1. listen, speak, read, write, view and represent to access and explore prior knowledge and experiences of self and others.
Specific Expectations:
1.1.1 Compare own and others' understandings to reflect upon personal understandings
1.2.1 Connect new information and experiences with prior knowledge to construct meaning in different contexts
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C2. analyse societal issues related to the widespread use of computers and associated technologies.
C2.1 assess the benefits of computer and electronic technology for society (e.g., improved access to technology for economically disadvantaged people and nations; greater efficiency and lower costs for information services; development of a “global village”; software that can help monitor or predict changes in wetland area, deforestation, and climate);
Author: MediaSmarts and TELUS
Level: Grades 11-12
Lesson Length: 1 hour, plus time for assessment and evaluation activity
Subject Area: English Language Arts, Visual Art, Drama, Ethics and Religious Culture
Lesson Link: https://mediasmarts.ca/teacher-resources/there’s-no-excuse-confronting-moral-disengagement-sexting
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Given their increasing use of the Internet to find information, now is also a good time to introduce strategies for determining authorship and authority of online information so they can recognize good health information, biased or hateful content, and online scams and hoaxes.
At this age media influences on gender norms and body image are becoming more intense. Children need to learn to apply key media literacy concepts to online spaces such as social networks.
This outcome chart contains media-related learning outcomes from the Ontario, Curriculum for English, Grade 9, with links to supporting resources on the MediaSmarts site.
1. develop a multipage Web site 1.1 identify the purpose, audience and audience needs for a Web site
1.2 prepare Web page content that is relevant to the Web site purpose and appropriate for the target audience
1.3 plan the Web site navigation and pages; e.g., storyboarding, thumbnail sketches, site map
1.4 create a Web site according to the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) standards, including:
1.4.1 pages
1.4.2 text
In this lesson, students draw connections between their existing concepts of privacy and how it applies to the internet and networked devices, then learn essential vocabulary relating to privacy. They then consider some scenarios in which children encounter privacy risks and draw on those to develop a list of “dos” and “don’ts” for using networked devices.