Outcome Chart - Nunavut - School Health Program 2

Strand: Aulajaaqtut

Overall Expectations: Mental and Emotional Well-being

Self-awareness

1. identify different feelings in terms of personal experiences

Outcome Chart - British Columbia - Physical and Health Education 4

This outcome chart contains media-related learning outcomes from the BC Grade 4 Physical and Health Education curriculum, with links to supporting resources on the Mediasmarts site.

Outcome Chart - Saskatchewan - Career Education 8

This outcome chart contains media-related learning outcomes from the Saskatchewan Career Education 8 curriculum with links to supporting resources on the MediaSmarts site.

Change and Growth

Overall Expectations

Analyze one’s own self-image including personal skills, interests, and behaviours and their influences on one’s life and work.

Specific Expectations

Outcome Chart - British Columbia - Career-Life Education 10-12

This outcome chart contains media-related learning outcomes from the BC  Career Education 10-12 curriculum, with links to supporting resources on the MediaSmarts site.

Outcome Chart – Nunavut - School Health Program 8

Strand: Aulajaaqtut

Overall Expectations: Mental and Emotional Well-being

Coping

1. define stress
2. identify causes of stress
3. identify how stress affects the body

1. identify specific methods of dealing with stress

1. define depression
2. identify causes of depression
3. identify the signals of depression
4. identify ways of dealing with depression

Manitoba - Applied Family Studies 12

Goal 2: Demonstrate Understanding of Relationships and Influences

GLO 2.1: Develop understanding of the communication strategies to build healthy relationships

12.2.1.2 Evaluate the impact of current technology on relationships.

12.2.1.3 Explain how cultural awareness and understanding can assist communication.

12.2.1.4 Summarize ways in which effective and ineffective communication have an impact on relationships.

12.2.1.5 Demonstrate skills and techniques for effective communication with children and adults.

Outcome Chart - British Columbia - Physical and Health Education 6

This outcome chart contains media-related learning outcomes from the BC Grade 6 Physical and Health Education curriculum, with links to supporting resources on the MediaSmarts site.

Body image and social media: Escaping the comparison trap

In this lesson, students consider the ways in which social media may prompt them to compare themselves with others, and the impacts that can have on body image and self-esteem. They analyze how the features, algorithms and culture of the social networks they use may affect them and will produce “paper prototypes” of redesigned social media apps that promote more healthful use. Finally, students reflect on how they can change how they use the existing apps to be more like their redesigned versions.

Young Canadians in a Wireless World, Phase IV: Relationships and technology: Sexting

Young Canadians in a Wireless World (YCWW) is Canada’s longest running and most comprehensive research study on young people’s attitudes, behaviours and opinions regarding the internet, technology and digital media. This report is the second of two reports focusing on relationships and technology. In it, we share findings related to sending, receiving, and forwarding sexts and highlight what the YCWW Phase IV survey data tells us about young Canadians’ motivations and attitudes for engaging in sexting. We also speak to the role of trust and support in sexting behaviours among youth, focusing specifically on the impact of adult involvement and supervision and the desire for further educational support on this topic. Finally, we share resources that are currently available on the MediaSmarts website regarding sexting and highlight current research in the field that expands upon what we offer in this report.

Within the Phase IV YCWW survey, questions related to sexting were only available to participants in grades 7 to 11 (n=659). Overall, the sample size for youth who indicated they engaged in sexting was very small; in most cases, n=110 or less.

Canada’s Teen Fact-Checking Network Renewed for 2025 After Successful First Year

December 12, 2024 – MediaSmarts is pleased to announce the renewal of Canada’s Teen Fact-Checking Network (TFCN) program for a second year, continuing its mission to promote digital media literacy and fact-checking among youth.