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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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@A_M_L_ https://twitter.com/fbaker/status/1361723691667775492
“Teaching and learning about #medialiteracy and #criticalthinking is a life-long journey. It starts at kindergartens and continues at elementary schools, high schools and universities” https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/climate-and-people/finlands-secret-weapon-fight-against-fake-news-kindergarten/
Working with the authentic codes and conventions of online platforms supports #medialiteracy learning.
Media construct versions of reality.
Audiences negotiate meaning.
@A_M_L_ https://twitter.com/julnilsmith/status/1362123693477003270
Julie Nilsson Smith (she/her)@julnilsmith
THIS IS AMAZING! Thanks @jmattmiller
https://ditchthattextbook.com/social-media-templates/
Great discussion opportunities!
What is a media company?
What is predatory practice?
How do we values journalism?
Media contain social and political meanings.
Media contain commercial meanings.
@A_M_L_ #medialiteracy https://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/australia-facebook-news-content-1.5917224
What is misogyny?
Media contain values messages.
Media contain social and political meanings.
@A_M_L_ #medialiteracy https://torontosun.com/news/provincial/ndp-leader-horwaths-voice-like-nails-on-a-chalkboard-ford
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