Outcome Chart - Manitoba - Creative Promotions 20S/20E/20M

Overall Expectations: Demonstrate critical, creative, and innovative thinking

Everything is a house hippo

Remember the house hippo? The beloved mini creature who lived in Canadian homes? Or at least, that’s what we were told years ago as part of a Concerned Children's Advertisers campaign to help kids think critically about what they were seeing on TV.

Authenticating Information, Digital Citizenship, Internet & Mobile, Parents

Manitoba - Introduction to Broadcast Media Technology 10

Goal 3: Demonstrate an understanding of broadcasting theory and media literacy

GLO 3.1: Demonstrate an understanding of broadcasting theory.

10.3.1.1 Demonstrate use of the terminology associated with broadcast media technology.

10.3.1.2 Demonstrate an understanding of the theory related to video production, including composition, focus procedures, and white balancing.

Outcome Chart - Alberta - Science 14-24

Science 14

Unit C: Investigating Matter and Energy in Living Systems

Overall Expectations: Communication and Teamwork

  • Work collaboratively on problems; and use appropriate language and formats to communicate ideas, procedures and results

Specific Expectations:

Spot the house hippos – Printable activity sheet 

This printable activity sheet introduces basic media literacy skills and concepts and is suitable for use in homes, schools and libraries. It can be completed independently, but children will learn more if you discuss the activity with them. Younger children may need help reading the instructions and completing the activity.

Authenticating Information

New Canadian research reveals that parents need more resources and tools to become digital role models to kids

OTTAWA, ONTARIO, October 22, 2018– Technology is keeping families and households more connected than ever before but parents feel they need more resources to be better digital role models, according to the latest research on digital parenting and the digital well-being of Canadian families released today by MediaSmarts.

Alberta - English Language Arts Kindergarten

This outcome chart contains media-related learning outcomes from the Alberta, Kindergarten English Language Arts curriculum, with links to supporting resources on the MediaSmarts site.

Outcome Chart - British Columbia - English 11 First Peoples: Literary Studies + New Media

Big Ideas

  • The exploration of text and story deepens our understanding of diverse, complex ideas about identity, others, and the world.
  • First Peoples texts and stories provide insight into key aspects of Canada’s past, present, and future.
  • Texts are socially, culturally, geographically, and historically constructed
  • Self-representation through authentic First Peoples text is a means to foster justice.
  • New media influence people’s unders

What is AI?

This guide provides an overview of what AI is – and in particular Generative AI – and gives two examples of main AI tools you are likely to encounter. Then it explains some key ethical and social issues related to Generative AI.

Artificial intelligence, Authenticating Information, Internet & Mobile, Privacy

New Brunswick - English Language Arts 3

Strand: Interactions

Big Idea: Expression

Skill Descriptor:

Describe and discuss thoughts, feelings, experiences, ideas, and opinions.

Achievement Indicators:

    Describe emotions, personal experiences, and situations with details

    Discuss thoughts and feelings with others providing examples of experiences

    Use descriptive language to express personal ideas and opinions