Quebec Competencies Chart - Winning the Cyber Security Game
Quebec Competencies Chart - Winning the Cyber Security Game

Quebec Competencies Chart - Winning the Cyber Security Game

Even though you're competing against peer pressure and million-dollar marketing campaigns, research has shown that kids are less likely to get involved in smoking or vaping if they've discussed them with their parents. Talking to our kids about tobacco and cannabis advertising will help them recognize when they're being advertised to and identify the tricks companies use to normalize teen smoking and vaping, making their products seem safer and less addictive than they really are.
Here are some tips on talking to kids about vaping, tobacco and cannabis advertising.

Quebec Competencies Chart - Secure Comics

Quebec Competencies Chart - Break the Fake Lesson Plan: Hoax? Scholarly research? Personal opinion? You decide!

Author: Grace Foran, The eQuality Project and Matthew Johnson, Director of Education, MediaSmarts
Level: Secondary Cycle Two
Duration: 1 hour, plus time for assessment/evaluation activity
Subject Area: English Language Arts, Visual Arts, Ethics and Religious Culture
Lesson Link: https://mediasmarts.ca/teacher-resources/art-exchange

Author: Matthew Johnson, Director of Education, MediaSmarts
Level: Secondary Cycle Two
Lesson Length: 1-1.5 Hours, plus time for assessment/evaluation activity
Subject Area: English Language Arts, Visual Art, Ethics and Religious Culture
Lesson Link: https://mediasmarts.ca/teacher-resources/reality-check-getting-goods-science-health

Author: Matthew Johnson, Director of Education, MediaSmarts
Level: Grades 7-9
Lesson Length: 60-75 minutes
Subject Area: English Language Arts, Visual Arts, Ethics and Religious Culture
Lesson Link: https://mediasmarts.ca/teacher-resources/mixed-signals-verifying-online-information

Level: Grades 6 to 8
Lesson Length: 2 to 4 hours
Subject Area: Internet & mobile, privacy
Lesson Link: http://mediasmarts.ca/teacher-resources/getting-toothpaste-back-tube-lesson-online-information

Outcomes
Analyze the relationship between marketing and business or organizational success.
Indicators
b. Describe the areas that marketing entails beyond selling and advertising.
e. Identify examples of commercial (e.g., Saskatchewan Roughriders) and social (e.g., ending mental health stigma or promoting the use of seatbelts) marketing.