Costume Etiquette, Costume Considerations
“Halloween is often an exciting time of year and also provides an opportunity to provide rich teaching and learning contexts that engage students in critical conversations that include [...]
“Halloween is often an exciting time of year and also provides an opportunity to provide rich teaching and learning contexts that engage students in critical conversations that include [...]
Here are at least 50 ideas you can implement or tweak if you’re stuck for Halloween fun AND learning! We have drawn from our archives to highlight the “Haunted Media” project [...]
*Diana Maliszewski’s 2019 Elementary lesson on Elections – their signs and processes – is well worth reviving for a 2022 Fall activity! Elections are great opportunities for [...]
Chelsea Attwell is currently a Digital Lead Learner Hybrid teacher with the Toronto District School Board and a member of the board of directors for The Association of Media Literacy since 2013. [...]
Cigarette smoking was promoted in the past as a sign of maturity and sophistication for a century. Celebrities smoked. Movie stars played smoking heroes. Smoking made fans feel like their heroes. [...]
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 [...]
Here is a simple yet effective way to identify and break down gender stereotypes. It can be modified to work in any classroom. Sarah Bayne uses a relatable medium such as a T-shirt to [...]
This excursion doesn’t take any permission forms or money to run. It’s a field trip to your school’s parking lot! This lesson can be led early in the school year, and can be [...]
Li’l Nas X’s Old Town Road holds the record for most weeks on the Billboard chart. Children know the song, can sing it and dance to it. It has morphed into music videos, gathering [...]
Media Literacy and the NBA Champions: On Thursday, June 13, 2019, the Toronto Raptors, the only current Canadian franchise in the NBA (National Basketball Association), won the NBA Championship. [...]
Association for Media Literacy
Toronto, ON, Canada
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Check it out! đ @GoogleForEdu’s #BeInternetAwesome Media Literacy handbook đ 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 đ http://goo.gle/3VUbzMp
Look ma, the Canadians are reading my book! đThx to Chelsea Atwell & @A_M_L for the shout out Media Literacy for Young Children.
PRESS RELEASE: In response to @sflecceâs 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
Weâre 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 @MzMollyTLâs upcoming @Leacock_Fdn panel discussion on #AI, @mediaseeâs ongoing series on #MachineLearning, a review of @InsightersEdâs new book, @mzz_neeâs coauthored article on #SocialMedia as #Melodrama &more! Checkitout!