{"id":13548,"date":"2014-11-30T14:33:10","date_gmt":"2014-11-30T19:33:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.frankwbaker.com\/mlc\/?page_id=13548"},"modified":"2023-12-07T10:07:52","modified_gmt":"2023-12-07T15:07:52","slug":"2006-media-education-bibliography","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.frankwbaker.com\/mlc\/2006-media-education-bibliography\/","title":{"rendered":"Media Education Bibliography (2006)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>A SHORT LIST OF ESSENTIAL RESOURCES<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Association for Media Literacy, Toronto<\/p>\n<p>Prepared\u00a0 by\u00a0 Barry\u00a0 Duncan (reprinted with permission)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Organizations<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Association for Media\u00a0 Literacy <a href=\"mailto:aml@interlog.com\">aml@interlog.com<\/a>\u00a0 Web site <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aml.ca\/\">www.aml.ca<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0 Toronto based but serving Ontario and beyond. Includes resource lists, newsletters and special events for members. Membership is $30.00\u00a0 AML is your key to keeping up-to-date in media education.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nationaltelemediacouncil.org\/\">National Telemedia Council<\/a> sponsors special events and publishes three times a year \u201cTelemedium, the Journal of Media Literacy.\u201d These are generally\u00a0 theme issues such as\u00a0 \u201c Media Education and Global\u00a0 Studies,\u201d\u00a0 providing outstanding- in depth\u00a0 resources for media\u00a0 teachers.\u00a0 Inquire about back issues. NTC\u00a0 1922 University Avenue, Madison, Wisconsin 53705\u00a0(608) 218-1183 <a href=\"mailto:NTelemedia@aol.com\">NTelemedia@aol.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>American groups include <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amlainfo.org\/\">AMLA<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.acmecoalition.org\/\">ACME<\/a>\u00a0 Go to websites for membership and more information<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>N.B. Many of the titles listed\u00a0 are not readily available in your local bookstore and may have to be specially ordered. In Canada, Theatre Books, a Toronto bookstore, specializes in media literacy resources: 11 St. Thomas Street, Toronto, ON M5S 2B7. Phone: (416) 922-7175; Toll-Free: 1-800-361-3414; Fax: (416) 922-0739.\u00a0 Ask for their media catalogue.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Resources\u00a0 for\u00a0 Getting started<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To keep up on all the media, a subscription to Entertainment Weekly is essential. After 25 weeks you will have enough copies for a class set. Teachers and librarians should also consider subscribing to Rolling Stone,<\/p>\n<p>Media Awareness Network, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.media-awareness.ca\/\">www.media-awareness.ca<\/a> Canada\u2019s premier media education Web site, contains thousands of lessons, essays, tip sheets, and backgrounders as well as related industry information to help teachers integrate media education and Internet literacy across the curriculum. The site gets over 500,000 unique visitors a month\u00a0 \u201cBarry\u2019s Bulletin\u201d by Barry Duncan, a 3 times a year digest of teachable moments, reviews and special events is on\u00a0 this site. To access, go to\u00a0 website for site map.<\/p>\n<p>Andersen et al. \u201cMedia Studies K-12\u201d Toronto District School Board, 2005\u00a0 A compendium of useful resources, from studying Harry Potter to video production, from ways of integrating media in various disciplines to techniques for evaluation.<\/p>\n<p>Beach, Richard \u201cteachingmedialiteracy.com: A web-linked Guide to Resources and Activities\u201d Teachers College Press, 2007. ( In Canada, order through The\u00a0 University of Toronto Press.) This 130 page book, written by U of Minnesota prof,\u00a0 covers all the key issues and skills to foster media literacy in the classroom. The blend of scholarship and practicality is admirable. Allows you to develop curriculum units in media studies A must have resource!