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Alberta - English Language Arts 3

This outcome chart contains media-related learning outcomes from the Alberta, Grade 3 English Language Arts curriculum, with links to supporting resources on the MediaSmarts site.

Humanities 9-12

The Humanities courses in the High School Block “prepare learners to be active and informed citizens” and “engage learners with principles of democracy such as freedom, equality, human dignity, justice, rule of law, human rights, and civic responsibilities.” Digital media literacy connections are found throughout the Humanities curriculum.

Personal Wellness 3-5

Students in the Elementary Block discuss “topics such as diversity, empathy, conflict, and relationships [and] develop a stronger sense of global citizenship.” Concepts addressed include use and misuses of substances, food, and screen time; personal safety; digital citizenship; emotions and decision-making; diversity; friendships and bullying, and career pathways.

Media Awareness Network Launches Enhanced Web Site to Help Parents “Be Web Aware”

March 1, 2010, Ottawa - In honour of Calgary's Online Safety Week, Media Awareness Network (MNet) launched an enhanced Be Web Aware Web site today, to better reflect changes in digital media that have occurred in recent years.

The Be Web Aware site, which was originally developed in 2004, is an authoritative Canadian source of information on the benefits and the risks of the Internet for children and youth.

Outcome Chart - British Columbia - Film and Television 11

Students are expected to be able to do the following:

Explore and create

Develop film or television projects for an intended audience or with an intended message
Explore historical and contemporary Canadian film and television, and emerging media

Reason and reflect

Theatre Company 12

Curricular Competencies

Explore and create

Explore, design, and refine a range of productions in a theatre company
Refine vocabulary, skills, and conventions through presentation or performance
Create theatre productions collaboratively using a variety of methods
Intentionally select and combine dramatic elements and conventions for an intended audience
Take creative risks to express ideas, meaning, and intent

Reason and reflect

Everything is a house hippo

Remember the house hippo? The beloved mini creature who lived in Canadian homes? Or at least, that’s what we were told years ago as part of a Concerned Children's Advertisers campaign to help kids think critically about what they were seeing on TV.

Authenticating Information, Digital Citizenship, Internet & Mobile, Parents

Outcome Chart - Manitoba - Broadcast Media 35S

Common Outcomes

Students will…

3. Assess textual, numerical, aural, and visual information, as well as the source of the media, to determine context, perspective, bias, and/or motive. (G-3.2)

4. Self-assess ICT representations and go beyond established criteria by enhancing meaning and/or artistry, according to topic, audience, purpose, and occasion. (Pr-3.2)