Shining a light on the unseen aspects of film-making
New York Times articles are good primers on film and sound editing.
Expression and storytelling in comics
Unlike film or photography, which "intrinsically claim to be accurate documents," comics invite the reader to experience “the visual aspect of a story as it’s transformed through the cartoonist’s perception.” With rare occasions, such as photo-comics, a comic is a "particular, personal version of its artist’s vision – not what the artist’s eye sees, but the way the artist’s mind interprets sight."
Public or private? Facebook and the Stefanie Rengel case
With the tremendous success and spread of social networking sites like Facebook and MySpace, along with home-broadcasting sites such as YouTube and Flickr, many people have become concerned about what effect they will have on our attitudes towards privacy. Now a new question has arisen: whether Facebook postings violate the Youth Criminal Justice Act if they identify suspects or victims covered under the act.
Introducing #ForYou: A Game About Algorithms
Not many words have had a rise as meteoric as the term “algorithm.” Once only familiar to mathematicians or computer scientists, today algorithms are the subject of warnings from scholars and activists, protested by students whose future lives and careers are increasingly determined by algorithmic decision-making, personified and catered to by would-be YouTube stars, and seen as the almost magical element that is vital to the success of newer platforms such as TikTok.
Outcome Chart - Manitoba - English Language Arts 12
This outcome chart contains media-related learning outcomes from the Manitoba, Senior 4 (Grade 12) English Language Arts curriculum, with links to supporting resources on the MediaSmarts site.
Outcome Chart - Ontario - Health and Physical Education Grade 4
This outcome chart contains media-related learning outcomes from the Ontario Grade 4 Health and Physical Education curriculum with links to supporting resources on the MediaSmarts site.
English Language Arts K-4 Overview
At the elementary level in Manitoba, media-related objectives can be found in foundational outcomes for speaking, listening, writing, reading, and, most frequently, under viewing and representing.
English Language Arts 5-8 Overview
At the elementary level in Manitoba, media-related objectives can be found in foundational outcomes for speaking, listening, writing, reading, and, most frequently, under viewing and representing.