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Read AML’s latest news, classroom strategies, and commentary on current issues through a media literacy lens.

Neil Andersen

Guide to Responding to Online Harassment

Four out of ten internet users have experienced online harassment. 88% of teens say that they have witnessed someone being mean to someone else on social…
Carol Arcus

An Open Letter to the Ministry of Education of the Government of Ontario

Why are Ontario students are missing out on the essential skill of media literacy? AML is concerned about the position of media literacy in the current…
Neil Andersen

Password revelations as a privacy site of struggle

One of the most compelling aspects of media studies involves sites of struggle. Sites of struggle are social phenomena that become arenas for changing values and…
Neil Andersen

What is your emoji-name?

by Neil Andersen. Emojis are ideograms and smileys used in electronic messages and Web pages. (Wikipedia) Their uses are growing rapidly, especially in texting, to graphically…
Neil Andersen

Unhealthy Metaphors

* by Neil Andersen In Metaphors We Live By, cognitive linguist George Lakoff explains that most of our language is metaphorical. This is especially true…
Diana Maliszewski

Using Memes in the Classroom: Prompts and Considerations

By Diana Maliszewski – Note: a version of this blog post initially appeared December 7, 2015 on https://mondaymollymusings.blogspot.com/2015/12/memes-from-twitter-inspiration-to.html Memes are fascinating media texts, accessible for many and…
Diana Maliszewski

The Representation of Role Playing Games in Youth-Focused Popular Culture

This article was originally written for and published by www.gamingedus.org by Mary Maliszewski on April 10, 2016. It has been reproduced here with permission from the…
Neil Andersen

“Hijab Hoax” Case Study

* by Michelle Solomon and Neil Andersen (updated 2019) Because the primary function of media is to communicate culture, media literacy is a wonderfully compelling blend…
Diana Maliszewski

More Emoji Lesson Ideas

By Diana Maliszewski “What is your emoji-name?” by Neil Andersen has been one of our most accessed posts since it was first published in 2017. If…
Neil Andersen

Digital Citizenship in the Primary Grades

If you’re like me you may have already noticed the back to school TV ads are slowly making an appearance. Why not? It is the end…