Why Some Words?
Why Some Words? by Diana Maliszewski One of the 2023 Ontario Library Association’s Forest of Reading nominees is Can You Believe It?: How To Spot Fake News and Find the Facts by Joyce Grant [...]
Why Some Words? by Diana Maliszewski One of the 2023 Ontario Library Association’s Forest of Reading nominees is Can You Believe It?: How To Spot Fake News and Find the Facts by Joyce Grant [...]
https://nmc-mic.ca/2022/10/19/media-literacy-week-is-right-around-the-corner/ AML’s Co-Vice President Diana Maliszewski and AML Executive member June Lee in conversation as [...]
This engaging conversation from Media Literacy Week features Neil Andersen, Margie Keats, Diana Maliszewski & Michelle Solomon.
Celebrating Media Literacy Week, a new Mediacy podcast, and more! Click here for our October newsletter.
Some people receive unsolicited text messages that seem to be parts of a conversation with a friend or a company. Are these messages intended for someone else but have been accidentally sent to [...]
(This illustration was obtained from https://www.freepnglogos.com/pics/crown and is used under a Creative Commons license.) Monday, September 19, 2022 was the day of Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral. [...]
Check out our Special Edition September Newsletter. Diana Maliszewski has spearheaded a rich set of K-12 lesson ideas on the Monarchy as Media. And don’t forget our Fall AQ! [...]
Check out our Fall Media AQ, a new Interview, and an invitation to re-visit our Lesson ideas.. Click here for our September newsletter.
by Neil Andersen Note: These two images, representing “about” and “through” come from the icon collection from The Noun Project. We are permitted to use these images under [...]
Late June seems to be a popular time for conferences. For many districts, students are finished for the year (just not for elementary schools in our district) and members of the target audience [...]
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Media contain social and political messages.
Media contain values messages.
@A_M_L_ https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/jan/03/frances-cesar-film-awards-ban-anyone-being-investigated-on-sex-crimes?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
Media construct versions of reality.
@A_M_L_ https://twitter.com/mattyglesias/status/1610096327060525056
Matthew Yglesias
@mattyglesias
The viral generational wealth chart looks very different when restated in per capita terms
https://economistwritingeveryday.com/2021/09/01/who-is-the-wealthiest-generation/
#MediaLiteracy is the most important skill
@A_M_L_ https://twitter.com/IrregularVerbal/status/1610056469344305152
Matthew Johnson
@IrregularVerbal
Fascinating thread on what makes something sound like “anime music” – with detours into history and linguistics.
Each medium has a unique aesthetic form
#DMLKeyConcepts https://twitter.com/atelierjoshua/status/1609588774916481024
Media contain social and political messages.
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Media contain social and political messages.
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https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/poland-says-germany-refused-talks-ww2-reparations-2023-01-03/