<\/p>\n<p>Media Literacy Resource Guide. Ministry of Education, Ontario, 1989. Order from the Government of Ontario Book Store, 5th Floor, 880 Bay Street, Toronto ON M7A 1N8 ($7.00) (416) 326-5300 or 1-800-668-9938\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 A bargain at $10..00, buy it while it lasts!<\/p>\n<p>Considine, David. Visual Messages: Integrating Imagery into Instruction. 2nd edition, Englewood, Teachers Ideas Press, 1999. An essential resource for media teachers, the book covers all the important media issues and provides recent examples for illustration.<\/p>\n<p>Buckingham, David. \u201cMedia Education: Literacy, Learning and Contemporary Culture,\u201d Polity,\u00a0 ( Blackwell is North American distributor) 2003.\u00a0\u00a0 This is the best general background\u00a0 book\u00a0 to address the numerous debates in media education.\u00a0 A comprehensive book, it\u00a0 covers all the hot topics from ideology to using the new digital media.\u00a0 Order from Amazon.com or Theatre Books.<\/p>\n<p>Worsnop, Chris. Screening Images: Ideas for Media Education. (second ed.), 1999 Wright Communications, 2400 Dundas St. W. Unit 6 Suite 107, Mississaga, Ontario L5K 2R8, 1999. A brief introduction to media education<\/p>\n<p>Orbit magazine vol 35, no 2, 2005\u00a0 42 articles on media literacy an amazing cross section of material and opinion. order a copy\u00a0 <a href=\"mailto:Orbitmagazine@oise.utoronto.ca\">Orbitmagazine@oise.utoronto.ca<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Media Text Books and Kits<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Media Sense: a MeadowBooks component, Thomas Nelson, Toronto, 1998.\u00a0 Three activities &#8211; based media books for elementary school kids, age 8-12 ( levels 4, 5, 6 ) Numerous practical activities throughout. One of the few useful text books for elementary teachers.<\/p>\n<p>Duncan, Barry, Janine D\u2019Ippolito, Cam Macpherson and Carolyn Wilson : Mass Media And Popular Culture (Version Two)Toronto. Thomas Nelson, 1996. After an introductory section that provides a conceptual framework for the study of media, the text is organized by themes e.g. Representation, Global Citizen, Selling Values, New and Converging Technologies. There is a binder of supplementary readings and useful, black line masters. There is also a set of four videos, \u201cScanning Television\u201d Part One and Two\u00a0 which correlate with the themes of the text.<\/p>\n<p>Ali, Dominic. \u201cMedia Madness: An Insider\u2019s Guide to Media\u201d Kidscanpress. 2005\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 A Canadian text\u00a0 pitched to elementary\u00a0 kids, it\u00a0 is a graphically compelling work which should\u00a0 be an immediate success with students.<\/p>\n<p>Graydon, Shari: \u201cMade you look: How advertising Works\u00a0 and Why you should know.\u201d Annik Press, 2003. Canadian media educator Shari Graydon\u00a0 has published two important and readable books for grades 4-8.<\/p>\n<p>Graydon, Shari\u00a0 \u201cIn your Face: the Culture of Beauty and You.\u201d Annik Press, 2005. From lipstick to total makeover, this book, aimed at elementary students, is a well researched perspective on the perils of the culture of beauty.<\/p>\n<p>Wallace, Shelagh: \u201cThe TV Book: Talking Back to Your TV\u201d, Annick Press, 1997 Chris Worsnop prepared activity section for a book that is brief but still useful for grades 4-6<\/p>\n<p><strong>Advanced Media Literacy\u00a0 for Teachers<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Buckingham, David ed. Watching\u00a0 Media Learning. London: The Falmer Press,1990.\u00a0 Buckingham, David ed. Teaching Popular Culture: Beyond Radical Pedagogy\u00a0 Routledge, 1998. Masterman, Len.\u00a0 \u00a0Media Education in 1990\u2019s Europe: A Teacher\u2019s Guide. 1998, NY Manhattan Publishing Co. A short overview of\u00a0 UK guru Len Masterman\u2019s\u00a0 insightful ideas.<\/p>\n<p>Tyner, Kathleen. Literacy in a Digital\u00a0 World: Teaching\u00a0\u00a0 and Learning in the Age of Information. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 1998. Here is\u00a0 thoughtful\u00a0 and ultimately visionary analysis of both American and global achievements concerning multi- literacies: computer, critical, information and media literacy.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Film<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Bone, Jan and Ron Johnson. Understanding\u00a0 the\u00a0 Film: An Introduction to Film Appreciation. National Textbook Company.