Many have heard of the 2006 Canadian Dove “Evolution” campaign where the viewer gets to see up close and personal the evolution of a female (through physical and digital enhancement) into what the public sees as a model. If you
Show Your Media Literacy
In case you missed it, the Manitoba Association for Computing Educators (ManACE) created this video in celebration of Media Awareness Week back in 2009. It’s a nice piece of eye and ear candy that gets the conversation started about the
Digital Media—New Learners of the 21st Century (PBS)
This is a highly thoughtful 1-hour PBS feature of 5 innovative schooling projects in search for the purpose of education in the 21st century. It’s important to recognize that digital technologies are merely the means (not the ends) of schooling
Powerful Voices for Kids (& the RH Factor)
One of my favorite media educators and researchers is Renee Hobbs of the Media Education Lab at Temple University (among other ventures). Her Powerful Voices for Kids project is a Philadelphia school-university partnership that strengthens children’s abilities to think for
One Laptop Per Child and the Need for Media Literacy
This is an interesting examination of the One Laptop Per Child global initiative and the need for a larger framework for understanding technology. It is by Dr. Marcus Leaning at the University of Winchester.