In this lesson, students are introduced to the idea of online advertising and look at the ways that marketers create immersive and appealing online environments that draw and hold children’s attention. After studying common advertising techniques, students play an educational online game that lets them put their learning into action by “creating” a site advertising a fictitious cereal, Co-Co Crunch.
C2. analyse societal issues related to the widespread use of computer technology
C2.1 analyse the benefits of computer technology for society (e.g., improved access to technology for economically disadvantaged people and nations, greater efficiency and lower costs for information services, development of a “global village”, use of computers to help monitor and predict long-term environmental changes);
Strand A. Developing the Skills, Strategies, and Habits Needed to Succeed
Strand B. Exploring and Preparing for the World of Work
A1. Skills, Strategies, and Habits That Contribute to Success
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
Overall Expectations: To understand the importance of a nutritious diet in health and development.
Overall Expectations:
GCO 5: Technological Responsibility: Students will be expected to demonstrate an understanding of the consequences of their technological choices.
Specific Expectations:
3.0 practice safe use of technology
4.0 apply legal and ethical practices when using technology
This outcome chart contains media-related learning outcomes from the Manitoba Aboriginal Languages and Studies 5-6 curriculum, with links to supporting resources on the MediaSmarts site.
Outcome Chart - Manitoba - Visual Arts 5-8
Digital literacy involves the ability to solve problems using technology in a safe, legal, and ethically responsible manner. With the ever-expanding role of digitalization and big data in the modern world, digital literacy also means having strong data literacy skills and the ability to engage with emerging technologies. Digitally literate students recognize the rights and responsibilities, as well as the opportunities, that come with living, learning, and working in an interconnected digital world.
This outcome chart contains media-related learning outcomes from the Ontario Grade 8 Health and Physical Education curriculum with links to supporting resources on the MediaSmarts site.