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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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

I attended the American Library Association conference in Washington, DC and had an opportunity to visit the expansive—REALLY expansive—exhibits. You might expect most exhibitors to be promoting [...]

Michelle Solomon is a Media Specialist currently teaching in the TDSB. She received her MA in English from McMaster University, where she worked as a TA for several years, focusing on English and [...]

Many thanks to Nina Silver for sharing the following Secondary assessment/evaluation tools. Dracula  PSA Audacity Sound Production Rubric 2DL Media News Story Evaluation Photo Essay Evaluation [...]

Many people are concerned about the ramifications of a Donald Trump presidency. What was once considered a laughable long shot by a TV celebrity has become serious politics. Talk show hosts have [...]

fastcocreate.com Hail Caesar! is both an elegy and an indictment of the 1950s Hollywood studio system. The story centers on the personal and professional trials of Eddie Mannix (Josh Brolin), the [...]

by Diana Luciani, former AML Board Member This 5-day lesson plan incorporates media into the Learning Strategies/Skills for Success Ontario course, and in doing, helps students examine and make [...]

Produced by Dissolve, a stock footage company, to promote its catalog of video clips, this video can be read differently by different audiences. The company sells its clips to promotional firms [...]