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Business Computer Applications 12

Curriculum Competencies

Students are expected to be able to do the following:

Applied Design

Computer Information Systems 12

Students are expected to be able to do the following:

Applied Design

Understanding context

Conduct user-centred research to understand design opportunities and barriers

Defining

How parents can be prepared for the school year

It’s that time of year again when parents (and kids) are either counting down the days until school begins, or feeling a sense of overwhelming worry that the summer hasn’t lasted long enough. Admittedly, I’m in the latter category. However, our family has begun to prepare for the new school year.

Digital Health, Parents

Put Your Best Face Forward

In this lesson, students start by discussing the phenomenon of “selfies” and serve as experts in advising the teacher on the standards by which the “best” selfies are judged. They then discuss a number of statements taken from interviews with youth that highlight issues of self-representation, body image and gender standards, and learn about “photoshopping” images. Finally, students apply what they have learned by modifying an image that is at least 50 years old to meet “selfie” standards.

Body Image, Digital Citizenship, Digital Health, Internet & Mobile, Social Networking

Hate 2.0 - Lesson

This lesson is designed to be delivered after students have completed at least one of the following lessons: Thinking About Hate, Scapegoating and Othering and Hate or Debate. In groups, students research an online environment (such as social networking sites) and a particular example of that environment (such as Facebook) to learn the issues, strategies and tools relating to online hate in that environment.

Digital Citizenship, Internet & Mobile, Online Hate

World Views and Aspirations of First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Communities in Canada, Grade 11

College Preparation

A: Research and Inquiry Skills

B: Understanding and Respecting World Views and Cultural Diversity

Overall Expectations:

A2. Investigating

A3. Processing Information

Outcome Chart - British Columbia - Science Grade 4

This outcome chart contains media-related learning outcomes from the British Columbia, Grade 4 Science curriculum, with links to supporting resources on the MediaSmarts site.

Curricular Competencies

Students are expected to be able to do the following:

National Aboriginal Day 2016

Every year on June 21, Canadians recognize the cultures, histories, and ongoing contributions of our First Nations, Inuit, and Métis people. For 20 years, National Aboriginal Day has brought a country-wide focus to Canada’s diverse Indigenous peoples and the issues that they face.

Indigenous People, Diversity in Media, Events