Career and Technology Foundations

Career and Technology Foundations

How parents can be prepared for the school year 

It’s that time of year again when parents (and kids) are either counting down the days until school begins, or feeling a sense of overwhelming worry that the summer hasn’t lasted long enough. Admittedly, I’m in the latter category. However, our family has begun to prepare for the new school year.  

Digital Health, Parents

Creating a better Internet together on Safer Internet Day 2014

February 11 is Safer Internet Day, an annual international event organized by InSafe to help promote safer and more responsible use of online technologies, especially by young people. 

Events, Internet & Mobile, Resources

Outcome Chart - British Columbia - English Language Arts 8

This outcome chart contains media-related learning outcomes from the British Columbia, Grade 8 English Language Arts curriculum, with links to supporting resources on the MediaSmarts site.

Outcome Chart - Newfoundland and Labrador - Computer Studies 20

Computing and Society

CS20-CS1 Explore the underlying technology of computing devices and the Internet, and their impacts on society.

a. Investigate how computing devices function and how the Internet allows connected devices to communicate.

b. Research the history of computing devices and the Internet, including key milestones and contributors

f. Explore the societal impacts of ubiquitous Internet access, cloud computing and connected devices.

Outcome Chart - Saskatchewan - Computer Science 20 (Grade 10)

Computing and Society

CS20-CS1 Explore the underlying technology of computing devices and the Internet, and their impacts on society.

  • a. Investigate how computing devices function and how the Internet allows connected devices to communicate.
  • b. Research the history of computing devices and the Internet, including key milestones and contributors
  • f. Explore the societal impacts of ubiquitous Internet access, cloud computing and connected devices.
  • h.

Outcome Chart - Manitoba - Business Innovations 9 (10S/10E/10M)

Overall Expectations: Demonstrate awareness of digital footprints

Those tiny hippos in your house? They’re back to teach us about ‘fake news’

Ottawa, ON – October 1, 2019

They’re cute, they steal your socks, they ride your robot vacuum… and they’re back to help us remember to not believe everything we see online. The house hippo who stole our hearts in a public service announcement in 1999 has come back to Break the Fake in a new campaign from MediaSmarts, Canada’s centre for digital and media literacy.

Outcome Chart - Prince Edward Island - Writing 10: 521A Creative Writing

Overall Expectations:

Students will be expected to:

1.1 develop their abilities to write creatively and expressively

1.3 write fluently, confidently, and creatively for a variety of purposes and audiences

Specific Expectations:

Outcome Chart - Prince Edward Island - Writing 11: 521A Creative Writing

Overall Expectations:

Students will be expected to:

1.1 develop their abilities to write creatively and expressively

1.3 write fluently, confidently, and creatively for a variety of purposes and audiences

Specific Expectations: