Rules of the Game

In this lesson, students consider the importance of the written and unwritten rules that make it possible to learn and play together, online and offline.

Outcome Chart - Saskatchewan - Health Education Grade 1

This outcome chart contains media-related learning outcomes from the Saskatchewan Health Education curriculum with links to supporting resources on the MediaSmarts site. The foundational and learning objectives of the elementary health curriculum are not categorized by grade level, as it is intended that these objectives will be attained over the entire period from grade 1 to grade 5.

Edward Boyd, 1914-2007

Profile of the late Edward Boyd, who pushed Pepsi to market to African Americans.

Outcome Chart - Ontario - History 8

This outcome chart contains media-related learning outcomes from the Manitoba, Senior 1 (Grade 9) English Language Arts curriculum, with links to supporting resources on the MediaSmarts site.

Outcome Chart - Ontario - Computer Programming 12 College ICS4C

This outcome chart contains media-related learning outcomes from the Ontario Computer Programming 12 College ICS4C curriculum, with links to supporting resources on the MediaSmarts site.

Workplace Mathematics 11

Curricular Competencies

Students are expected to do the following:

Reasoning and modelling

Mixed Signals: Verifying Online Information

In this lesson, students examine two websites about unlikely animals and learn how to effectively evaluate online sources. They then create a fake website that demonstrates the misleading signals that are often mistakenly taken as signs of reliability.