In a house full of Lego, board games, basketballs and sidewalk chalk, it’s amazing how quickly boredom can set in. The magical screen seems to fix all – it’s like a siren song, constantly calling them, beckoning them with its flickering blue light.
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.
Skill Descriptor:
Construct and communicate an awareness of self, others, and the world.
Achievement Indicators:
Present a personal viewpoint to a group of listeners
Take ideas, knowledges, and ways of being into account when explaining positions
Present with intention, using content, language and delivery to convey meaning
Overall Expectations:
Students will be expected to:
1.1 develop their abilities to write creatively and expressively
1.3 write fluently, confidently, and creatively for a variety of purposes and audiences
Specific Expectations:
Overall Expectations:
Students will be expected to:
1.1 develop their abilities to write creatively and expressively
1.3 write fluently, confidently, and creatively for a variety of purposes and audiences
Specific Expectations:
Overall Expectations:
Students will be expected to:
1.1 develop their abilities to write creatively and expressively
1.3 write fluently, confidently, and creatively for a variety of purposes and audiences
Specific Expectations:
Students will…
3. Assess textual, numerical, aural, and visual information, as well as the source of the media, to determine context, perspective, bias, and/or motive. (G-3.2)
4. Self-assess ICT representations and go beyond established criteria by enhancing meaning and/or artistry, according to topic, audience, purpose, and occasion. (Pr-3.2)
Students will…
3. Assess textual, numerical, aural, and visual information, as well as the source of the media, to determine context, perspective, bias, and/or motive. (G-3.2)
4. Self-assess ICT representations and go beyond established criteria by enhancing meaning and/or artistry, according to topic, audience, purpose, and occasion. (Pr-3.2)
Modules
2. Rights, Responsibilities and Justice
3. Governance and Leadership
Overall Expectations:
Knowledge and Understanding Outcomes
4. recognize the importance of their continued participation in the political and electoral processes (1)
6. recognize that all humans are born with inalienable rights as set out by the U.N. Universal Declaration of Human Rights and supported by the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms (2)
It’s Media Literacy Week! This is actually the tenth annual Media Literacy Week, which runs November 2-6. If you’re reading this, it’s likely that you already have a good handle on what media literacy is all about.