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Using "The Avengers" To Teach Media Literacy

In today's post over at Connect the Pop I do something a little unusual... I share all the emails about The Avengers that I've received fro…

Started by Peter Gutierrez

3 Sep 6, 2012
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ARTICLE/RESOURCE: Media Literacy & Politics

Future voters and civic leaders need to understand how political messages are crafted, media expert Frank Baker says in this post on Middle…

Started by Frank W. Baker

0 Sep 3, 2012

SHORT FILM: Kiwi!!!

This is one of my favorite short films to teach for a multitude of reasons. First, it requires students and teachers to flex their visual t…

Started by Ryan Goble

0 Aug 26, 2012

NEW REALITY SHOW: "The Week the Women Went"

I read about this show - "The Week the Women Went" - in an interesting New York Times review. It looks like a "non-fictional" attempt at so…

Started by Ryan Goble

0 Aug 16, 2012

VIDEO/ARTICLES: Texas GOP on Critical Thinking in Schools

OK, so this post is really more for the US Education Policy group but because it is humorous, disturbing, fascinating and indicative of man…

Started by Ryan Goble

0 Aug 5, 2012

Rare Medium is Well Done: Finding McLuhan in NYC

by Mike Gange  New York City is a constant world of discovery for me. I rarely get to visit there. I know a few landmarks, such as Penn Sta…

Started by Mike Gange

0 Aug 3, 2012

NEW BOOK: Trust Me, I'm Lying -Official Book Trailer

Pretty dramatic trailer, obviously self-serving and complicated to assess given the title - but this is the guy who made American Apperal a…

Started by Ryan Goble

2 Jul 20, 2012
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LESSON IDEA: Using Spam to Teach Persuasive Writing

Excellent idea from a blog at the Guardian (UK) Teacher Network... Read the full blog /lesson HERE.  

Started by Ryan Goble

2 Jul 19, 2012
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Strengths and Weakness of the Hollywood Blockbuster mentality

I challenged my students to look at the strengths and weaknesses of the Hollywood Blockbuster mentality. Here is what they came up with....…

Started by Mike Gange

4 Jul 17, 2012
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New Issue of The Journal of Media Literacy Education

NAMLE, the National Assn of Media Literacy Education, has just released the latest issue of its journal. You can read it here.If media lite…

Started by Frank W. Baker

0 Jul 11, 2012

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