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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
Toronto, ON, Canada
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We’re pleased to share a gr. 11 Arts unit from Director Irene Faiz as an example of how #KeyConcepts of #MediaLiteracy such as “Media construct versions of reality” & “Media contain values messages” can be seamlessly woven into other subject curricula.
“[Media literacy] can also help [students] develop skills and perspective that may help them… to live with a little more tolerance, understanding, and confidence and a lot more skepticism, scrutiny, and sophistication.” Continue in @EdWeekOpinion 🔗
🚨 It’s been a chaotic, emotionally charged news week. Trying to find credible reports in such an environment can be hard – especially on social media!
5️⃣ basic steps for evaluating a source 👇🏾
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In today’s featured blog, President @mediasee highlights evolving real-world applications of #MachineLearning & considers potential benefits & hazards of #GenAI, from enhancing social connections to ethical concerns, in true #McLuhanian style.
Co-VP @MzMollyTL just returned from presenting & participating in @IC4ML #IMLRS24 in the Azores. Check out her reflection on this year’s iteration of one of our favourite #MediaLiteracy conferences on our blog: