Prince Edward Island

We all know the stereotypes—the femme fatale, the supermom, the sex kitten, the nasty corporate climber. Whatever the role, television, film and popular magazines are full of images of women and girls who are typically white, desperately thin, and made up to the hilt—even after leaping tall buildings or thwarting a gang of terrorists.

Outcome Chart - Ontario - Arts Education Grade 6

This outcome chart contains media-related learning outcomes from the Manitoba, Grade 3 Physical Education/ Health Education Grade 3 curriculum, with links to supporting resources on the MediaSmarts site.

Overall Expectations: Financial Literacy:

The risks that kids encounter in media fall into four categories:
Content risks, where kids are exposed to or engage with harmful content such as violence, hate, or sexualized media;
Conduct risks that come from what kids do or how they interact with other users;
Consumer risks related to money, advertising, and data collection;

Outcome Chart - Nova Scotia - Drama Grade 10


This outcome chart features links to MediaSmarts lessons and activities that support the learning objectives for Media Studies 20.

Once you’ve found information online – or someone has shared it with you – how do you know if it’s true, or at least credible? In other words, how do you verify the information? The internet is a unique medium in that it allows anyone – not just experts – to write on any topic and to broadcast it to a wide audience.