Level: Grade K to 3
About the author: Matthew Johnson, Director of Education, MediaSmarts
Duration: 10-15 minutes per activity
This lesson is part of USE, UNDERSTAND & ENGAGE: A Digital Media Literacy Framework for Canadian Schools.
Overview
On the internet, it can be hard to tell what’s true and what’s false—but we have to make a lot of decisions based on how reliable we think things are. In Reality Check, you’ll learn how to find clues like finding where a story originally came from and comparing it to other sources, as well as how to use tools like fact-checking sites and reverse image searches.
This outcome chart features links to MediaSmarts lessons and activities that support media-related learning objectives for Communication Media 10, 20, 30.
Quebec Competencies Chart - Taming the Wild Wiki
Quebec Competencies Chart - The Citizen Reporter
Quebec Competencies Chart - Shaking the Movers: Youth Rights and Media
The Internet offers young people important opportunities to socialize with their friends and families as well as to find people who share common interests and communities that can provide emotional support. It is also inevitable that at an age where young people are starting to explore their sexuality offline, they will do so online in these interactive environments as well.
Quebec Competencies Chart - Digital Storytelling for Community Engagement
Quebec Competencies Chart - Thinking About Television and Movies
Author: MediaSmarts and TELUS
Level: Grades 11-12
Lesson Length: 1 hour, plus time for assessment and evaluation activity
Subject Area: English Language Arts, Visual Art, Drama, Ethics and Religious Culture
Lesson Link: https://mediasmarts.ca/teacher-resources/there’s-no-excuse-confronting-moral-disengagement-sexting