Instructional Design: Exemplar E1

Standard: Cultivating Effective Instructional Design to Co-plan, Teach and Assess Learning.

Theme: Technology for Learning

Growth Phase: Emerging

Growth Indicator: Students understand how to use technology for socializing, entertainment, basic productivity, and information gathering.


Canada’s MediaSmarts organization has developed resources specifically relating to digital media literacy. These resources cover basic information on digital media literacy, how youth engage with different media and issues they may encounter. Includes essays and educational games that will help users to become “media smart”.

MediaSmarts. (2025). Digital media literacy. https://mediasmarts.ca/digital-media-literacy


This Ontario web page posts a curated list of recommended tech programs, instruction sheets, and sites to support school projects.

Stephen Leacock Collegiate Institute.  (2023).  Awesome LLC Links.  Retrieved from https://stephenleacockci.ca/library-learning-commons/awesome-llc-links/