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Tag Archives for: "21st Century Literacies"
 Young Children’s Book Awareness as Media Literacy
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By Neil Andersen
In Blog, Elementary, Kindergarten, Lessons and Ideas, Neil Andersen
Posted May 6, 2021

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 [...]

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 Baby It’s Cold Outside: The Saga of a Song
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By Neil Andersen
In Blog, Diana Maliszewski, Lessons and Ideas, Neil Andersen, Secondary
Posted November 26, 2019

Baby It’s Cold Outside: The Saga of a Song

by Neil Andersen and Diana Maliszewski This is the saga of a song. The melody and lyrics have remained intact, yet its long list of performers and audiences have profoundly changed its experience [...]

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 Fallout from the Cell Phone Ban: An Update
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By Neil Andersen
In Blog, Elementary, Lessons and Ideas, Media Literate Parenting, Neil Andersen, Secondary
Posted November 25, 2019

Fallout from the Cell Phone Ban: An Update

(This post – originally from 2018 – poses relevant questions in light of the recent ban on cell phones in TorontoDSB classrooms. -ed.) The principal of Earl Grey Senior Public School [...]

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 National Association of Media Literacy Educators
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By Neil Andersen
In Blog, Neil Andersen
Posted October 1, 2019

National Association of Media Literacy Educators

The NAMLE Conference was held in Washington DC,  June 26 – 28, 2019. The conference provided a rich collection of ideas and resources. Below are some highlights of my experiences. -by Neil [...]

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 What might a Home screen reveal?
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By Neil Andersen
In Lessons and Ideas, Neil Andersen, Secondary
Posted August 2, 2019

What might a Home screen reveal?

Many students’ smartphone home screens are a random collection of app icons while others are carefully curated and organized. How might teachers use these variations for a fun, practical [...]

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 Media Environment Scavenger Hunt
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By Neil Andersen
In Chelsea Attwell, Elementary, Kindergarten, Lessons and Ideas, Neil Andersen
Posted July 29, 2019

Media Environment Scavenger Hunt

by Neil Andersen and Chelsea Attwell. It is useful and fun to think about media in broader terms than books, websites or news. The environment that our students learn in provides rich learning [...]

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 What is your emoji-name?
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By Neil Andersen
In Elementary, Lessons and Ideas, Neil Andersen, Secondary
Posted March 12, 2019

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 represent ideas and [...]

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 Unhealthy Metaphors
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By Neil Andersen
In Blog, Neil Andersen
Posted February 18, 2019

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 when we are discussing abstract ideas rather [...]

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 “Hijab Hoax” Case Study
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By Neil Andersen
In Elementary, Lessons and Ideas, Michelle Solomon, Secondary
Posted January 21, 2019

“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 of media studies and [...]

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 The Right Side of History
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By Neil Andersen
In Blog, Neil Andersen
Posted December 20, 2018

The Right Side of History

In November, 2018, Jesse—’CBC tech columnist’—Hirsh appeared in his regular time slot on the Metro Morning radio show to comment on Facebook’s long list of ethical missteps, among them failing to [...]

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Today the EU published its strategy to combat child sexual abuse. First scan looks fantastic. Stuff we have been campaigning on for years. @Childmanifesto @ECPAT

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Why is language a site of struggle?

Media contain social and political messages.

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What is a metaphor?

Audiences negotiate meanings.
Media contain social and political messages.

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