Introducing #ForYou: A Game About Algorithms

Not many words have had a rise as meteoric as the term “algorithm.” Once only familiar to mathematicians or computer scientists, today algorithms are the subject of warnings from scholars and activists, protested by students whose future lives and careers are increasingly determined by algorithmic decision-making, personified and catered to by would-be YouTube stars, and seen as the almost magical element that is vital to the success of newer platforms such as TikTok.

Quebec Competencies Chart - Celebrities and World Issues

Quebec Competencies Chart - Celebrities and World Issues

Outcome Chart - British Columbia - Science Grade 5

This outcome chart contains media-related learning outcomes from the British Columbia, Grade 5 Science curriculum, with links to supporting resources on the MediaSmarts site.

Curricular Competencies

Students are expected to be able to do the following:

Outcome Chart - British Columbia - Active Living 12

Curricular Competencies

Students are expected to be able to do the following:

Health and well-being

• Demonstrate reasoned decision-making

related to their personal health and well-being

Participation

Quebec Competencies Chart - Marketing to Teens: Alternate Ads

Quebec Competencies Chart - Marketing to Teens: Alternate Ads

Quebec Competencies Chart - Marketing to Teens: Talking Back

Quebec Competencies Chart - Marketing to Teens: Talking Back

Outcome Chart - Alberta - Science 14-24

Science 14

Unit C: Investigating Matter and Energy in Living Systems

Overall Expectations: Communication and Teamwork

• Work collaboratively on problems; and use appropriate language and formats to communicate ideas, procedures and results

Specific Expectations:

Outcome Chart - Nova Scotia - Sociology 12

Unit 1 – Sociology: A Social Science

1.3 analyze a variety of appropriate sociological research methods

• Describe common sociological research methods.
• Assess the strengths and weaknesses of each method studied.
• Select the research methods most appropriate to given scenarios.

1.4 design and conduct a sociological research project, independently or collaboratively, using

methods appropriate to sociology

British Columbia

This section comprises a curricular overview of digital media literacy in British Columbia’s curriculum.

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Asking Questions About Media Violence

In January, American Vice-President Joe Biden met with video game industry representatives in the wake of the tragic events at Sandy Hook to discuss the possible relationship between video games and gun violence. Five days later, President Barack Obama asked the United States Congress to fund more research to study the potential link between violence and video games, noting that “We don’t benefit from ignorance”.