Newsletters: March 2021 now out!
Our March 2021 newsletter is now out!
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Newsletters: March 2021 now out!
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.@epdevilla What about all the indoor dining children will be doing in school – for 4 days before another break? Why not stand up like Dr. Loh and make the switch to virtual for this week and save lives? Many parents want to keep their kids home, but can’t unless it’s official. https://twitter.com/epdevilla/status/1377768276072263682
Restrictions affect us but also protect us. It’s important to remember that each case of #COVID19 is a person, embedded in a family, a friend, a member of a community. This is a life-saving health measure meant to protect you, your family, your friends & all of us as a community. https://twitter.com/cityoftoronto/status/1377743894104969221
How might seeing the video influence our understanding of this event beyond the words?
Audiences negotiate meaning.
@A_M_L_
#medialiteracy is the most important skill
https://toronto.citynews.ca/2021/04/04/north-york-stunt-driving/
Media contain social and political meanings.
@A_M_L_
#medialiteracy is the most important skill https://twitter.com/BoingBoing/status/1377643092338212866
Alabama legislature upholds ban on yoga in schools because it might cause kids to convert to Hinduism https://boingboing.net/2021/04/01/alabama-legislature-upholds-ban-on-yoga-in-schools-because-it-might-cause-kids-to-convert-to-hinduism.html
Beatles’ Blackbird in Mi’kmaq
Why might she have chosen this song?
How might hearing this change our ideas about Mi’kmaq?
Form and content are related in media.
Media construct versions of reality.
Media contain social and political meanings.
@A_M_L_
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=99-LoEkAA3w&t=77s
#k12media #medialiteracy https://twitter.com/tcm/status/1377274632378671108
TCM’s annual #31DaysOfOscar programming returns for its 26th year, kicking off tomorrow with a month-long showcase of films recognized by the Academy.
This year, each of the featured films will run in alphabetical order over the course of 31 days: https://31days.tcm.com/
