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Manitoba - Single-Camera Production for Broadcast Media 11C

Canada’s First AI Literacy Day Launches March 27

Ottawa, ON — March 27, 2026 — Canada’s First AI Literacy Day Launches March 27

Students are encouraged to be media makers and creators for Media Literacy Week 2016

OTTAWA…. MediaSmarts, Canada’s leading centre for digital and media literacy and the Canadian Teachers’ Federation (CTF), today announced this year’s theme for Media Literacy Week, from Oct. 31 to Nov. 4, will focus on hands-on media creation for children and teens.

The house hippo returns to tackle AI this Media Literacy Week

October 21, 2024 – MediaSmarts has brought back the house hippo – this time to address the rise of AI-generated deepfakes and to encourage everyone to check the information they see online before they share it.

Outcome Chart – Nova Scotia – Learning Strategies 11

Overall Expectations: Awareness of Self and Others

11.1 demonstrate an understanding of self and others, the similarities and differences that exist among people, and apply their understandings in a variety of learning situations

Specific Expectations:

11.1.5 demonstrate knowledge and application of social competence and digital citizenship

11.1.6 demonstrate an understanding, respect, and recognition of the value of diversity

Outcome Chart - British Columbia - Computer Studies 10

Students are expected to be able to do the following:

How the Media Defines Masculinity

Families, friends, teachers and community leaders all play a role in helping boys define what it means to be a man. Mainstream media representations also play a role in reinforcing ideas about what it means to be a “real” man in our society. In most media portrayals, male characters are rewarded for self-control and the control of others, aggression and violence, financial independence and physical desirability: “for boys, violence and dominance are aligned with norms of masculinity.”