MDL4000 - Media and Digital Literacy
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    • 1.1 Me and Media >
      • 1.2 Me & Media: Fun-damentals
    • 2.1 Web Literacy >
      • 2.2 Competencies
    • 3.1 Digital Storytelling >
      • 3.2 Connected Learning
    • 4.1 DS: Making Meaning >
      • 4.2 Where are the stories?
    • 5.1 Visual Literacy and S.J. >
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    • 6.1 Creating with Purpose >
      • 6.2 Creating - PSA
    • 7.1 Mobile & Learning >
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    • 8.1 Makers & Making >
      • 8.2 Making Media
    • 9.1 Media - teacher & learner >
      • 9.2 Media in teaching
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    • 1.1 New Media & .... >
      • 1. 2 New Media & ....
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    • 3.1 DS: Digging Deeper >
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    • 4.1 DS: Tools of the Trade >
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    • 5.1 DS: Process & Plan >
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9.1 Media as a teacher and learner

This week we will focus on the following:
  • collaborations to create media lesson plans
  • reflections in action, on action, of actions in media and digital literacy

Readings

  • Edugains Innovation Videos
  • MediaSmarts Media Literacy Week resources

What is distributed learning?
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How might distributed learning influence media and digital literacy instruction?

Understanding
​Distributed Learning

Where have you participated in 'distributed learning'? 
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What media and digital literacy skills to you need to participate in distributed learning spaces?


Planning and tinkering with Kahoot

Making meaningful media with Kahoot?

TAKING TIME TO PLAN FOR MEDIA 

Ontario Curriculum Expectations - Media & Advertising
Let's explore the application of media, advertising and marketing to your upcoming classroom placements.
​Time will now be given for your group to work on collecting examples and building lesson ideas.
Build connections from the field to the curriculum document for Media.
Consider all the 'text' and 'media' elements integrated into the message.
​How will students be actively engaged in learning about media literacy?
ADD your resources and connections to this shared Google Slide collection.

wordle of visual literacy
Review some resources available for use in your planning.
Adapt and adjust these resources to suit your curriculum expectations.
  • Media Smarts - Lesson Plan for Gr. 5-6 on Advertising 
  • Concerned Children's Advertisers - video series One Minute Media; downloadable posters
  • MediaSmarts lesson plans
  • Powerful Voices for Kids: Digital & Media Literacy Education - linked to Renee Hobbs' Media Education Lab
  • Common Sense Media - curriculum and lesson plans by grade/ division
  • Common Sense Media - videos relevant to media in the classroom

Connecting to your teaching practice - Try tinkering with PASSPORTS


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Digital Passport
This web based resource is free to educators. You can sign up for an educator account and then set up your classroom for student access.

Learn about each of the modules and activities found in the passport at the Digital Passport Educator Resources page and the Digital Passport Get Trained page. There are many available Educators Webinars listed at the Common Sense Media website. You can also learn the basics of access from the webinar found below.

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Passport to the Internet
This web based resource is available to educators in Ontario. It is fully funded by the Ministry of Education. 


Take some time to review the infographic below "Top 10 Social Media Competencies for Teachers" and set some personal goals for your teaching practice. Which competencies are you comfortable sharing? Where do you feel you need to focus some energy?
Top-10-Social-Media-Competencies-for-Teachers-Infographic
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