This chart contains media-related learning outcomes from Ontario, Curriculum for Geography CGT3O: Introduction to Spatial Technologies, with links to supporting resources on the MediaSmarts site.
Outcome Chart - Newfoundland and Labrador - Career Development 2201
This outcome chart contains media-related learning outcomes from the BC Career Education 8-9 curriculum, with links to supporting resources on the MediaSmarts site.
Outcome 1: Students will be expected to demonstrate safe routines for using ICT responsibly, ensuring their own and others’ health and safety
Outcome 2: Students will be expected to use information and communication technology appropriately and responsibly, with teacher assistance, to address opportunities for the development of active local and global citizenship.
Outcome 3: Students will be expected to articulate the need to take care in providing personal information online, and share personal information only with teacher approval.
The nature of online sexual exploitation is widely misunderstood: “Instead of pedophiles (ie individuals with sexual interests in children) preying on young children, most Internet-initiated sex crimes involve young adults (mostly men) who target and seduce teenagers into sexual encounters.” Similarly, child sexual abuse material is most frequently produced by victims’ family members, with fathers being the single most common perpetrators. Even in cases of sextortion, 60 percent of youth who are victims know the perpetrators offline.
Today's kids have become the most marketed-to generation in history, due to their spending power and their future influence as adult consumers. By talking to kids about advertising - how it works and how they're targeted - we can help them to become more savvy as consumers and more resistant to the pressures to be "cool."
Quebec Competencies Chart - Introduction to Cyberbullying - Avatars and Identity
Overall Expectations
GCO 1: Students will be expected to speak and listen to explore, extend, clarify, and reflect on their thoughts, ideas, feelings, and experiences.
Specific Expectations
1.1 examine others’ ideas and synthesize what is helpful to clarify and expand on their own understanding
1.2 ask discriminating questions to acquire, interpret, analyse, and evaluate ideas and information
Most kids see hate and prejudice in places like games, social networks, and online videos. They also say that they want to do something about it when they see it, but don't know what to do.
When I was growing up, the issue of privacy was limited to eavesdropping on phone calls and making sure the key to my diary was well hidden. As a parent raising kids in a media age, the word has taken on a whole new meaning. I think that as a family of active netizens, it’s imperative that we - and our kids - understand the issues surrounding online privacy.