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Outcome Chart – Northwest Territories – Social Studies 7-9

The Circumpolar World

Overall Expectations:

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

Fan Frenzy: Is technology helping or hindering?

So, parents, you may or may not have noticed that Taylor Swift has announced a tour that will in fact include six Toronto dates.

Ohhhh, you have noticed? Because you tried to get nearly impossible-to-get tickets like 38 million other people did?

Yeah, you aren’t alone.

Digital Citizenship, Internet & Mobile, Online Ethics

Can Media Literacy Backfire?

If we can generally conclude that digital media literacy does work, it’s worth asking the opposite question: can media literacy backfire?

MediaSmarts Bloggers

Our MediaSmarts bloggers bring you their perspectives on current media topics that matter to teachers, parents, consumers – everyone trying to keep up with the crazy pace of today’s evolving media world.

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MediaSmarts Bloggers

Are there topics you’d like to see them write about? Just let us know at [email protected].

Making Media Across the Curriculum - Online Course for Teachers

MediaSmarts is pleased to offer an online course for teachers on media making in K-12 classrooms. Educators can take this interactive, engaging and informative course from their home, on their own schedule.

Making Media Across the Curriculum will provide teachers with training and resources on how to use digital media production of various kinds (games, film and animation, etc.) in their classroom practice.