Mathematics 6-8

Students in the Middle Block learn Mathematics “within the context of critical thinking, reasoning and justification, and problem solving.” Digital Media Literacy connections are found in the Statistics and Probability strand.

Life Online: Canadian students are more connected, more mobile and more social than ever

It goes without saying that eight years is a long time on the Internet. Between 2005, when MediaSmarts published Phase II of our Young Canadians in a Wired World research, and 2013, when we conducted the national student survey for Phase III, the Internet changed almost beyond recognition: online video, once slow and buggy, became one of the most popular activities on the Web, while social networking became nearly universal among both youth and adults. Young people’s online experiences have changed as well, so we surveyed 5,436 Canadian students in grades 4 through 11, in classrooms in every province and territory, to find out how.

Saskatchewan - Creative Writing 20

CW20.1 Investigate visual, multimedia, oral and written texts as sources of inspiration for creative writing.

Indicators:

a. Explore sources of inspiration (e.g., conversations, experiences, memories, objects, observations and sounds) as a starting point for personal and public compositions.

b. Examine traditional and contemporary visual, multimedia, oral and written texts that present different viewpoints and perspectives on issues related to identity and social responsibility.

Outcome Chart – British Columbia – English First Peoples: Literary Studies + Writing 11

Big Ideas

• The exploration of text deepens understanding of one’s identity, others, and the world.
• People understand text differently depending on their worldviews and perspectives.
• Texts are socially, culturally, geographically, and historically constructed.

Curricular Competencies

Using oral, written, visual, and digital texts, students are expected individually and collaboratively to be able to:

Comprehend and Connect (reading, listening, viewing)

Canadian youth do more to protect their reputations than their information when they go online

Ottawa, ON (February 19, 2014) – Canadian youth worry about their online privacy and take steps to control who can see what they post, and more importantly, how other people see them, according to new research released today by MediaSmarts.

Electronic gifts for preteens and teens (other than video games)

As your kids grow older, their gift requests may start to look a lot different than when they were younger. While they once circled all the toys in the holiday catalogues that arrived at the door, now they are sending parents text messages or Google Docs with links to their wish list items.

Outcome Chart – Northwest Territories – Social Studies 7-9

The Circumpolar World

Overall Expectations:

Related Questions:

• What technological changes have had the greatest impact on human societies in the circumpolar world, and what are these impacts?
• How have technological and economic changes affected social structures and the exercise of political power in the circumpolar world?

Specific Expectations:

Students will be able to do the following:

Processing skills:

Canadian youth regularly encounter racist and sexist content online, with boys more likely to be exposed to it

Ottawa, ON (June 19, 2014) – One third of grade 7 to 11 students report they encounter racist or sexist content online at least once a day or once a week, according to a new Canadian study from MediaSmarts. Boys encounter racist and sexist content online more frequently than girls and are also more likely to brush off discriminatory content as a joke, with girls more likely to be hurt when the joke is made at their expense. Boys are also three times more likely to make fun of someone’s race, religion, ethnicity or sexual orientation online.

Interpersonal and Family Relationships 11

Curricular Competencies

Students are expected to be able to do the following:

Applied Design

Understanding context

• Engage in research and empathetic observation to determine service design opportunities and barriers

Defining