Outcome Chart - Saskatchewan - Cross Curricular Comptencies K-12

This outcome chart contains media-related learning outcomes from the Saskatchewan, Cross Curricular Competencies K-12, with links to supporting resources on the MediaSmarts site.

National Program Helps Parents Understand and Engage in Their Kids' Online Activities

Ottawa, November 23, 2006 – Media Awareness Network and the Canadian Home and School Federation today announced a partnership to present a national school-based Internet literacy and safety program designed to help parents deal with their children’s online activities. The program, Parenting the Net Generation, addresses issues that arise when young people go online and provides tools and solutions to help parents positively manage Internet use in the home.

Outcome Chart – Prince Edward Island – Integrated Curricula 6

Inquiry Skills

Overall Expectations:

GCO 1: Students will be expected to develop inquiry skills through a process of initiating and planning, investigating and exploring, analyzing and interpreting, and communicating the results of an inquiry.

Specific Expectations:

IS 1.1 initiate and plan an inquiry.

IS 1.2 investigate and explore in an inquiry.

IS 1.3 analyze and interpret the results of their inquiry.

IS 1.4 effectively communicate the results of their inquiry.

What parents need to know about tech and sleep

While tech has become integrated in the lives of parents and teens, there are positives and negatives that come with it. One problem? When our handheld devices affect our sleep – and this is a particular issue for teens.

Digital Health, Parents

Quebec Competencies Chart - Image Gap

Quebec Competencies Chart - Image Gap

Outcome Chart - British Columbia - English 10 First Peoples: New Media

Big Ideas

  • The exploration of text and story deepens our understanding of diverse, complex ideas about identity, others, and the world.
  • Texts are socially, culturally, geographically, and historically constructed.
  • Self-representation through authentic First Peoples text is a means to foster justice.
  • Digital Citizens have rights and responsibilities in an increasingly globalized society.

Overall Expectations: Comprehending and Conn

Quebec

 

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MediaSmarts launches comprehensive digital literacy framework for Canadian schools

MediaSmarts, Canada’s centre for digital and media literacy, has today launched an extensive new program to support teachers in integrating digital literacy into their classrooms. Use, Understand & Create: A Digital Literacy Framework for Canadian Schools (K-8) is a cross-curricular program that provides teachers with an array of tools to give students the skills they need for the digital age.