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.
New Media 10 is a program of studies designed to reflect the changing role of technology in today’s society and the increasing importance of digital media in communicating and exchanging ideas. This course is intended to allow students and educators the flexibility to develop a program of study centred on students’ interests, needs, and abilities, while at the same time allowing for a range of local delivery methods. New Media 10 recognizes that digital literacy is an essential characteristic of the educated citizen.
Overall Expectations:
Learners will construct a collaboratively-designed service learning project which addresses a need in the school or larger community.
Specific Expectations:
Strand A: Computational Thinking and Making Connections
This outcome chart contains media-related learning outcomes from the BC Applied Design, Skills and Technologies 9 curriculum, with links to supporting resources on the MediaSmarts site.
The My Voice is Louder Than Hate teacher’s guide provides an expanded discussion of topics such as online hate, casual prejudice, dehumanization and digital citizenship and detailed instructions on how to present the My Voice is Louder Than Hate lessons in a way that will be emotionally safe for students.
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In the Middle Block, Technology “focuses on learners developing technology skills needed for personal wellness, self-sufficiency, and foundational skills for future technology learning. Learners will develop digital and applied technology skills for their own immediate and future needs as they develop self-awareness and autonomy.” Digital media literacy skills are found in the topics of cybersecurity and digital communication.
Students are expected to be able to do the following:
Understanding context
Defining
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