Computer Programming 12
Students are expected to be able to do the following:
Applied Design
Understanding context
- Conduct user-centred research to understand design opportunities and barriers
Defining
Students are expected to be able to do the following:
Applied Design
Understanding context
Defining
This outcome chart contains media-related learning outcomes from the Atlantic Provinces Social Studies Family Life 421 curriculum, with links to supporting resources on the MediaSmarts site.
The recently released Pew Report Teens, Video Games and Civicshas revived the question about whether video games can be a worthwhile activity. Another recent entry in this debate is Jim Rossignol's This Gaming Life, a survey of computer gaming culture and a chronicle of its role in the author's life.
The intense media coverage that accompanies traumatic events, such as war, acts of terrorism and natural disasters, can be very disturbing. Certain young people are particularly vulnerable and some can be seriously distressed simply by watching replays of such events.
Parents, educators, health practitioners and others who work with kids can help to lessen anxieties arising from the coverage of catastrophic events.
Two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, it is more clear than ever that dealing with the misinformation surrounding COVID-19 requires us to come at it from every possible angle. We have needed trusted voices to provide strong, clear and sharable counter-messaging on social media.
Studies have shown that communicating the scientific consensus on a topic can be a helpful strategy in the fight against misinformation. For example, a 2015 study found that “emphasizing the medical consensus about (childhood) vaccine safety is likely to be an effective pro-vaccine message.”
Skill Descriptor:
Select and experiment with materials and techniques to support decisions about art making practice.
Achievement Indicators:
Consistently and independently apply elements of art and principles of design through artwork created.
Independently choose media for expressing personal creative ideas.
Manipulate media in unique ways to express creative ideas.