Media & Information Literacy

Students gain the ability to access, analyze, evaluate, create and use various media-based communication formats. Students interpret messages transmitted through Information and Communications Technology (ICT) including Internet publications, infographics, charts, images, videos, audio recordings and multimedia presentations. They learn to effectively locate, evaluate and use information for research and writing. They determine whether an online source is valid and reliable. They distinguish between fact and opinion; bias and objectivity.  Students exercise communication etiquette as a 21st century skill.

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Lesson - Learn IT B4U Burn IT
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9, 10, 11, 12, Secondary (9-12)
Students closely read informational text about digital piracy. They then participate in a survey that gains insight into their knowledge and experiences with online intellectual property. Students engage in a collaborative discussion and determine ways to legally and ethically obtain music online.
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Lesson - Peer-to-Peer Networking
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9, 10, 11, 12, Secondary (9-12)
Students closely read informational text to learn about peer-to-peer (P2P) networks. They define P2P technology, examine a court ruling on a case of copyright violation, and discuss the consequences of piracy carried out through P2P networks. Students determine the privacy, safety, security and legal risks of P2P file-sharing. They then use domain-specific terminology in an activity.
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Lesson - Music Copyright Basics
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9, 10, 11, 12, Secondary (9-12)
Students discover that copyright laws apply to the music industry. They learn about the public domain, fair use, and copyright protections. They then examine a series of scenarios to determine an ethical, legal solution to the situation. As an empowerment project, students design informational brochures about music copyright.
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Student Handout 13 - Empowerment: Brochure Creation & Distribution
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9, 10, 11, 12, Secondary (9-12)
Students explore legal and ethical issues related to music piracy. They discover the economic impact of illegal downloads on the people who work in the entertainment and recording industry, and they determine the personal and legal consequences for unlawfully obtaining or distributing copyrighted music through the Internet. Upon completion of this unit, students create a Public Service Announcement that informs on the risks of piracy and legal alternatives to obtaining music online.
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Student Handout - Empowerment: Brochure Creation & Distribution
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9, 10, 11, 12
Students learn how to exercise ethics and responsibility while incorporating the information and media that they find online into their school assignments. They conduct a short research project on copyright and fair use and identify ways to give credit where credit is due. Students acquire and use domain-specific terms and phrases in their response to investigative questions. They then examine a series of scenarios and decide on actions that follow legal and ethical guidelines.
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Student Handout 3S - Reference Page: Uso Justo (Fair Use)
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9, 10, 11, 12
Students learn how to exercise ethics and responsibility while incorporating the information and media that they find online into their school assignments. They conduct a short research project on copyright and fair use and identify ways to give credit where credit is due. Students acquire and use domain-specific terms and phrases in their response to investigative questions. They then examine a series of scenarios and decide on actions that follow legal and ethical guidelines.
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Student Handout 3 - Reference Page: Preventing Plagiarism
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9, 10, 11, 12
Students learn how to exercise ethics and responsibility while incorporating the information and media that they find online into their school assignments. They conduct a short research project on copyright and fair use and identify ways to give credit where credit is due. Students acquire and use domain-specific terms and phrases in their response to investigative questions. They then examine a series of scenarios and decide on actions that follow legal and ethical guidelines.
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Lesson - Copyright and Fair Use
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9, 10, 11, 12, Secondary (9-12)
Students learn how to exercise ethics and responsibility while incorporating the information and media that they find online into their school assignments. They conduct a short research project on copyright and fair use and identify ways to give credit where credit is due. Students acquire and use domain-specific terms and phrases in their response to investigative questions. They then examine a series of scenarios and decide on actions that follow legal and ethical guidelines.
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Student Handout 1 - Worksheet: Guided Research & Scenarios
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9, 10, 11, 12
Students learn how to exercise ethics and responsibility while incorporating the information and media that they find online into their school assignments. They conduct a short research project on copyright and fair use and identify ways to give credit where credit is due. Students acquire and use domain-specific terms and phrases in their response to investigative questions. They then examine a series of scenarios and decide on actions that follow legal and ethical guidelines.
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Student Handout 1S - Worksheet: Guia para Investigaciones y Escenarios
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9, 10, 11, 12
