Quebec Competencies Chart - Online Gambling and Youth
Quebec Competencies Chart - Online Gambling and Youth
Online Hate - An Introduction
Since its earliest days, the internet has been hailed as a uniquely open marketplace of ideas and it’s become an essential means for people to access information and services. The downside of this is that, alongside its many valuable resources, the internet also offers a host of offensive materials – including hateful content – that attempt to inflame public opinion against certain groups and to turn people against one another.
Has the pandemic changed how we engage with media?
They say the future comes when you aren’t looking. This Media Literacy Week, we are reflecting on how the pandemic has changed how we interact with media and each other. Certainly a few years ago, not many of us could have imagined we’d be spending a fair portion of our lives doing video chats, which were considered obsolete and mostly reserved for keeping in touch with friends and family far away.
Talking to your kids about pornography
It is natural for adolescents to be curious about sex: MediaSmarts’ research suggests that one in six grade 7- 11 students use the Internet to look for information about sexual health. Twenty percent of kids that age look for pornography online, but a third see it without looking for it — and close to half take steps to keep from seeing it.
Quebec Competencies Chart - Privacy Rights of Children and Teens
Level: Grades 9-12
Lesson Length: 1 1/2 — 2 hours
Subject Area: Privacy
Lesson Link: http://mediasmarts.ca/teacher-resources/privacy-rights-children-teens
Quebec Competencies Chart - Know the Deal: The Value of Privacy
Level: Grades 6 to ;8
Lesson Length: 60-90 minutes class time, plus time in class or at home to complete the evaluation task
Lesson Link: http://mediasmarts.ca/teacher-resources/know-deal-value-privacy
Resources for families and educators staying home during COVID-19
We’ve put together some of our best resources to help you and your family manage during these uncertain times.
The Economics of Gender Stereotyping
"We are experiencing a sea change with women and movies, a shift in numbers but also in consciousness. Female-driven movies, from women filmmakers and not, open weekly and are greeted as a matter of course rather than as aberrations; some dominate the box office, and a handful are enlivening the awards season. Despite continuing biases and barriers, women are now directing movies with a variety of budgets, topics and casts."
Talking to kids about tobacco in media
Even though you're competing against peer pressure and million-dollar marketing campaigns, research has shown that kids are less likely to get involved in smoking or vaping if they've discussed them with their parents. Talking to our kids about tobacco and cannabis advertising will help them recognize when they're being advertised to and identify the tricks companies use to normalize teen smoking and vaping, making their products seem safer and less addictive than they really are.
Here are some tips on talking to kids about vaping, tobacco and cannabis advertising.
Quebec Competencies Chart - Winning the Cyber Security Game
Quebec Competencies Chart - Winning the Cyber Security Game