenticating information, managing privacy, addressing cyberbullying, and being safe online, evidence suggests this is not reflected in Canadian classrooms. The intent of these resources is to support teachers in implementing digital literacy into their teaching practice and to help them to develop digital literacy lessons and activities that suit their students' needs.
MediaSmarts launches comprehensive digital literacy framework for secondary schools
Ottawa, ON (May 25, 2016) – MediaSmarts, Canada’s centre for digital and media literacy, has today launched the final component to its extensive program to support teachers in integrating digital literacy into their classrooms.