Outcome Chart - Newfoundland and Labrador - Social Studies Grade 9

Citizenship and Identity

Overall Expectations

SCO 12 - The student will be expected to demonstrate an understanding of the significance of citizenship in the context of liberal democratic society

Specific Expectations

12.1 explain the concept of citizenship

12.2 explain how the idea of citizenship influences identity

12.3 explain the rights and responsibilities of citizenship

12.4 illustrate the importance of active citizenship

MediaSmarts Resources

To Share or Not to Share

How Teens Make Privacy Decisions about Photos on Social Media

Building on the privacy findings from our Young Canadians in a Wired World research, this qualitative study of youth ages 13 to 16 examines the reasoning that teens apply when deciding to share photos of themselves or other people electronically.

Outcome Chart - Alberta - Knowledge & Employability Math 20-4

Strand: Statistics and Probability (Collecting and Analyzing Information)

Overall Expectations:

• develop and implement a plan for the collection, display and examination of data and information, using technology and other strategies as required.

Specific Expectations:

Outcome Chart - NWT - Knowledge & Employability Math 20-4

Strand: Statistics and Probability (Collecting and Analyzing Information)

Overall Expectations:

• develop and implement a plan for the collection, display and examination of data and information, using technology and other strategies as required.

Specific Expectations:

Researching Young Canadians in a Wireless World

Young Canadians in a Wireless World (YCWW) is Canada’s longest-running and most comprehensive research study on young people’s attitudes, behaviours and opinions regarding the internet, technology and digital media. This extended research methods report offers a deeper dive into the decisions and processes undertaken by the MediaSmarts research team during Phase IV of YCWW. The various pivots and adaptations taken during this phase deserve elaboration and will be of interest to other researchers who have made, and continue to make, shifts in their work due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Changing the World, Online and Off

The classic 1985 science fiction novel Ender's Game is one of several books of that period that foresaw both the advent of the Internet and its eventual importance in society. While certain aspects of its portrayal seem dated – in particular, it more resembles the text-based bulletin board systems of the time than today's graphic Web – one element stands out as being particularly prescient: the use of the Internet to allow youth to participate fully in society. While today's young people aren't using the Internet to take over the world, as the characters in the novel do, they are increasingly using it to change the world, and more and more teachers are using the Internet to bring civic engagement into the classroom.

Sexting: Shifting the Focus from Victim-Blaming to Respect and Consent

Few issues capture our anxiety about young people and digital media so perfectly as sexting. As with technologies at least as far back as the telegraph, much of this anxiety has focused specifically on girls and women.

Facing Online Hate

The Facing Online Hate tutorial examines how the Internet is used to spread and incite hate – and how parents, community leaders and educators can respond. The first part of the tutorial provides an overview of hate and prejudice online and how it can radicalize young people and have a negative impact on both online and offline communities. The second part covers how teachers and parents can prepare young people to recognize online hate, to respond and to push back when they see it.

Atlantic Provinces

This section comprises a curricular overview (below) and, in the sidebar, curriculum charts for Grades 1-12 that feature media education outcomes in the Atlantic Provinces Education Foundation Framework, with links to supporting MediaSmarts resources and lessons.

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Outcome Chart - New Brunswick - Music Grade 5