Election Signs – Easy & Timely Lessons for Elementary*
*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 [...]
*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 [...]
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 [...]
“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 [...]
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. [...]
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Media contain social and political messages.
Media contain values messages.
@A_M_L_ https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/jan/03/frances-cesar-film-awards-ban-anyone-being-investigated-on-sex-crimes?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
Media construct versions of reality.
@A_M_L_ https://twitter.com/mattyglesias/status/1610096327060525056
Matthew Yglesias
@mattyglesias
The viral generational wealth chart looks very different when restated in per capita terms
https://economistwritingeveryday.com/2021/09/01/who-is-the-wealthiest-generation/
#MediaLiteracy is the most important skill
@A_M_L_ https://twitter.com/IrregularVerbal/status/1610056469344305152
Matthew Johnson
@IrregularVerbal
Fascinating thread on what makes something sound like “anime music” – with detours into history and linguistics.
Each medium has a unique aesthetic form
#DMLKeyConcepts https://twitter.com/atelierjoshua/status/1609588774916481024
Media contain social and political messages.
@A_M_L_ https://globalnews.ca/news/9383759/twitter-threats-arrest-rcmp-ottawa/
Media contain social and political messages.
@A_M_L_
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/poland-says-germany-refused-talks-ww2-reparations-2023-01-03/