Manitoba - Exploration of Broadcast Media Technology 9
Alberta - English Language Arts Grade 2
This outcome chart contains media-related learning outcomes from the Alberta, Grade 2 English Language Arts curriculum, with links to supporting resources on the MediaSmarts site.
Social TV and Togetherness
Is technology drawing us closer together, or pulling us apart? When it comes to TV and digital media, the answer may well be "yes" to both.
Science
The British Columbia Science curriculum has a number of expectations relating to digital and media literacy, primarily in connection with recognizing and correcting for bias, testing hypotheses, and using digital media for scientific investigation.
Understanding the Internet Lesson 2: Pathways and Addresses
In this lesson, students will gain a greater understanding of how messages are sent and received over the Internet. They will analyze three videos to identify key information and vocabulary that will help them to continue constructing their Online Dictionaries from Lesson 1.
New research from MediaSmarts shows educational videos encourage people to fact-check
April 30, 2025
Ottawa, ON - New research released from MediaSmarts shows that educational videos like the ones featuring the house hippo as part of the Break the Fake campaign encourage people to fact-check and avoid sharing false information.
Online Cultures and Values
In this lesson, students are introduced to basic concepts of anthropology and ethnography and explore how they apply to online communities. After performing a digital ethnography project on the norms and values of an online community, students consider how a community’s norms and values are formed and how they can be shaped and influenced.
Practical and Applied Arts Overview
Many curricular expectations in Saskatchewan Practical and Applied Arts courses relate to media and digital literacy. The following excerpt from Practical and Applied Arts Handbook (2006) details how media and digital literacy have been integrated into the curriculum: