Managing media with teens
While they’re not going through as much development as tweens, moving to high school at the beginning of this stage – and moving out of it at the end – can be stressful.
Prince Edward Island - English Language Arts 8
Reading and Viewing
GCO 4: Select, read, and view with understanding, a range of literature, information, media, and visual texts.
SCO 4: Respond literally, inferentially, and critically to the purpose, structure and characteristics of text, demonstrating increasing knowledge of genre and form (narrative, expository, persuasive, poetry/lyrics, and visual/multimedia).
Outcome Chart - Saskatchewan - Broad Areas of Learning K-12
This outcome chart contains media-related learning outcomes from the Saskatchewan, Broad Areas of Learning K-12 curriculum, with links to supporting resources on the MediaSmarts site.
Alberta - Outcome Chart - Aboriginal Studies 30
Aboriginal Peoples in Canadian Society
Overall Expectations
Students will demonstrate an understanding of the impact of colonialism experienced by Aboriginal peoples in Alberta and Canada.
Specific Expectations
Students will:
demonstrate an understanding of how cultural differences, social pressures and common misunderstandings can foster negative stereotypes:
How Do Canadian Teens Make Decisions When Sharing Photos?
Building on MediaSmarts’ findings on youth and privacy from our Young Canadians in a Wired World research, our new qualitative study, To Share or Not to Share: How Teens Make Privacy Decisions about Photos on Social Media examines the reasoning that teens apply when sharing photos online.
Studio Arts 3D 11
Students are expected to be able to do the following:
Explore and create
- Explore artistic possibilities and take creative risks
- Intentionally select and combine materials, processes, and technologies to convey ideas
- Demonstrate active engagement in creating artistic works and resolving creative challenges
Reason and reflect
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 - Ontario - Law CLN4U: Canadian and International Law
This chart contains media-related learning outcomes from Ontario, Curriculum for Law CLN4U: Canadian and International Law, with links to supporting resources on the MediaSmarts site.
Career and Technology Foundations
Career and Technology Foundations