Quebec Competencies Chart - Violence in Sports
Quebec Competencies Chart - Violence in Sports

Quebec Competencies Chart - Violence in Sports

Quebec Competencies Chart - Political Cartoons

Meet Sasha. At age 8, she's a real social butterfly, both online and off, and is very concerned with how the world sees her: she spends a lot of time making sure she looks good in photos online but doesn't always think twice about who might see them. Violet is Sasha's older sister and her polar opposite: she's a hardcore gamer, and just as tough as her Level 65 Barbarian. Though she despairs of her sister sometimes, she's also fiercely protective of her and will unleash her considerable wrath on anyone she thinks is picking on Sasha.

This outcome chart contains media-related learning outcomes from the BC Mathematics 5 curriculum, with links to supporting resources on the MediaSmarts site.

This outcome chart contains media-related learning outcomes from the Northwest Territories Grade 4 Health Education curriculum, with links to supporting resources on the MediaSmarts site.

This outcome chart contains media-related learning outcomes from the Northwest Territories Kindergarten Social Studies curriculum, with links to supporting resources on the MediaSmarts site.

When discussing media representation of various groups, especially those we consider marginalized, stereotypes are often a primary concern. But sometimes, breaking a stereotype doesn’t go quite far enough, and the issue can be a little more complicated than merely determining whether or not a character is represented in a positive or negative way. The section that follows explores different approaches to queer content by analyzing various ways that popular media have used characterized LGBTQ people.

We got a new tech toy at Christmas this year – a Google Home. I must admit, I’d only learned that such a device existed a couple of weeks before I ordered one as a gift for my husband. I wasn’t sure what it would do or how we would use it, but it seemed like fun and it was on sale, so I picked one up.

Did you know? Two-thirds of Canadian students have helped someone who was being picked on online.
When you see or hear bad things happening online, you have a lot of power to make things better – or worse. Sometimes it’s hard to know the right thing to do, so ask yourself these questions: