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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 [...]
(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 [...]
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 [...]
This is a 3-part lesson: research, discussion/presentation; and creation. Students will research the political implications of a named building, statue or highway, discuss/present their results [...]
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 [...]
Provocative on so many levels… Ike Interviews God What would YOU ask?
In his arraignment and conviction of Taylor Swift, Dan Ozzi slags her for releasing Look What You Made Me Do at a time when he thinks she should be using her significant fan influence to critique [...]
Carmen is an animated music video comment on social media, specifically referencing Twitter. It makes strong and unequivocal statements about the effects of social media on society. Students [...]
It is very curious that, with all the sturm und drang that accompanied the long-overdue release of Ontario’s Sex Education/Health Curriculum, no one acknowledged the elephants in the room. [...]
The University of Southern California’s Annenberg School of Communication & Journalism provides The Critical Media Project.
Association for Media Literacy
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Check it out! 🌟 @GoogleForEdu’s #BeInternetAwesome Media Literacy handbook 👏 NAMLE was a partner on the lesson plans, which address important topics from privacy to identifying false information and provide opportunities to learn #MediaLiteracy skills 🔗 http://goo.gle/3VUbzMp
Look ma, the Canadians are reading my book! 😁Thx to Chelsea Atwell & @A_M_L for the shout out Media Literacy for Young Children.
PRESS RELEASE: In response to @sflecce’s announced #OntEd cell phone & social media ban, AML is compelled to highlight the contradiction inherent in mandating #DigitalLiteracy education while simultaneously banning the tools necessary for effective implementation #OnPoli #EdChat
We’re excited about this #DigitalLiteracy camp for the littles being run by our VP in cooperation with @ontariotech_u University! Sign up now while there are still spots left.
Our latest newsletter shares @MzMollyTL’s upcoming @Leacock_Fdn panel discussion on #AI, @mediasee’s ongoing series on #MachineLearning, a review of @InsightersEd’s new book, @mzz_nee’s coauthored article on #SocialMedia as #Melodrama &more! Checkitout!