Demonstrate an understanding of the use of communication and information technology and the impact that this area of technology has upon society

It is expected that by Grade 12, students will:

A8 demonstrate an awareness of appropriate conduct in the use of Computer Information Technology.

A9 identify how digital messages influence, manipulate and reveal ideas, values and attitudes.                                    

Lessons

Hoax? Scholarly Research? Personal Opinion? You Decide!

ICYouSee: A Lesson in Critical Thinking

Privacy in the Information Age

Who Knows? A Privacy Primer

Teaching About Napster

What Students Need to Know about Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy

Online Marketing to Kids: Protecting Your Privacy

Online Marketing to Kids: Strategies and Techniques

Protecting Your Privacy on the Internet

Classroom Activities and handouts

Internet checklist for Teens (13-17) (PDF)

Television vs. the Internet

Dealing with Online Marketing

Filling Out Online Registration Forms

Teachable Moments

Photographic Truth in the Digital Era

MNet Special Initiatives

Background information for teachers about the Internet and Internet issues can be found in the following Web Awareness Canada sections:

Young Canadians in a Wired World: Survey Results

Safe Passage

Kids for Sale

Fact or Folly

Access, evaluate, and select information using technology

It is expected that by Grade 12, students will:

C4 apply critical thinking strategies to evaluate the validity of the obtained information.

Lessons

Hoax? Scholarly Research? Personal Opinion? You Decide!

Backgrounders

Evaluating Internet-based Information: A Goal's-based Approach

Evaluating Internet Research Sources

How To Discourage Plagiarism

Quick Tips for Authenticating Online Information

How to Search the Internet Effectively


MNet Special Initiatives

Background information for teachers about Internet issues and Internet use by young people can be found in the following Web Awareness Canada sections:

Fact or Folly