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Know Your Ride: How to Protect Yourself When Buying A Used Vehicle Privately
Ontario Motor Vehicle Industry Council
Ontario Motor Vehicle Industry Council
Posting date: September 2008

Kit:
Know Your Ride - How to Protect Yourself When Buying a Used Vehicle Privately - Teachers Guide, 17 pages b/w, soft-cover;
Know your Ride graphic organizer - student worksheet; Know Your Ride Problem Process Result Chart - Student worksheet;
Know Your Ride Expert group information sheet Statement #1, #2, #3, #4, and #5;
Know Your Ride video, 6 minutes and 26 seconds in length (the teacher's guide accompanies the video);
100 wallet-sized laminated cards (8.5" x 5.5") to be distributed to each student;
Know Your Ride - 5 easy tips for buying a used vehicle privately.
All the above material is packaged in a small black toolbox (29" x 14").
Please contact the distributor for prices.
Grade: 10
Concepts :  Civics, curbsiders, automobile, UVIP, buyer
Subject :  Social Sciences
CSC# 8564

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Evaluation

This evaluation was published in 2008 by Curriculum Services Canada.

Curriculum Correlation
The DVD Know Your Ride: How to Protect Yourself When Buying a Used Vehicle Privately and its accompanying Teacher's Guide support educators in implementing curriculum relating to citizenship. The resource has been designed to meet the learning expectations for Grade 10 Civics (CHV2O) as provided in The Ontario Curriculum, Grades 9 and 10: Canadian and World Studies, 2005, (revised).

Content
The information provided in Know Your Ride concerning "curbsiders" (imposters who pose as private individuals), OMVIC (the Ontario Motor Vehicle Industry Council), and how to protect oneself is current, relevant, and presented in a depth adequate to support knowledge and understanding.

Methodology
The DVD provides numerous viewing options – including full and teacher-guided versions, both with and without subtitles, as well as a Review Time segment – to support a wide variety of learning and teaching strategies. The presentation style of the DVD is appropriate for the intended audience and includes a youth-to-youth format using common slang for teenagers, a well-paced video and storyline, and appropriate background visuals and music.

Assessment
A wide range of strategies are provided, including tasks such as the creation of a guide or pamphlet, a public service announcement, a press release, a print ad, a video/podcast/radio broadcast, a rescission letter, and a letter to an MP (p.13). The above strategies provide educators with a wide range of evaluation and reporting data throughout the achievement chart, i.e., Knowledge/Understanding, Thinking, Application, and Communication.

Format
The DVD is easy to use for both teachers and students, allowing for independent and/or home use if desired. The multiple viewing versions allow for numerous viewing and instructional options and provide assistance to viewers who may require language or auditory assistance. Five entry/exit points in the teacher-guided versions allow for teacher direction throughout the DVD and allow teachers to accommodate for various learning styles and levels of study.

Bias
Know Your Ride provides both English and French versions to accommodate language preferences and to reflect Canada's two official languages. The characters featured in the DVD represent a wide variety of ethnic backgrounds.

Evaluation Recommendation
The DVD Know Your Ride: How to Protect Yourself When Buying a Used Vehicle Privately and its accompanying Teacher's Guide are recommended to support The Ontario Curriculum, Grade 9 and 10: Canadian and World Studies, 2005, (revised) for Grade 10 Civics (CHV2O). It could also be used in other provinces to deliver curriculum topics related to citizenship Additional Notes Certain words used in some of the DVD subtitles vary from the audio track. These variances do not affect the meaning but could pose difficulties for ELL students. There is an error in the URL address listed for "Buying/Selling a Used Car." The URL should read: http://www.gov.on.ca/MGS/en/ConsProt/STEL02_045984.html.


Publisher's description of the resource

The safety provided by the Motor Vehicle Dealer Compensation Fund applies only to transactions involving registered dealers. Buying a car privately puts consumers at risk of falling victim to "curbsiders," imposters who pose as private individuals, but are actually in the business of selling vehicles that may be stolen, damaged, rebuilt, odometer-tampered, or have liens against them. First-time car buyers are the primary targets of curbsiders, which means that teens and young adults are particularly at risk. OMVIC has created Know Your Ride, a curbsider awareness video and teacher resource package, to help youth understand what's involved in making a wise purchase. Curriculum Links: The lesson plans and extensions provided for the Know Your Ride video contain links to the grade 10 Civics expectations, as outlined in The Ontario Curriculum Grades 9 & 10 Canadian and World Studies (Revised).

End of publisher's description.

Contact Information

For further information about this resource please contact:
Ontario Motor Vehicle Industry Council
416-512-3167

Brenda McIntyre
Communications Coordinator
Ontario Motor Vehicle Industry Council
789 Don Mills Road, Suite 800
Toronto, ON   M3C 1T5
416-512-3167
416-512-3757
e-mail: Brenda.McIntyre@omvic.on.ca
http://http://www.omvic.on.ca/

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