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Outcome Chart - British Columbia - English Language Arts 7

This outcome chart contains media-related learning outcomes from the British Columbia, Grade 7 English Language Arts curriculum, with links to supporting resources on the MediaSmarts site.

Family Online Rules

MediaSmarts’ research has shown that kids with household rules about Internet use are less likely to do things like post their contact information, visit gambling sites, seek out online pornography and talk to strangers online. Having a family agreement or set of rules for using the Internet is also a great way for parents and kids to work together on how to be safe, wise and responsible online.

Digital Citizenship, Internet & Mobile

“Digital natives” turn to parents and teachers for digital literacy skills, new study finds

Ottawa, ON (March 31, 2014) – Canadian youth are not as digitally literate as adults may think they are, according to new research released today by MediaSmarts. Though today’s young people have grown up immersed in digital media, they still rely on parents and teachers to help them advance their skills in areas such as searching and verifying online information.

Announcing the launch of a new Digital Citizen Day

September 1, 2022 – People are now spending almost 30% of their days online as a global average. We are living our lives in spaces like Instagram and Twitter but we’re not always conscious of the impact of our actions online.

Outcome Chart - Atlantic Provinces - English Language Arts 1-3

Canadian parents want collaboration to help them manage their children's Internet use

Ottawa, November 9, 2000 - The Media Awareness Network (MNet) announced today that CanWest Global is MNet's newest sponsor.

Starting this year, Global will contribute $100,000 to the Media Awareness Network every year for five years.

CanWest Global Media Awareness Network's newest sponsor

Ottawa, November 9, 2000 - The Media Awareness Network (MNet) announced today that CanWest Global is MNet's newest sponsor.

Starting this year, Global will contribute $100,000 to the Media Awareness Network every year for five years.

Outcome Chart – Prince Edward Island – English Language Arts 671A/671C (Grade 12)

Reading and Viewing

Overall Expectations:

GCO 4: Select, read, and view with understanding, a range of literature, information, media, and visual texts.

Specific Expectations:

SCO4 critically analyse the purpose, structure, and characteristics of a wide variety of texts (fiction, non-fiction, drama, poetry, and visual/multimedia)

Gender differences

Studies about the gendered aspects of sexting consistently show that while little criticism is attached to boys who send sexts, girls who do so are perceived as being sexually immoral: girls who sext are seen as using their sexuality to get public attention, while boys – even if their sexts become public – are assumed to be doing it only to get the attention of one prospective partner. ^[1]

Sexting