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Cathy, you folks and CTF have done a great job of bringing visibility to Media Literacy Week. I think this event will definitely propel it forward even more. Love the panel and the fact that you'll have 120 high school journalism students at the new…
Media Awareness Network, Canadian Teachers’ Federation and Historica-Dominion Institute’s Encounters with Canada will launch Media Literacy Week on November 2, with a panel discussion in Ottawa about the impact of digital media on news gathering. Th…
Hi Cheryl,
This looks like a fantastic event! We are spreading the word about it through the Media Literacy Week website and Facebook and Twitter. It is wonderful to see how forward thinking Manitoba is in its approach to digital literacy. You have…
Thanks Ray;
Manitoba is ahead of the rest of the country in this area. We would really like to feature educators and/or students from the province so we can highlight Manitoba's continuum model for ICT. You can see examples of featured teachers and…
Great theme this year, Cathy. I know there are Manitoba teachers involved in "interesting projects relating to technology, media production, and media and digital literacy." We'll spread the word here and I'll try to touch base with some who may wan…
Media Awareness Network and the Canadian Teachers' Federation are joining together to host Canada's fourth annual Media Literacy Week, November 2-6, 2009. The purpose of the week is to promote media and digital literacy as key components in the educ…
A recent article about the 4th grade reading slump in the U.S. from Democracy: A Journal of Ideas, features a blueprint for change built on a provocative premise: the authors argue that instead of banning, disdaining or simply ignoring digital media…
I am having touble viewing these videos, is anyone else having trouble getting them to load?
I agree that the earlier we can start the better. Kids are out there learning about the world and themselves through media with little guidance or reflection. We need an approach that looks at children's developmental stages and provides them with a…
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- At 11:30am on March 13, 2009,
Raman Job said…
- Hi, Cathy. Welcome to the Ning. It's so nice to have another conference presenter with us. I know there will be a lot of people interested in your presentation on Media Literacy with Francine. I know you'll make some good connections here. Again, welcome aboard.
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Launch event for Media Literacy Week November 2, 2009
Media Awareness Network, Canadian Teachers’ Federation and Historica-Dominion Institute’s Encounters with Canada will launch Media Literacy Week on November 2, with a panel discussion in Ottawa about the impact of digital media on journalism and news gathering. There will be a live Webcast of the event from Ustream on www.medialiteracyweek.ca.
News Gathering in the Digital Age will include panellists Andrew Cohen, award-winnin… Continue
News Gathering in the Digital Age will include panellists Andrew Cohen, award-winnin… Continue
Posted on October 23, 2009 at 12:00pm — 1 Comment
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