The Citizen Reporter

This lesson begins with a brief history of citizen journalism and a discussion of just what it is.

Prejudice and Body Image

This lesson lets students take a good look at our society's pressures to conform to standards of beauty - particularly to be thin - and the related prejudice against being "overweight".

Outcome Chart - Newfoundland and Labrador - Ethics and Social Justice 2106

Outcome Chart - Newfoundland and Labrador - Ethics and Social Justice 2106

Alberta students to acquire digital literacy skills through new online game

March 8, 2010, Ottawa - Media Awareness Network (MNet) announced today that Alberta Education has licensed its award-winning interactive game – Passport to the Internet: Student tutorial for Internet literacy (Grades 4-8) – making the resource available to 1,800 elementary and middle schools in the province.

MediaSmarts and Ontario Library Association partner to make digital literacy workshops available across the province

Ottawa, July 24, 2012 – MediaSmarts (formerly known as Media Awareness Network) is today announcing that all public library members of the Ontario Library Association (OLA) will now have access to its Web Awareness Workshop Series through a one-year licence agreement funded by a grant through Google Canada.

Outcome Chart - Nunavut - Grade 3

This outcome chart contains media-related learning outcomes from the Nunavut curriculum, with links to supporting resources on the MediaSmarts site.

New Brunswick - Civics 10

GCO 1: Students will investigate civic engagement

Skill Descriptor:

SCO 1.1 Students will explore the four domains of civic engagement

Concepts and content:

How do people use the formal political system to make change?

How do people work outside of the formal political system to make change?

What is civic agency?

Examples of active citizens

English Language Arts 6-9

The Newfoundland language arts curriculum includes expectations that incorporate media education themes. The curriculum document English Language Arts Grade 9 Overview (2012) includes a section that demonstrates the complementary relationship between digital and media literacy and English language arts:

Outcome Chart - Manitoba - Physical Education/Health Education Grade 6

This outcome chart contains media-related learning outcomes from the Manitoba Grade 6 Physical/Health Education curriculum, with links to supporting resources on the MediaSmarts site.

New game uses pirates to teach privacy protection skills to Canadian children

October 20, 2011 (Ottawa) –   Media Awareness Network (MNet) has launched Privacy Pirates, a new interactive resource to teach children about online privacy and how to distinguish between public and private information when playing on the Internet. The game was unveiled today by MNet's Director of Education Matthew Johnson at the Prince Edward Island Teachers' Federation Conference in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island.