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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 [...]

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 [...]

These slides (click here) were part of a presentation by AML Director Diana Maliszewski for newly-hired permanent contract teachers in the Toronto District School Board during their Beginning [...]

Neil Andersen and Carol Arcus of The Association for Media Literacy are proud to have been the guest editors of the Agency issue of The Journal of Media Literacy. We chose Agency as 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 [...]

This text-of-the-month is a pair of texts. One is a direct response to the other. Both are interesting.

I am struggling with a disconnect. I just heard about a malware app that compresses all of your files and then holds you ransom for a password that will unlock and restore them. The people behind [...]

* https://www.amazon.com/Media-Literacy-Classroom-Frank-Baker/ reviewed by Chelsea Attwell As a Media Literacy teacher for primary students I am always interested in teacher resources targeted at [...]

  One of the most exciting—and at the same time challenging—aspects of media literacy education is its evergreen quality. Media technologies and issues change and influence one another [...]