Quebec Competencies Chart - First, Do No Harm: Being an Active Witness to Cyberbullying

Quebec Competencies Chart - First, Do No Harm: Being an Active Witness to Cyberbullying

Making the case for digital literacy

On July 7th 2010 Media Awareness Network submitted its discussion paper, Digital Literacy in Canada:

Diversity and Inclusion Online, Media Literacy Week 2017

Cyberbullying tweets from the President of the United States. Sexism in Silicon Valley. Fake news from social media feeds fuelling online hate.

It’s been a rough year so far on the digital media landscape.

Authentication and citizenship

Being well-informed – and being careful to only share good information – are essential parts of being an active citizen in a democracy. It’s important to think before you share political information with family and friends – especially during an election.

Quebec Competencies Chart - Editing Emotions

Level: Grades 5-9
Lesson Length: 2-3 hours
Subject Area: Digital health, media production, movies
Lesson Link: https://mediasmarts.ca/teacher-resources/editing-emotions

Quebec Competencies Chart - Film Classification Systems in Québec

Level: Grades 11-12 (Secondary 4 and 5)
Lesson Length: 2.5 hours
Subject Area: Digital Citizenship, Diversity in Media, Movies, Violence
Lesson Link: https://mediasmarts.ca/teacher-resources/film-classification-systems-qu%C3%A9bec

Searching and Finding

The strength and weakness of the internet as a research source is just how much information there is: a badly-phrased search can drown you in irrelevant, misleading or unreliable results. This is why some research has shown that companion reading can actually backfire if people don’t have effective search skills..

Government and Industry Responses to Media Violence

Media violence has been taken up as a public policy issue by a number of Western countries. Central to the debate has been the challenge of accommodating what may appear to be opposing principles—the protection of children from unsuitable media content and upholding the right to freedom of expression.