Here’s a weird thing: my kids don’t use social media to be, you know, social.
The other day, I was scrolling through my own Instagram feed, while my youngest daughter was looking over my shoulder. She was asking why I follow every account I follow. I explained time and again that each account was a friend of mine – some closer than others, but, for the most part, people I’ve met at some point in life and who I wanted to keep in touch with.
Quebec Competencies Chart - Eating Under the Rainbow
Outcome Chart - Nova Scotia - Advanced English Grade 11
Quebec Competencies Chart - Making Media for Democratic Citizenship
In this lesson, students discuss television programming aimed at children and how girls and boys are portrayed in it. Students illustrate what they dislike about portrayals of girls or boys and then create their own TV character who will counter the illustrated negative portrayals.
Visual media, such as art, photos, and movies, use special techniques called "rules of notice" to guide what viewers pay attention to and how they feel about what they see. Understanding these rules helps both creators and those trying to understand the messages in visuals.
This outcome chart contains media-related learning outcomes from the Alberta Grade 9 Health and Life Skills curriculum, with links to supporting resources on the MediaSmarts site.
This outcome chart contains media-related learning outcomes from the Ontario Curriculum for Communications Technology Broadcast and Print Production, Grade 11, with links to supporting resources on the MediaSmarts site.