December 12, 2024 – MediaSmarts is pleased to announce the renewal of Canada’s Teen Fact-Checking Network (TFCN) program for a second year, continuing its mission to promote digital media literacy and fact-checking among youth.
Design for the life cycle includes consideration of social and environmental impacts.
Personal design interests require the evaluation and refinement of skills.
Tools and technologies can be adapted for specific purposes.
Students are expected to be able to do the following
Applied design:
This outcome chart contains media-related learning outcomes from the British Columbia, Grade 12 English First Peoples curriculum, with links to supporting resources on the MediaSmarts site.
Two of the most important kinds of information we look for online are about health and science. Because most of us aren’t experts on these topics, we rely on people and organizations who are experts for good information. MediaSmarts has developed new resources to help youth and adults find and recognize good information on science and health online.
Explore and create
GLO 1.1: Demonstrate critical, creative, and innovative thinking.
10.2.1.4 Assess the value of emerging trends in technology
As a parent, you may find some relief in learning that fewer youth take and send sexts (nude or semi-nude photos) than you may think. However, almost half of youth who have taken and sent a sext say that the recipient then forwarded that image to other people without their consent. This culture of sharing among youth is a major concern and can have devastating consequences for the person in the picture and the person who forwards it.
In the 2022 Elementary Physical Education and Wellness curriculum, digital media literacy is represented in several categories of knowledge, skills and procedures and understandings. Students learn about growth and development, safety, nutrition, mental health, healthy relationships and financial literacy.
In the Saskatchewan elementary English Language Arts curriculum, media-related objectives are provided under foundational outcomes of Comprehend and Respond, Compose and Create, and Assess and Reflect.