Integrated Concepts and Process Skills
Overall Expectations:
GCO 1 Civic Engagement: Students will be expected to demonstrate the ability to make informed and reasoned decisions for the public good as citizens of a diverse democratic society in an interdependent world.
Specific Expectations:
Students will be expected to:
- explain how democratic principles and civic engagement can influence the human experience
- analyze information, events, ideas, issues, places, and trends to understand how they influence the human experience
- respond to significant issues influencing the human experience
MediaSmarts Resources
Authentication Beyond the Classroom
Bias
Crime in the News
Free Speech and the Internet
Hoax? Scholarly Research? Personal Opinion? You Decide!
Hype!
Learning Gender Stereotypes
Online Propaganda and the Proliferation of Hate
Suffragettes and Iron Ladies
The Impact of Gender Stereotypes
Thinking Like a Citizen
What Students Need to Know about Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy
Power, Citizenship and Change
Overall Expectations:
GCO 1 Civic Engagement: Students will be expected to demonstrate the ability to make informed and reasoned decisions for the public good as citizens of a diverse democratic society in an interdependent world
MediaSmarts Resources
Authentication Beyond the Classroom
Bias
Digital Outreach for Civic Engagement
Digital Storytelling for Civic Engagement
Free Speech and the Internet
Hoax? Scholarly Research? Personal Opinion? You Decide!
Hype!
ICYouSee: A Lesson in Critical Thinking
Introduction to Online Civic Engagement
Making Your Voice Heard: A Media Toolkit for Youth
PushBack: Engaging in Online Activism
Taming the Wild Wiki
What Students Need to Know about Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy
Overall Expectations:
GCO 6 Citizenship, Power and Governance: Students will be expected to demonstrate an understanding of the purpose and functions of governance and how power influences decision making.
Specific Expectations:
- 4.0 explain how power and privilege influence people’s lives
- 5.0 explain the importance of activism in promoting social justice
MediaSmarts Resources
Crime in the News
Digital Outreach for Civic Engagement
Digital Storytelling for Civic Engagement
Free Speech and the Internet
Introduction to Online Civic Engagement
Making Your Voice Heard: A Media Toolkit for Youth
Online Propaganda and the Proliferation of Hate
Political Cartoons
Promoting Ethical Behaviour Online: My Virtual Life
PushBack: Engaging in Online Activism
Shaking the Movers: Youth Rights and Media
Thinking Like a Citizen
Unpacking Privilege
Individual Rights and the Common Good
Overall Expectations:
GCO 1 Civic Engagement: Students will be expected to demonstrate the ability to make informed and reasoned decisions for the public good as citizens of a diverse democratic society in an interdependent world
MediaSmarts Resources
Authentication Beyond the Classroom
Bias
Digital Skills for Democracy: Assessing Online Information to Make Civic Choices
Free Speech and the Internet
Hoax? Scholarly Research? Personal Opinion? You Decide!
Hype!
ICYouSee: A Lesson in Critical Thinking
Taming the Wild Wiki
What Students Need to Know about Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy
Overall Expectations:
GCO 6 Citizenship, Power and Governance: Students will be expected to demonstrate an understanding of the purpose and functions of governance and how power influences decision making.
Specific Expectations:
- 6.0 Explain the significance of rights for individuals and society
7.0 Explain some of the challenges associated with promoting the common good
MediaSmarts Resources
Bias
Crime in the News
Free Speech and the Internet
Online Propaganda and the Proliferation of Hate
PushBack: Engaging in Online Activism
Shaking the Movers: Youth Rights and Media
Suffragettes and Iron Ladies
Thinking about Hate
Thinking Like a Citizen
Justice
Overall Expectations:
GCO 1 Civic Engagement: Students will be expected to demonstrate the ability to make informed and reasoned decisions for the public good as citizens of a diverse democratic society in an interdependent world
Specific Expectations:
- 12.0 explain how the Canadian judicial system works
MediaSmarts Resources
Cyberbullying and the Law
Free Speech and the Internet
Crime in the News
Shaking the Movers: Youth Rights and Media
Technology Facilitated Violence: Criminal Case Law Lesson Plan
Economic Decision Making
Overall Expectations:
GCO 5 Needs, Wants, and Choice: Students will be expected to demonstrate an understanding of economic systems and how economic decisions influence quality of life.
Specific Expectations:
- 15.0 explain how economic decisions require trade-offs and have consequences
MediaSmarts Resources
Gambling in the Media
Online Gambling and Youth
Online Marketing to Kids: Protecting Your Privacy
Online Marketing to Kids: Strategies and Techniques
The Invisible Machine: Big Data and You
The Marketplace
Overall Expectations:
GCO 5 Needs, Wants, and Choice: Students will be expected to demonstrate an understanding of economic systems and how economic decisions influence quality of life.
Specific Expectations:
- 18.0 explain how change in demand and change in supply influence the market
MediaSmarts Resources
Gambling in the Media
Online Gambling and Youth
Online Marketing to Kids: Protecting Your Privacy
Online Marketing to Kids: Strategies and Techniques
The Invisible Machine: Big Data and You