Quebec Competencies Chart - Remixing Media
Quebec Competencies Chart - Remixing Media
Online Sexual Predators
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.
Sexual Exploitation - Safety Tips
As adults, we want to foster resilience in young people, starting when they’re young. This can be done by teaching them how to handle harassing messages or requests that make them feel uncomfortable – on the internet or in the schoolyard – and, as they get older, by teaching them how to spot and respond to emotional manipulation. The good news is that most teens are effectively handling online requests from strangers – the bigger challenge is helping them handle sexual advances from people they know.
Covering controversy
The hottest media story in the past week has been the instantly infamous New Yorker cover portraying Barack Obama and his wife Michelle as terrorists. Though the Obama campaign has been measured in its response, media outlets – and particularly bloggers – have been vocal in their disapproval. Some have suggested that the cover crosses the line from satire into hate speech, while others accuse TheNew Yorker of giving ‘aid and comfort to the enemy' by visually depicting the smears and misconceptions that have been aimed at the candidate.
Quebec Competencies Chart - Earth Day: Maps as media
Quebec Competencies Chart - Earth Day: Maps as media
Quebec Competencies Chart - Junk Food Jungle
Quebec Competencies Chart - Junk Food Jungle
Quebec Competencies Chart – Reality Check: Authentication 101
Author: Matthew Johnson
Level: Secondary Cycle Two
Lesson Length: 1 hour and a half
Subject Area: English Language Arts, Visual Arts, Ethics and Religious Culture
Lesson Link: https://mediasmarts.ca/teacher-resources/reality-check-authentication-101
Privacy Ethics
One of the biggest ethical decisions young people have to make is how to handle other people’s personal information. Because nearly all of the services and platforms youth use online are networked, every time a friend or contact posts something they have to decide whether and how to share it. As well, youth may inadvertently share others’ personal information when posting their own content.
Outcome Chart - British Columbia - Digital Literacy K-2
Outcome Chart - British Columbia - Digital Literacy K-2
Outcome Chart - Newfoundland and Labrador - English 3201
Outcome Chart - Newfoundland and Labrador - English 3201