In ancient times the Olympics were a time when all nations – all Greek nations, anyway – would put away their differences and compete in almost every human activity, from poetry to the ferocious, no-holds barred combat sport called pankration. Being the very best that humans could be was seen as the best way to honour the gods of Olympus.
Overall Expectation
GCO 1: Students will be expected to speak and listen to explore, extend, clarify, and reflect on their thoughts, ideas, feelings, and experiences.
Specific Expectations
1.1 examine their own ideas when listening
1.2 ask relevant questions to develop ideas about issues
1.3 respond to questions by providing reliable support for ideas
1.4 advocate a point of view using supporting evidence
1.5 analyze ideas and information from speaking and listening activities
This outcome chart contains media-related learning outcomes from the Saskatchewan, Grade 12 English Language Arts curriculum (ELA 30-A), with links to supporting resources on the MediaSmarts site.
This chart contains media-related learning outcomes from Ontario, Curriculum for Geography CGW4U: World Issues: A Geographic Analysis, with links to supporting resources on the MediaSmarts site.
1. analyze various media messages, e.g., radio, television, photography, Web or print, and describe the impact of the various messages from a personal, community and national perspective
1.1 describe the various roles of media; e.g., advertising, role modelling, stereotyping, cultural representation, propaganda, consumerism
1.2 identify a current issue of media interest and describe its impact from a personal, community or national perspective
This year, it may not just be Santa Claus who sees your kids when they're sleeping and knows when they're awake: one of the hottest trends this season is so-called "smart toys", which use the Internet to hold artificially intelligent conversations with kids while they play. Last year's Hello Barbie, one of the first to use this technology, was found to have a number of major security flaws -- including automatically connecting the mobile device to which it was tethered to any Wi-Fi network with "Barbie" in its name. Now two more toys, a doll called My Friend Cayla and the i-Que Intelligent Robot, have been found to collect data in ways that are far more worrying.
Overall Expectations
Health Guidelines
Specific Expectations
Physical Health
recognizes possible health issues and takes measures to prevent injuries while using technology (e.g., considers ergonomic factors, screen time, physical inactivity, sleep habits, eye strain, distracted behaviour, repetitive stress injury)
Social and Emotional Health
Here are three tips to help you find good information about health and science topics.
If the source is a person, start by checking that they really exist and that they are a genuine expert on that topic. Both doctors and scientists are usually specialists, so make sure that the source has credentials in the right field. A surgeon won’t necessarily be an expert in physics, for instance, and vice versa.
Overall Expectation
GCO 1: Students will be expected to speak and listen to explore, extend, clarify, and reflect on their thoughts, ideas, feelings, and experiences.
Specific Expectations
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