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In Diana Maliszewski, Elementary, Lessons and Ideas, Secondary

Posted January 30, 2019

Using Memes in the Classroom: Prompts and Considerations

By Diana Maliszewski – Note: a version of this blog post initially appeared December 7, 2015 on https://mondaymollymusings.blogspot.com/2015/12/memes-from-twitter-inspiration-to.html Memes [...]

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 [...]

By Diana Maliszewski

In Diana Maliszewski, Elementary, Lessons and Ideas, Secondary

Posted September 15, 2018

Analyze the “New” Anthem

by Diana Maliszewski Media literacy can be most impactful when the media texts chosen for study are items that students interact with daily, often without much consideration. The Canadian [...]

By Michelle Solomon

In Blog, Elementary, Lessons and Ideas, Michelle Solomon, Secondary

Posted July 15, 2017

Parody Songs and Media Literacy

Love Pharrell Williams and Weird Al Yankovic? Want to have some fun with your students? Use these fun videos to get them thinking critically about the broad range of texts they encounter. The [...]