Concerns about Media Representation of Disability
Media Coverage of Disability Issues: Persons with disabilities receive similar treatment in the news.
How Social Media Helps Teens Cope With Anxiety, Depression, and Self-Harm
By Dr. Sameer Hinduja of the Cyberbullying Research Centre
Content reposted with permission – original article from Cyberbullying.org
It is easy for many adults – whether educators or parents – to focus on the negatives of social media in the lives of teens today. This is understandable, because they are the ones who have to deal with the fallout when adolescents make mistakes online (cyberbullying incidents, sexting cases, electronic dating violence, digital reputation drama, and similar forms of wrongdoing).
Outcome Chart - Manitoba - Active Healthy Lifestyles Grade 12
Outcome Chart - Manitoba - Active Healthy Lifestyles Grade 12
The Concerns About Video Games
The video game sector is the fastest growing entertainment industry and second only to music in profitability. Global sales of video game software hit almost $17 billion U.S. in 2011. [1]
Political Disinformation
While it’s important to be skeptical of political news, especially during an election, it’s also important to be able to recognize and dismiss outright disinformation: the deliberate spreading of false or misleading information. To a large extent, attitudes towards information and expertise themselves have become politicized, with people on the left being more likely to trust experts and their advice and those on the right being less so.
Online Commerce
Kids don’t just see ads in media: more and more, they buy things right on their screens. This section looks at the ways that young people shop online and how they can be manipulated into spending.
Outcome Chart - Ontario - Civics and Citizenship Grade 10 Open (CHV 2O)
Outcome Chart - Ontario - Civics and Citizenship Grade 10 Open (CHV 2O)
Outcome Chart - Newfoundland and Labrador - Communications Technology 3104
History and Evolution of Technology
Students will be expected to demonstrate an understanding of the history and evolution of technology, and of its social and cultural implications.
- discuss the sustainability of technological systems as it applies to economic, social and cultural issues
- discuss key stages in the development of global telecommunications
MediaSmarts Resources
Outcome Chart - Ontario - History CHM4E: Adventures in World History
This chart contains media-related learning outcomes from Ontario, Curriculum for History CHM4E: Adventures in World History, with links to supporting resources on the MediaSmarts site.