Quebec Competencies Chart - Facing TV Violence: Counting & Discussing Violence on the Screen
Quebec Competencies Chart - Facing TV Violence: Counting & Discussing Violence on the Screen
Quebec Competencies Chart - Representing Ourselves Online
Quebec Competencies Chart - Representing Ourselves Online
Quebec Competencies Chart - Your Online Resume
Quebec Competencies Chart - Your Online Resume
Legislation and Regulation
Many online threats are covered by existing civil and criminal law in Canada and other countries. In addition, many countries have specific legislation to deal with online crime. This section looks at Canadian and American laws that apply to cyber security.
From Ethics and Empathy to Making and Remixing: Extending Digital Literacy to the Secondary Grades
For more than a decade, MediaSmarts has been a leader in defining digital literacy in Canada. This is reflected in the elementary digital literacy framework we launched in 2015. The Use, Understand & Create framework is based on a holistic approach which recognizes that the different skills that make up digital literacy cannot be fully separated.
Why is Violent Media so Pervasive?
Representations of violence aren’t new. In fact, violence has been a key part of media since the birth of literature: Ancient Greek poetry and drama often portrayed murder, suicide and self-mutilation; many of Shakespeare’s plays revel in violence, torture, maiming, rape, revenge and psychological terror; and some of the most popular books of the 19th century were “penny dreadfuls” that delivered blood, gore and other shocks to the lowest common denominator.
Masculinity and Sports Media
Sports media also contributes to the construction of masculinity in contemporary society.
Quebec Competencies Chart – Pushback: Engaging in Online Activism
Author: Lauren Middlemiss and Matthew Johnson, Director of Education, MediaSmarts. The PushBack Timeline was developed and written by Robert Porter as part of The eQuality Project.
Level: Secondary Cycle One and Two
Duration: 1½ to 2 hours class time
Subject Area: English Language Arts, Visual Arts, Ethics and Religious Culture
Quebec Competencies Chart - Break the Fake Lesson Plan: Verifying information online
Author: Matthew Johnson, Director of Education, MediaSmarts
Level: Grades 6-9
Lesson Length: 1.5 hours, plus time for the evaluation/assessment task
Subject Area: English language Arts, Visual Arts, Ethics and Religious Culture
Lesson Link: https://mediasmarts.ca/teacher-resources/break-fake-lesson-plan-verifying-information-online