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Digital Media Development 12

Curricular Competencies

Students are expected to be able to do the following:

Applied Design

Understanding context

Conduct user-centred research to determine design opportunities and barriers

Defining

Outcome Chart - Saskatchewan - Broad Areas of Learning K-12

This outcome chart contains media-related learning outcomes from the Saskatchewan, Broad Areas of Learning K-12 curriculum, with links to supporting resources on the MediaSmarts site.

The hottest media story in the past week has been the instantly infamous New Yorker cover portraying Barack Obama and his wife Michelle as terrorists. Though the Obama campaign has been measured in its response, media outlets – and particularly bloggers – have been vocal in their disapproval. Some have suggested that the cover crosses the line from satire into hate speech, while others accuse TheNew Yorker of giving ‘aid and comfort to the enemy' by visually depicting the smears and misconceptions that have been aimed at the candidate.

Journalism & News, Marketing & Consumerism, Media Production, Stereotyping

Putting together the online privacy puzzle: a parent’s perspective

When I was growing up, the issue of privacy was limited to eavesdropping on phone calls and making sure the key to my diary was well hidden. As a parent raising kids in a media age, the word has taken on a whole new meaning. I think that as a family of active netizens, it’s imperative that we - and our kids - understand the issues surrounding online privacy.

Parents

Outcome Chart - Nova Scotia - Sociology 12

Unit 1 – Sociology: A Social Science

1.3 analyze a variety of appropriate sociological research methods

Describe common sociological research methods.
Assess the strengths and weaknesses of each method studied.
Select the research methods most appropriate to given scenarios.

1.4 design and conduct a sociological research project, independently or collaboratively, using

methods appropriate to sociology

Outcome Chart – Nunavut - Communications 11

Strand: Uqausiliriniq

Overall Expectations:

Module 1: The essentials of working with others

Specific Expectations:

1. Students will identify the interpersonal skills required to work successfully with others by:

completing a problem-solving task with a small group of classmates

2. Students will increase self-awareness by:

Interview with Larry Gonick, author of The Cartoon History of the Modern World, Volume II

Larry Gonick is a pioneer of non-fiction cartooning; starting with Blood From A Stone: A Cartoon Guide to Tax Reform in 1971, he has made a career out of explaining complicated topics in comic format. In 1978 he published the first issue of The Cartoon History of the Universe as a comic book, starting with the Big Bang and ending with the evolution of humanity. Issues of that series were collected first in 1982 and again in 1990; later two sequels appeared, The Cartoon History of the Universe II and III, and in 2007 the series continued as The Cartoon History of the Modern World. With the second volume of that series, published this fall, Gonick brings his history up to late 2008. Throughout the series Gonick has consistently made history entertaining and approachable as well as accurate (each volume ends with an annotated bibliography) and has shed light on the history of often-neglected parts of the world such as China, India and pre-Columbian America. Among his other works are The Cartoon History of the United States and the Cartoon Guide series, which provide grounding in topics ranging from physics to communication theory to sex; his works have been among the most influential in bringing comics into the classroom.

Comics, Media Production, Professional Development, Resources