eCards has been mapped to Ontario and Alberta. Curriculum connections are available on the eCards website for registered GreenLearning teachers. Other provinces are coming soon. Also see the Air Quality curriculum connections which support Air Aware eCards for grades 10 to 12.
How does eCards connect with the curriculum?
- eCards meets curriculum expectations for Grades 7 to 12 Geography, Social Studies, Science, and Language Arts.
- eCards began as a resource to address the Natural Resources Unit of the Grade 7 Geography curriculum in Ontario, but soon became popular among teachers for a range of grades and subject areas across Canada.
- As a structured communications activity, eCards has easy applications in Language and Visual Arts, especially Media Literacy.
- eCards provides an opportunity for cross-curricular and integrated learning.
- As an eLearning activity, eCards increases the role of technology in the classroom.
CURRENT TOPICS
Climate Change
Solar Energy
Wind Power
Nuclear Energy
Oil and Gas
Air Quality
Energy Success Stories
Arctic Glaciers
What will students do?
- Think critically about a current issue
- Develop their research skills
- Improve their geographic knowledge of Canada and its natural resources
- Enhance their language arts skills, especially their media literacy skills
- Advance their visual arts skills
- Work with technology
- Learn in an interdisciplinary environment as they choose and create visual and textual messages geared to a specific audience.
Have a look at the topic resource centres on the eCards website to see which topics would work for your classes. Note that there is some range in the level of difficulty, with the Climate Change and Air Aware topic resource centres designed for higher grade levels.
