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Watch quality Canadian documentary, animation and fiction films online

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Educational computer games that introduce kids to key ideas in media and digital literacy. These games are a great way to start a conversation on media issues in the home or classroom, and you can play most of them right here on our website.

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Educational computer games that introduce kids to key ideas in media and digital literacy. These games are a great way to start a conversation on media issues in the home or classroom, and you can play most of them right here on our website.

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See pgs 55-58: Well-being Online + 70-76: Health & well-being

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MediaSmarts is Canada's not-for-profit centre for digital and media literacy. Its vision is that all Canadians have the critical thinking skills to engage wi...

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Websites for Coding, Critical Thinking, and Creating

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Mary Jane decided to write her paper about the octopus. Because she didn't want just the plain old facts that everyone already knew, she went looking for something different. After googling "octopus," she came across an excellent site that was something out of the ordinary. See what you think.

Mary Sue was trying to come up with a unique demonstration to present in Mrs. Olson's class. She came upon a great website about creating an AFDB. Best of all, she had all the things she needed to make one at home. Check out her source and see if you want her to make you an AFDB, too.

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Mary Jane decided to write her paper about the octopus. Because she didn't want just the plain old facts that everyone already knew, she went looking for something different. After googling "octopus," she came across an excellent site that was something out of the ordinary. See what you think .

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Update of "CRAAP Test" to check internet sources (see comment for site) -
Stop / Investigate source /
Find trusted coverage / Trace claims, quotes & media to original context

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N/F text features for gr 1-5

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5-Day Unit Plan for Introducing Nonfiction | Scholastic

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Use these lesson plans to provide students with a strong foundation for reading, writing, and using nonfiction.

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Digital & Media Literacy Fundamentals | MediaSmarts

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Welcome to the "fundamentals" section of our website, where we bring together the various concepts and competencies that define what it is to be literate in today's complex media culture. Here we explore digital literacy and media literacy and their underlying aspects and principles.

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Submitted by: Elise Millette

In this online sources lesson plan, which is adaptable for grades K-8, students use BrainPOP resources to learn how to conduct effective Internet research. Students will analyze research on the Internet and explore how they can determine what is not true and what is factual online.

Students will:

1. Learn how to do internet research

2. Analyze research on the internet

3. Understand not everything that is on the internet is real and/or factual

Materials:

Computer lab or multiple computers

Access to BrainPOP

Photocopies of BrainPOP Activity Pages to go with each movie

Paper with questions about the Tree Octopus and URL

Pencils

Vocabulary:

web address, internet, internet search, search engines, network, data

Preparation:

Explore the site http://www.zapatopi.net/treeoctopus and establish what a "tree octopus" is. Prepare 1/2 sheet of 4-5 questions about the tree octopus. Preview the recommended BrainPOP movies for this lesson to determine which is most appropriate for your students' levels and your goals.

Lesson Procedure:

1. Watch the BrainPOP movies Online Sources, Online Safety and Internet Search and/or the BrainPOP Jr. movie Internet Safety.

2. Facilitate discussion, taking the review quizzes and completing the related activities/features for your chosen movie(s). Keep in mind that these can be done before, during, and after the movies - whatever works for you!

3. Tell the students they will be researching an unusual animal you found on the web called the tree octopus.

4. Hand out the sheet with zapatopi URL and questions on it and have students connect to the site.

5. Go over the site with the class and look at the pictures and information on different pages.

6. Let the students research by looking at different online resources (i.e. Wikipedia) to find more information about the tree octopus. Talk with students about their discoveries.

7. Ask students their opinions on this unusual animal and see if they think it is real on fake, based on the research they have done.

8. Tell them the real reason for the assignment was to see if anyone noticed this was a fake animal and that many things you encounter on the internet are not real, and it is important to do your own research to figure out what is real and what isn't.

9. Talk about sites that are better for research such as online encyclopedias and trusted magazines/newspapers, as well as the importance of books and printed materials as a resource.

Extension Activities:

Have students take the sheet home and look at it with their parents. Tell them not to tell their parents it is not real until after they have explored the website for a while and see what their parents think.

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Evaluating Online Sources Lesson Plan | BrainPOP Educators

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In this online sources lesson plan, which is adaptable for grades K-8, students use BrainPOP resources to learn how to conduct effective Internet research. Students will analyze research on the Internet and explore how they can determine what is not true and what is factual online.

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YouTube video (2:30 min)

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Teen-made explanation of digital footprint

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Teen-made explanation of digital footprint

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YouTube video (4:30 min)

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Elementary definition of 'digital citizen'

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Elementary definition of 'digital citizen'

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BrainPOP's Digital Citizenship collection offers topics ranging from Digital Etiquette and Cyberbullying to Information Privacy and Media Literacy. The collection invites students to discover in fun and interactive ways how to behave responsibly and safely in world that is increasingly digital.

The following resources, including a tutorial video, lesson plan, rubric, and more, will help you support your students as they learn to be good digital citizens.

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Digital Citizenship Teaching Resources | BrainPOP Educators

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BrainPOP's Digital Citizenship collection offers topics ranging from Digital Etiquette and Cyberbullying to Information Privacy and Media Literacy. The collection invites students to discover in fun and interactive ways how to behave responsibly and safely in world that is increasingly digital.

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TEDed video (4:30 min) - Stories can change our perspective

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How fiction can change reality - Jessica Wise

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How to spot a misleading graph - Lea Gaslowitz

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YouTube video (3:40 min)

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TEDed video (5 min)