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##For elementary-school classes

Starting in Fall 2023, VOX invites children aged 6 to 12 to explore the playful world of animator **Alexandra Lemay** with a stop motion short film created especially for them! 

We’ve all had to make excuses for having spent way too much time looking at stuff online, right? Young Charlie, though eager to get her homework done, has no choice but to resort to that strategy after being led on a journey through the labyrinth of the Web by a strange wiener dog. 
 
Whether at home or at school, whether the goal is entertainment or learning, there are more and more screens in our day-to-day. In _The Dog Ate My Homework_, Alexandra Lemay takes a humorous look at screen addiction and its effects on young people’s concentration. Through the character of Charlie, children are encouraged to think about the length of their screen time and the ways they use online content. A complementary learning activity will introduce students to the workings of the algorithms behind so-called recommender systems, which feed on our “clicks” to suggest even more content for us to consume.

##Education program
 
**Levels** 
Elementary school: Cycles 1, 2 and 3

**Broad areas of learning addressed** 
Media literacy 
Health and wellness 


**Targeted areas of learning** 
Social studies: Developing critical thinking and constructing one’s representation of space, time and society in today’s world. 
Visual arts: Appreciating works of art and traditional artistic objects (animation films), media images, personal productions and those of classmates. 
Ethics: Asking questions about oneself and one’s relationships with others in
a digital environment.
 

##What is included in the learning toolkit? 
 
**Short film _The Dog Ate My Homework_ by Alexandra Lemay** 

**Activity (at home and in class)** 
My screen time logbook: active/passive use of digital platforms 

**Workshops** 
Cycle 1: Tell me who you are, I will tell you what you like!** 
Cycles 2 and 3: What is a recommender algorithm? 

**Video interview with the artist** 
 
 
**This project was made possible with the financial support of the Gouvernement du Québec.**

[Download the sollicitation document](https://storage.googleapis.com/centre-vox-strapi-prod-uploads/VOX_Alexandra_Lemay_Sollicitation_ENG_b9d02430f5/VOX_Alexandra_Lemay_Sollicitation_ENG_b9d02430f5.pdf)

Alexandra Lemay, The Dog Ate My Homework, 2023.

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Starting in September 2023

In-class activities** 
Duration : 60 to 75 minutes**

Questions? 
514.390.0382 
<education@centrevox.ca>

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VOX a invité la réalisatrice Alexandra Lemay à concevoir un court métrage en _stop motion_ pour le jeune public. Accompagné d’une trousse éducative numérique, _Le chien a mangé mes devoirs_ se veut un point de départ pour amener les jeunes à réfléchir au temps passé devant des écrans et à l’usage qu’ils et elles font des contenus en ligne.

Alexandra Lemay. Trousse éducative pour les élèves du primaire

Le chien a mangé mes devoirs 
Trousse éducative : les jeunes et les écrans

VOX invited director Alexandra Lemay to create a short stop-motion film for young audiences. Along with a digital learning toolkit, _The Dog Ate My Homework_ is intended to be a starting point to get young people to think about the time they spend in front of screens and the use they make of online content.

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The Dog Ate My Homework
Learning toolkit: Children and screens

For elementary-school classes

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For elementary-school classes

Education program

What is included in the learning toolkit?

Related Content

Alexandra Lemay

Alexandra Lemay

The Dog Ate My Homework
Learning toolkit: Children and screens