Television Broadcast Ratings - Lesson
This lesson introduces students to the theory behind television ratings and encourages them to explore the commercial pressures driving the medium.
Scapegoating and Othering - Lesson
In this lesson, students develop a deeper understanding of scapegoating and othering and how these factors may contribute to the promotion of hatred and intolerance.
Stay on the Path Lesson One: Searching for Treasure
In this lesson students learn how to create well-defined search strings and to use tools and techniques such as bookmarking, browser filters and search engine preferences to avoid unwanted material.
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The Prime Minister’s Awards (PMA) for Teaching Excellence has just released their latest Exemplary Practices publication highlighting the innovative ideas and proven best practices of the 2014 national level winners.
Digital Literacy Training Program for Canadian Educators Workshop
The Digital Literacy Training Program for Canadian Educators workshop provides an overview of essential digital literacy skills and key concepts of media and digital literacy, familiarizes participants with the digital experiences of Canadian youth, and introduces the resources and tools that are available through MediaSmarts’ USE, UNDERSTAND & CREATE digital literacy framework.
Fact checks
The Teen Fact-Checking Network (TFCN) is an internationally renowned program that brings together teenagers to learn about digital media literacy with a focus on fact-checking skills.
Economics 120
GCO1: Students will examine demand, supply and equilibrium
Overall Expectations:
SCO2.1: Examine an understanding of demand and the law of demand
Specific Expectations:
Transferable Skills
Starting in 2018-2019, Ontario students are assessed on Transferrable Skills such as critical thinking, global citizenship, communication and collaboration. According to the document Transferable Skills (n.d.),
#ForYou: The Algorithm Game
In this lesson, students play the educational card game #ForYou: A Game About Algorithms and use it as a prompt to learn about and discuss the role that algorithms, data collection, and machine learning play in their lives. After playing, they analyze the game as an example of a serious game and then design their own serious game to communicate some of what they have learned in the lesson.
New Brunswick - Social Studies 7
Strand: Civics
Big Idea: Rights and Responsibilities
Skill Descriptor:
Examine selected issues relating to human rights legislation around the world.
Achievement Indicators:
Give examples of rights included in the United Nations Declaration of the Rights of the Child, the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Outline selected examples of current human rights violations