Students learn how to exercise ethics and responsibility while incorporating the information and media that they find online into their school assignments. They conduct a short research project on copyright and fair use and identify ways to give credit where credit is due. Students acquire and use domain-specific terms and phrases in their response to investigative questions. They then examine a series of scenarios and decide on actions that follow legal and ethical guidelines.
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Student Handout 2 - Reference Page: Copyright Basics
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9, 10, 11, 12
Students learn how to exercise ethics and responsibility while incorporating the information and media that they find online into their school assignments. They conduct a short research project on copyright and fair use and identify ways to give credit where credit is due. Students acquire and use domain-specific terms and phrases in their response to investigative questions. They then examine a series of scenarios and decide on actions that follow legal and ethical guidelines.
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Student Handout 2S - Reference Page: Derechos de Author (Author's Rights)
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9, 10, 11, 12
Students learn how to exercise ethics and responsibility while incorporating the information and media that they find online into their school assignments. They conduct a short research project on copyright and fair use and identify ways to give credit where credit is due. Students acquire and use domain-specific terms and phrases in their response to investigative questions. They then examine a series of scenarios and decide on actions that follow legal and ethical guidelines.
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Student Handout 17 - Empowerment: Public Service Announcements (PSA)
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8, Intermediate (6-8)
Students develop empathy for those impacted by intellectual property theft. They examine the laws that protect creative works from being copied, distributed, performed or changed without proper permission from the rights holder. Students role play a mock trial that exemplifies the real-world consequences for copyright infringement. They also consider the privacy, security, safety and legal risks associated with Peer-to-Peer file-sharing technology. Students use what they have learned to educate others on creative ownership rights in an online culture by producing a Public Service Announcement.
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Student Handout 13 - Empowerment: Public Service Announcements (PSA)
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7, Intermediate (6-8)
Students come to understand that intellectual property has value. They examine the laws that protect creative works from being copied, distributed, performed or changed without proper permission from the rights holder. Students determine the real-world consequences for copyright infringement including piracy and plagiarism. They consider the privacy, security, safety and legal risks associated with Peer-to-Peer (P2P) file-sharing technology. Students use what they have learned to educate others to respect ownership rights in an online culture by producing a Public Service Announcement.
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Lesson Plan - History of the Internet
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9, 10, 11, 12, Secondary (9-12)
The Internet is a ubiquitous system that is integrated into almost every aspect of 21 st century life: communications, education, healthcare, government, economics, resource management (i.e. water and electricity) and homeland security, but how did we get here? In this lesson, students trace the evolution of the Internet from the Cold War era of the 1950s and 60s to the present. They work in jigsaw groups: each group investigates one decade in Internet history. Students collaborate among their groups to build a timeline that identifies the major events in Internet history.
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Unit - Fairy Tale Debates
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9, 10, 11, 12, Secondary (9-12)
As students determine the central lesson found in modern derivatives of classic children's stories, they are challenged to think critically, creatively and philosophically about the implications in their own lives. At the conclusion of the unit, students reflect on the benefits and drawbacks of modern technology, and they write their own narrative based on a digital citizenship theme.
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Lesson Plan - Negative Networking: Terrorists, Gangs, and Cults
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9, 10, 11, 12, Secondary (9-12)
Students come to understand that gangs have used the Internet to promote unlawful activity. They examine the impact that negative groups have on society. Students help to create a safer environment at school and in the community by designing visual media to illustrate how to anonymously report gang-related sites while promoting positive networking.
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Lesson Plan - Online Gambling
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9, 10, 11, 12, Secondary (9-12)
Students investigate current laws regarding online gambling and determine the risks and consequences of Internet casinos. They collaborate in groups to construct a persuasive argument, either in favor or opposed to laws addressing online gambling, and participate in a debate. A debate workbook is included.
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Lesson Plan - Cyber Community Survey
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9, 10, 11, 12, Secondary (9-12)
Students participate in a survey that gathers information about their experiences and perspectives on digital life. They compare and contrast attributes of the online and offline world in a collaborative discussion. Students analyze survey data, discuss results and draw conclusions about the way that digital communication shapes and is shaped by society. Student activities include survey completion and compilation of results.
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Lesson Plan - Safety in Online Gaming
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6, 7, 8, Intermediate (6-8)
Students understand the safety and security risks associated with online gaming, and they develop an action plan for informing others of how to safely participate in online games.

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