Outcome Chart - Nunavut - Grade 12
This outcome chart contains media-related learning outcomes from the Nunavut curriculum, with links to supporting resources on the MediaSmarts site.
Outcome Chart - Alberta - COM2155: Brand Identity
Brand Identity: Explain the difference between brand and brand identity and how each is important
Online Hate and Free Speech
The line between hate speech and free speech is a thin one, and different countries, platforms and communities have different levels of tolerance. The line is even thinner in digital environments where hateful comments posted lawfully in one country can be read in other countries where they may be deemed unlawful.
Trend Micro’s "What's Your Story?"
Trend Micro’s "What's Your Story?" Contest Awards $10,000 to a Trio of Ottawa High School Students: Poetry Performance Video Highlights the Internet’s Impact on a Generation
Privacy education goes mobile
Ottawa, ON (May 21, 2015) – To assist parents and teachers in helping kids manage their online privacy, MediaSmarts is bringing its popular educational game Privacy Pirates to mobile platforms. Privacy Pirates teaches children ages seven to nine about the value of their personal information and how to know when it’s okay to share information online and when it’s best to keep things private.
Kids, Alcohol and Advertising - Lesson 4: Interpreting Media Messages
In this lesson, students investigate the importance of branding and messaging, especially as they relate to parity products such as beer and alcohol.
AI and algorithms - Overview
Artificial intelligence, or AI, uses computer algorithms trained on data sets to complete tasks with little human help. Children and teens interact with these systems daily through games, apps and content recommendations.
Children's Perceptions of Male Stereotypes
In 2017, a research group discovered that what boys are seeing in the media and what they actually believe are vastly different.