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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Overall Expectations Students will be expected to respect the contribution to the arts of individuals and cultural groups in local and global contexts, and value the arts as a record of human experience and expression. Specific Expectations Outcome Chart - Ontario - Communications Technology 11 WorkplaceThis outcome chart contains media-related learning outcomes from the Ontario Curriculum for Communications Technology, Grade 11, with links to supporting resources on the MediaSmarts site. Outcome Chart - British Columbia - Mathematics 4This outcome chart contains media-related learning outcomes from the BC Mathematics 4 curriculum, with links to supporting resources on the MediaSmarts site.  TekSavvy
We were extremely pleased to welcome TekSavvy as a Silver Sponsor in 2017. This partnership has supported the creation of resources that teach young Canadians how to be ethical users of digital media.  Moving On: Digital Empowerment and Literacy Skills for Survivors Needs Assessment ReportIn this report, we detail the methodology and results of a needs assessment we conducted in February and March 2023 to understand the current needs and concerns of survivors and practitioners regarding addressing and preventing technology-facilitated violence and abuse in Canada. Nova ScotiaThis section comprises a curricular overview (below), as well as curriculum outcome charts from Nova Scotia's English Language Arts, Social Studies, Information Technology and other curricula. These charts include links to supporting MediaSmarts resources and lessons.
Responding to Online PornographyGiven 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. | |
