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 40 Ideas for Media Literacy in Kindergarten (updated)
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By Diana Maliszewski
In Chelsea Attwell, Diana Maliszewski, Elementary, Kindergarten, Lessons and Ideas
Posted November 28, 2019

40 Ideas for Media Literacy in Kindergarten (updated)

By Chelsea Attwell and Diana Maliszewski It’s almost the end of 2018 – that means it’s time to release a list! We have 40 Ideas for Incorporating Media Literacy into a Kindergarten Program. [...]

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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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 Media literacy-the most essential skill
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By Neil Andersen
In Blog, Elementary, Lessons and Ideas, Neil Andersen, Secondary
Posted November 4, 2019

Media literacy-the most essential skill

This infographic provides convincing evidence why media literacy is the single most important skill to understand and succeed in our current mediated environments. As you explore it, ask [...]

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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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 Families and TV
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By Association for Media Literacy
In Blog, Media Literate Parenting, Neil Andersen
Posted July 4, 2019

Families and TV

While pundits predict the end of TV, it is still a major family activity. Older broadcast TV (CBC, CTV, Global) is controlled by a different set of policies than cable and OTT TV (Netflix, Prime, [...]

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 An Open Letter to the Ministry of Education of the Government of Ontario
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By Carol Arcus
In Blog
Posted March 22, 2019

An Open Letter to the Ministry of Education of the Government of Ontario

Why are Ontario students are missing out on the essential skill of media literacy? AML is concerned about the position of media literacy in the current Ontario curriculum. Written in 2005, the [...]

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 Password revelations as a privacy site of struggle
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By Neil Andersen
In Blog, Lessons and Ideas, Neil Andersen, Secondary
Posted March 19, 2019

Password revelations as a privacy site of struggle

One of the most compelling aspects of media studies involves sites of struggle. Sites of struggle are social phenomena that become arenas for changing values and behaviours. They include fashion, [...]

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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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15 Jan

Wonderful examples of culturally-appropriate messages.

What others might you imagine?

Media construct versions of reality.

⁦⁦@A_M_L_⁩ #medialiteracy https://news.cgtn.com/news/2020-05-05/Kangaroos-trout-and-hockey-sticks-to-help-with-social-distancing-Qfm75LkwBq/index.html

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15 Jan

What inferences might we make from learning that telcos are the largest donors?

Media contain commercial meanings.
Media contain social and political meanings.

⁦@A_M_L_⁩ #medialiteracy https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/corporate-donations-suspended-u-s-republicans-1.5873268

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15 Jan

How might we respond if the riot is given a human face?

Media construct versions of reality.
Audiences negotiate meaning.

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15 Jan

Could the GPS and login data be cross-referenced to the locations and chatter that occurred over the previous week?

Media construct versions of reality.

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The more I see these stories, I believe these are the same people who worry that tech ruins kids, so they film themselves destroying an iPad (while kids cry in the background) using either a hammer or shotgun, then post to Facebook about good parenting 🤷🏻‍♂️ https://www.theverge.com/2021/1/14/22231749/parler-interactive-map-video-gps-capitol-attack

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