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=__Media Literacy Lesson Ideas__ =

This wiki offers lesson ideas by grade to cover expectations in the 2006 Ontario Language Curriculum's Media Literacy section. Where possible the specific expectations being addressed in the lesson are indicated in brackets. The page for each grade includes a focus for each term and any other relevant lesson ideas or links to support the Media Literacy curriculum for the grade. __﻿ __

__[|Media Awareness Network] __ offers a lesson library for teachers. Search by grade, subject and topic to find a lesson. Many of the lessons included in this wiki are based on lessons from the Media Awareness Network and include a direct link to the lesson.

[|PBS Kids Don't Buy It] is an interactive website which focuses on pop culture and advertisements aimed at children. Sections include Advertising Tricks, Buying Smart and Your Entertainment. Click on [|Teacher's Guide] for lesson plans and extension activities based on each online activity. Great lessons for use with a Smartboard.

[|Arthur's Guide to Media Literacy] is another PBS site which links episodes of Arthur (a popular PBS children's cartoon) with media literacy topics like persuasion in advertising, journalism, and stereotyping in the media. Many Arthur episodes are available through Learn 360 streaming video, YouTube or the local public library's DVD collection (DVD ART).

__10 Ways to Integrate Digital Media Into Other Areas of Study __

 * 1) use Kid Pix 4 to create picture collages or slide shows
 * 2) create a book trailer (like a movie trailer) instead of a traditional book report (use digital cameras to film and edit using Windows Movie Maker)
 * 3) create PSAs for a school, community, or global event or issue (broadcast on intercom or school television network)
 * 4) use Microsoft Publisher to create a poster or pamphlet or newspaper about a unit of study
 * 5) use Corel Presentations to create a multimedia slide show to report research findings
 * 6) use Smart Notebook 10 to create a board game about a unit of study, and play it on the Smartboard
 * 7) use [|Wordle] to create word clouds in response to a book, movie or presentation
 * 8) use [|Bitstrips for Schools]to create comic strips about a unit of study
 * 9) <span style="color: #0000ff; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: left;">create interactive posters using [|Glogster EDU]
 * 10) <span style="color: #0000ff; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: left;">create a class wiki using [|Wikispaces]
 * 11) <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">create a class blog using [|Blogger]
 * 12) <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">use [|Storybird] to create original digital stories from the story art available on the website