What parents need to know about Instagram

Canadian teens love to socialize online, and they especially love to share photos.

Digital Citizenship, Parents, Social Networking

History's Mirror: Media education and the teaching of history

On November 5, 2009, MNet Media Education Specialist Matthew Johnson participated in the Association of Canadian Studies' conference Knowing Ourselves: The Challenge of Teaching History of Canadian Official Minority Language Communities, speaking on the topic Media, Diversity and Our History. What follows is an expanded version of his remarks.

Events, Online Hate, Professional Development, Resources, Stereotyping

It’s Not Easy Buying Green

There's an old urban legend called “the water engine,” which tells of the discovery of a way to turn water into fuel. There are variations to the story – sometimes it's tap water, sometimes sea water; in recent versions it's specified the fuel is nonpolluting – but the ending is always the same: the invention is suppressed by the oil companies, either by buying the invention and burying it or by forcing the inventor into ruin and suicide.

Marketing & Consumerism, Resources

Outcome Chart - Ontario - Communications Technology 12 Digital Imagery and Web Design

This outcome chart contains media-related learning outcomes from the Ontario Curriculum for Communications Technology, Grade 12, with links to supporting resources on the MediaSmarts site.

Outcome Chart - Ontario - Computer and Information Science 11 University/College

This outcome chart contains media-related learning outcomes from the Ontario Curriculum for Computer and Information Science, Grade 11, with links to supporting resources on the MediaSmarts site.

Outcome Chart - Saskatchewan - Information Processing 10/20/30

This outcome chart contains media-related learning outcomes from the Saskatchewan Information Processing 10/20/30 curriculum, with links to supporting resources on the MediaSmarts site.

Drama 30

Overall Expectations:

CP30.3 Express a multiplicity of artistic voices and perspectives(e.g., self, family, community, marginalized individuals, silenced people in history, powerful figures, celebrities, extraterrestrials, fictional characters) through works of dramatic art.

Specific Expectations:

a. Assume roles in order to represent a variety of voices and perspectives.

New Brunswick – Personal Wellness 6

Outcome Chart – New Brunswick – Personal Wellness 6