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Outcome Chart - Nova Scotia - English Language Arts Grade 7

Overall Expectations:

Learners will plan oral, written, and visual personal and critical responses, in relation to audience and purpose

Specific Expectations:

Outcome Chart - Newfoundland and Labrador - Arts 5

Outcome Chart - Newfoundland and Labrador - Arts 6

Outcome Chart - Ontario - Visual Arts 11 University/College Preparation

Outcome Chart - Alberta - Health and Life Skills Grade 5

This outcome chart contains media-related learning outcomes from the Alberta Grade 5 Health and Life Skills curriculum, with links to supporting resources on the MediaSmarts site.

Outcome Chart - British Columbia - Arts 6

What do you meme it’s not legal?

My daughter – age 14 – is all about Instagram. It’s her primary source of entertainment: if she’s on her phone, she’s likely looking at memes or laughing at silly posts made by her friends. It’s also the main way she communicates with them, as they use its messaging service much more than things like texting or video chat.

Digital Citizenship, Intellectual Property, Internet & Mobile, Online Ethics, Parents

Break the Fake Tip #2: Find the source

Because it’s so easy to copy and share things online, it’s important to find out where something originally came from before you decide whether or not to trust it. Someone might have shared it with you on social media, or a news story might be based on someone else’s story.

Authenticating Information, Digital Citizenship, Internet & Mobile