Pop Quiz

People who make their living producing images, such as photographers, stylists, publicists, directors and pop idols, learn how to use those signs to convey the impression they want to make. Although teen girls who are trying to send a signal to their circle of friends and pop music producers who are trying to send a signal to an audience of millions are working on different scales, the principle is very much the same. Depending on your audience, you need to tailor the signals you send out very carefully. Even your age can have a certain amount of wiggle room when dressed in the right signs.

10 Tiny Ways You Can Make the World a Better Place Today

Today is Pink Shirt Day, a national initiative to end bullying both offline and online. Since 2007, Canadians have been donning pink shirts to show their commitment to ending bullying in all forms.

Don’t show them the money, talk about it

As part of digital media literacy, I think it is important to learn about financial literacy too. As our kids get older and we open bank accounts for them, they get jobs, buy their own items etc., having a sense of financial literacy is a must.

Family TV Time

Sometimes I wonder if watching TV is going the way of the dodo. Remember when we were kids, and there was concern about how watching TV was going to turn all of us into mindless zombies?

Outcome Chart - Newfoundland and Labrador - English as a Second Language 1205

Outcome Chart - Newfoundland and Labrador - English as a Second Language 1205

Outcome Chart - Newfoundland and Labrador - English as a Second Language 3205

Outcome Chart - Newfoundland and Labrador - English as a Second Language 3205

Outcome Chart - Newfoundland and Labrador - Writing 2203

Outcome Chart - Newfoundland and Labrador - Writing 2203

New Brunswick – Creative Arts 110

Strand: Create

GCO 2: Analyze the interconnectedness of art and culture

Skill Descriptor:

SCO 2.2 Describe how art reflects culture and culture reflects art.

Concepts and content:

Artists are motivated to create for a variety reasons and intentions including:

• preserving and celebrating culture
• social commentary
• filling a ‘need’ (personal, economic, preference)

As society changes, art responds. As art changes, society responds.

Media Coverage of Women and Women's Issues

Women professionals and athletes continue to be under-represented in news coverage, and are often stereotypically portrayed when they are included.

Outcome Chart - Ontario - Health and Physical Education Grade 8

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.