Outcome Chart - British Columbia - Arts 9
Curricular Competencies
Students will be able to use the creative process to create and respond to the arts:
Exploring and creating
British Columbia - Arts Education - Media Arts 12
Curricular Competencies
Explore and create
“Mean girl” stereotype not supported in new national cyberbullying study
Ottawa, ON (March 18, 2014) – New national research indicates that Canadian youth face a range of mean and cruel online behaviours with varying degrees of seriousness and impact – with girls more likely than boys to be the recipients.
Privacy and Bullying
Despite their enthusiastic participation in social media, it’s a mistake to think that young people don’t care about privacy. MediaSmarts’ 2014 study Young Canadians in a Wired World, which surveyed over 5,000 students across Canada on their experiences with and attitudes towards digital media, found that they do have very strong feelings about their privacy, and take significant steps to control it.
Outcome Chart - Manitoba - Social Studies 10
This outcome chart contains media-related learning outcomes from the Manitoba, Grade 10 Social Studies curriculum, with links to supporting resources on the MediaSmarts site.
Elementary Cycle Three
In the Quebec elementary English Language Arts curriculum, representing literacy in different media is a core competency. According to the End-of-Cycle-Outcomes for Cycle Three,
Social Studies
The Nova Scotia social studies curriculum includes expectations that incorporate media education themes. The curriculum document Foundation for the Atlantic Canada English Language Arts Curriculum: Social Studies (1999) includes a section that demonstrates the complementary relationship between media literacy and arts education:
Why kids sext
Typically, youth sexting occurs in three contexts: in lieu of sexual activity for younger adolescents who are not yet physically sexually active; to show interest in someone a teen would like to date; and, for sexually active youth, as proof of trust and intimacy.
Outcome Chart - Ontario - Foundations for College Mathematics 12 MAP4C
Outcome Chart - Ontario - Foundations for College Mathematics 12 MAP4C
New tips and resources on screen time for parents
Kids today are using screens more, earlier, and on a wider variety of devices than ever before, and more and more parents are seeking help in taking control of their children’s screen time.