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VIDEO: Teach This - 'Portlandia' Technology Loop

A crack up and incredibly teachable from Portlandia Season #1 for anyone looking to talk about the media and the message :) 

Started by Ryan Goble

2 Jan 8, 2015
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NPR: "An Update on Screen Time"

This is your money quote: And after a year of reporting, one of our biggest takeaways is simply that screen time is situation-based. As res…

Started by Ryan Goble

0 Jan 6, 2015

Why copyright and cash bad for creativity

There's an interesting article over at The Conversation, by Dan Hunter, Dean of Swinburne Law School at Swinburne University of Technology.…

Started by Susan Stephenson, the Book Chook

1 Jan 6, 2015
Reply by Michele Vogt-Schuller

ARTICLE: Film fact-checking is here to stay. So let’s agree on some new rules

From the WaPo.., ‘Will this ever end?” That’s President Lyndon Baines Johnson speaking to an aide early in “Selma,” Ava DuVernay’s stirring…

Started by Ryan Goble

0 Jan 6, 2015

TV Special: Curious How Sitcoms Are Made?

The Paley Center for Media presents "Now That’s Funny! On Set with TV’s Hottest Comedies: A Paley Center for Media Special,” airing on the…

Started by Frank W. Baker

0 Dec 21, 2014

STREAMING SITE: Music, Geography & History @ Radiooooo.com

Seems like a brilliant site to build background knowledge for the 20th and 21st Century! As described by Entertainment Weekly: On this simp…

Started by Ryan Goble

0 Nov 27, 2014

FILM: Frontline 'Generation Like' + Hunger Games Marketing

Essential watching for kids and educators. For those who are fans of the Frontline PBS shows that  Douglas Rushkoff is involved in Generati…

Started by Ryan Goble

0 Nov 26, 2014

OP-ED: How the Kardashians exploit racial bias for profit

I thought this was a VERY high interest argumentative essay and teachable op-ed from The Washington Post .... How the Kardashians exploit r…

Started by Ryan Goble

0 Nov 22, 2014

LESSON IDEA: How do we know if the document/source is true or real?

Nice lesson idea from the Middle Writer Blog - good for almost any discipline... Check the whole lesson HERE.

Started by Ryan Goble

0 Nov 21, 2014

Using Toy Commercials To Instill Media Literacy Skills

Here is another one of my regular columns for MiddleWeb.com:  "Expert Frank W. Baker wants to convince teachers that toy advertisements are…

Started by Frank W. Baker

0 Nov 19, 2014

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