Young Children’s Book Awareness as Media Literacy
Many parents make a particular point of exposing their children to books at an early age and continue to promote a love of reading throughout their childhoods. As popular as tablets and [...]
Newsletters: April 2021 now out!
Our April 2021 newsletter is now out! If you would like to receive our newsletter regularly (it is free!), contact us. Others archived here: (watch for changes…)
By Carol Arcus
Posted Mediacy Podcasts – Resources & Links
Mental Wellness One Year On in the Pandemic Wellness expert Glenys Vivian returned to help Neil and Carol understand how to support those around us, and ways we all might go forward together – [...]
By Sarah Bayne
Posted It’s All Political: Our Texts, Talk, & Teaching
This past August, two of our AML board members, Diana and Sarah, had the opportunity to present at the Beginning Teachers Conference. This year, the conference was held virtually via Zoom. [...]
The Presidential Election Debates Resources
The October 5 and 12 Mediacy episodes referenced transcribed versions of the debate recordings that might be useful for Secondary Media Literacy, English, Drama, Civics, Journalism and History. [...]
Animal Crossing New Horizons: Popularity and Possibilities for Understanding Key Concepts
I think this is the first time that I will have posted an identical blog post in three different virtual places simultaneously: (L-R) Mary, Peter, Diana My Personal [...]
By Sarah Bayne
In Blog, Carol Arcus, Diana Maliszewski, Elementary, End User License Agreements, Essential Frameworks, Kindergarten, Lessons and Ideas, Neil Andersen, Resources, Sarah Bayne, Secondary
Posted Media Literacy Week 2020
A perspective by Sarah Bayne, an Ontario elementary educator and board member with the AML. October was a stressful month for many of us. Between students, teachers, and families navigating the [...]
By Carol Arcus
In Blog, Carol Arcus, Elementary, Media Literate Parenting, Neil Andersen, Recommended Resources, Secondary
Posted Helping Children through the Pandemic
Glenys Vivian, education and school-based wellness lead with Ontario’s York Region District School Board, has a wealth of expertise in addressing children’s responses to trauma. She chatted with [...]
In Blog, Carol Arcus, Chelsea Attwell, Diana Maliszewski, Elementary, Lessons and Ideas, Media Literate Parenting, Sarah Bayne, Secondary
Posted 40 Ideas for Media Literacy at Home
By Chelsea Attwell, Carol Arcus, Sarah Bayne and Diana Maliszewski In light of the Covid -19 pandemic many people are spending more time at home and engaging in various online and offline [...]
Social Credit in Canada
Oh what a tangled web we weave… Thanks to Jessie Hirsh’s Metaviews,* I listened to episode 86 of a China Tech Talk podcast, China’s social credit system: everything you know is wrong with Kendra [...]
