Outcome Chart - Ontario - Food and Nutrition Grade 9/10 HFN 1O/2O
Outcome Chart - Ontario - Food and Nutrition Grade 9/10 HFN 1O/2O
New tool from Twitter for combatting trolls
One of the challenges of being a parent in a digital age is (a) keeping up with all the new tools and websites and social media channels our kids may or may not be using and (b) keeping track of new developments and updates within existing tools. Honestly, sometimes it feels like I’m trapped inside a 21st century hamster wheel!
10 Tiny Ways You Can Make the World a Better Place Today
Today is Pink Shirt Day, a national initiative to end bullying both offline and online. Since 2007, Canadians have been donning pink shirts to show their commitment to ending bullying in all forms.
Cyberbullying Posters
These posters are freely available to print and hang in your schools, in libraries, or community centres.
Doctors should counsel parents of young children on screen time
June 1, 2017 – As exposure to digital media in Canadian family life increases, so have concerns about how screen time affects children and families. A new statement from the Canadian Paediatric Society (CPS) recommends that physicians and health care providers counsel parents and caregivers of young children on how to minimize screen time and mitigate its potential negative effects. The CPS also recommends that physicians guide parents on how to mindfully use and model healthy screen use to encourage positive habits.
Outcome Chart - British Columbia - Science 9
This outcome chart contains media-related learning outcomes from the British Columbia, Grade 9 Science curriculum, with links to supporting resources on the MediaSmarts site.
Outcome Chart – Prince Edward Island - Writing 10: 421A
Overall Expectations:
Students will be expected to write, both independently and collaboratively, for a variety of audiences and purposes.
Specific Expectations:
Students will be expected to:
Outcome Chart – Prince Edward Island - Writing 11: 421A
Overall Expectations:
Students will be expected to write, both independently and collaboratively, for a variety of audiences and purposes.
Specific Expectations:
Students will be expected to:
Outcome Chart – Prince Edward Island - Writing 12: 421A
Overall Expectations:
Students will be expected to write, both independently and collaboratively, for a variety of audiences and purposes.
Specific Expectations:
Students will be expected to:
Moms Who Meme
“Do you know this meme?”
One of my kids once asked me that, many years ago, as they were discovering memes on the internet. They asked it as a simple question, but I couldn’t help but pause at their inquiry. It was a hugely popular meme – I have been online for many years, and I know many of us in my (ahem) age group use memes a lot (I’m sometimes referred to as an Xennenial, born in 1980, also called an elder millennial apparently. I think sometimes I’m considered Gen X too). We love memes!