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Media Literacy and Serious Fun in the K-12 Classroom
How do our learners navigate and understand news on social media? How might dis-information impact their understanding of race relations? Of pandemic science? Of their own culture? This webinar will use a cross-curricular approach to focus on practical, stimulating, and critical thinking strategies for embedding media literacy frameworks into any curriculum. We will focus on …
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Getting GIPHY
GIFs: Perhaps you’ve seen them on your social media feeds. Or maybe they’ve popped up in your text messages. Let’s explore the many ways we can capitalize on a strategic use of GIFs in our classrooms and programs. From reading to “writing” our own, we will explore quick and easy tools to have you creating …
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Tips and Tools for Producing Podcasts
In this session, we will explore how to record, process, upload and publish audio podcasts. The skills developed during this workshop are transferable to multiple contexts. Not only will you be able to put your school announcements online, but you can also create a classroom podcast for parents, a teacher podcast for students, or a …
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Combating Online Hate in Schools: What to Know. What to Do.
This program examines the issues of digital citizenship in an age of online hate. Participants will be oriented to the state of online hate through the Center’s searchable database and discuss some of the challenges young people face on popular digital platforms. Participants will learn about some of the common symbols and codes used by …
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Media Literacy Week Celebration! The fun of teaching through and about Media Literacy
The week of October 25 – 29, 2021 is Canada’s Media Literacy Week! Come and celebrate with the Association for Media Literacy. Teaching media literacy is fun! This session will provide K-12 educators with practical strategies to embed media literacy into their programs. Participants will explore the concept of teaching through and about media literacy …