Promoting Ethical Behaviour Online: My Virtual Life - Lesson

In this lesson, students learn about ways to manage their privacy and reputation online by exploring their digital presence and to make good choices about sharing other people’s content online. Students explore how they are portrayed online through their own content and content posted or shared by others, and research tools for controlling access to their online content. Finally, students explore moral dilemmas relating to posting and sharing personal material.

Cyberbullying, Digital Citizenship, Internet & Mobile

Kids, Alcohol and Advertising - Lesson 4: Interpreting Media Messages

In this lesson, students investigate the importance of branding and messaging, especially as they relate to parity products such as beer and alcohol.

Alcohol Marketing, Marketing & Consumerism

Finding and Authenticating Online Information on Global Development Issues - Lesson

In this two-day unit, students learn strategies for using the Internet effectively to research global development issues.

Media literacy key concepts Lesson 2: Media are constructions

In this lesson, students watch a video introducing the media literacy key concept that media are constructions. They then explore this concept by considering a pair of cereal boxes and identifying the different elements of the box and the purposes they serve. In an optional final task, students pick a target audience and create their own cereal box to appeal to that audience.

Media Literacy 101

Quebec Competencies Chart - Getting the Toothpaste Back into the Tube: A Lesson on Online Information

Level: Grades 6 to 8
Lesson Length: 2 to 4 hours
Subject Area: Internet & mobile, privacy
Lesson Link: http://mediasmarts.ca/teacher-resources/getting-toothpaste-back-tube-lesson-online-information

Quebec Competencies Chart - Understanding the Internet Lesson 2: Pathways and Addresses

Quebec Competencies Chart - Understanding the Internet Lesson 2: Pathways and Addresses

Quebec Competencies Chart - Stay on the Path Lesson Three: Treasure Maps

Quebec Competencies Chart - Stay on the Path Lesson Three: Treasure Maps

Quebec Competencies Chart - Stay on the Path Lesson Four: Scavenger Hunt

Quebec Competencies Chart - Stay on the Path Lesson Four: Scavenger Hunt

Quebec Competencies Chart - Understanding the Internet Lesson 1: Using the Internet

Quebec Competencies Chart - Understanding the Internet Lesson 1: Using the Internet

Quebec Competencies Chart - Understanding the Internet Lesson 3: Build Understanding

Quebec Competencies Chart - Understanding the Internet Lesson 3: Build Understanding