A parent’s take on Instagram’s new Teen Accounts 

Instagram just announced that they are introducing Teen Accounts - with security features built in, parental controls and more. They tell us it’s for parental peace of mind. Will these new features make it safer for kids? And will they help this parent with their peace of mind?

Outcome Chart – Prince Edward Island - Applied Digital Communication 12: ADC701A

Overall Expectations: TF1

Learners are expected to:

• evaluate digital information with a critical perspective.

Specific Expectations:

Learners who have achieved this outcome should be able to…

Outcome Chart – Prince Edward Island - Applied Digital Communication 11: ADC701A

Overall Expectations: TF1

Learners are expected to:

• evaluate digital information with a critical perspective.

Specific Expectations:

Learners who have achieved this outcome should be able to…

Witnessing cyberbullying: Teaching kids how to respond to make things better (not worse)

Parenting is a tough gig. We know it’s going to be hard going into it, but no one really explains how it’s going to all work when we finally get there. 

Managing conversations about elections and the media as a parent

Ontario is currently in an election campaign and the entire country will have a federal election at some point this year as well (the exact date is yet to be determined).  As a parent, elections pose a valuable time to have discussions with kids about the privilege of voting, the ways democracy works, how the Canadian government functions, how political advertising works, why sharing accurate info about politics matters and more. 

Outcome Chart - Nunavut - Grade 10

This outcome chart contains media-related learning outcomes from the Nunavut curriculum, with links to supporting resources on the MediaSmarts site.

Outcome Chart – Newfoundland & Labrador - Visual Arts 3202

Overall Expectations:

Outcome Chart - Newfoundland and Labrador - Ethics and Social Justice 2106

Outcome Chart - Newfoundland and Labrador - Ethics and Social Justice 2106

Outcome Chart – British Columbia - English First Peoples: Literary Studies 10

Big Ideas 

• The exploration of text and story deepens our understanding of diverse, complex ideas about identity, others, and the world.
• Texts are socially, culturally, geographically, and historically constructed.
• Self-representation through authentic First Peoples text is a means to foster justice.
• Using oral, written, visual, and digital texts , students are expected individually and collaboratively to be able to:

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