<\/p>\n<p>Bordwell, David and Kristin Thompson. Film Art: An introduction. 6th edition, 1998, McGraw Hill. The choice of many colleges and universities for a comprehensive, introductory film course.<\/p>\n<p>Film Study\u00a0 Guides\u00a0 for\u00a0 High School Written for Pacific Cinematheque and distributed by Open Learning Agency, these include study guides for individual films e.g. \u201cThe Sweet Hereafter\u201d and various themes and genres e.g. Women in film, Genre and the Western<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cinematheque.bc.ca\/\">www.cinematheque.bc.ca<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Film\u00a0 Education, Alhambra House, 27-31 Charing Cross Rd, London WC 2H OAU is a registered charity supported by the film industry in the UK. It publishes a variety of free teaching materials and outstanding study guides, many of which can be downloaded from the web site<a href=\"http:\/\/www.filmeducation.org\/\">www.filmeducation.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Media Representation\u00a0 and\u00a0 Social and Cultural\u00a0\u00a0 Issues<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Andersen, Neil, Carreiro, P &amp; Sinclair,D. Responding to Media Violence: Starting Points for Classroom Practice K-6. Pembroke Publishing, 1998. A sensible, thoughtful approach to media violence\u00a0 with appropriate curriculum directed to elementary teachers.<\/p>\n<p>Barker, Chris. Television, Globalization and Cultural Identities. Open University, 1999. A useful\u00a0 book on media and identity formation in\u00a0 global contexts.<\/p>\n<p>Douglas, Susan. Where the Girls Are: Growing Up Female with the Mass Media. Times Books, 1994. A lucid overview of the representation of women in the media.<\/p>\n<p>Kilbourne, Jean. Can\u2019t Buy My Love: How Advertising Changes the Way We Think and Feel. Simon &amp; Schuster, 2000 . An influential American gender critic makes the case for the insidious influence of gendered advertising.<\/p>\n<p>Pungente, John and Monty Williams. Finding God in the Dark: Taking the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius to the Movies\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Stimulating methodology for discussing film<\/p>\n<p><strong>Media and Youth<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dell Vecchio, Gene. Creating Ever-Cool: A Marketer\u2019s Guide to a Kid\u2019s Heart. Pelican Publishing, 1999. All the amazing techniques for creating brand loyalty in kids from a professional marketer.<\/p>\n<p>McDonnell, Kathleen. 2001 Honey, We lost the Kids: Re-thinking Childhood in the Multimedia Age. Second Story, Toronto, ON\u00a0 2001. A must &#8211; own book for both parents and teachers which takes a positive view of the role of popular culture in the lives of young people.<\/p>\n<p>Quart, Alissa. Branded: The Selling of Teenagers, Perseus Press, 2003. Sutherland, Anne and Beth Thompson. Kidfluence Why kids today mean Business. McGraw-Hill, 2002.\u00a0 These two new books are essential\u00a0 reading to understand the impact of marketing on youth today<\/p>\n<p>Rushkoff, Douglas. Playing the Future: How Kid\u2019s Culture Can Teach Us To Thrive in an age of Chaos. Harper-Collins, 1996.\u00a0 How kids create meaning in pop culture<\/p>\n<p><strong>Literature\u00a0 and Media<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Fulford, Robert. The Triumph of Narrative: Storytelling in the Age of Mass Culture. CBC ( Anansi Press) 1999. Broad perspective on the elements of narrative, from novels to the news.<\/p>\n<p>Hirschman, Elizabeth. Heroes, Monsters and Messiahs: Movies and Television Shows as the Mythology of American Culture. Andrews McMeel Publishing, 2000. Given that the majority of media teachers also teach English, this eminently readable book should help to fill a gap in bringing mythological constructs ( Joseph Campbell, Carl Jung and Levi Strauss) to popular culture texts such as Star Wars, Titanic, ER and Seinfeld.<\/p>\n<p>Digital Expressions: Media Literacy and English Language Arts. Ed Hammett and Barrell ( Detselig Enterprises, 2002.)\u00a0 A range of articles ideal for English teachers embracing multiple Literacies<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Media Activism \u00a0and Resistance including Global Studies<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Idiot\u2019s Guide to World Conflicts by\u00a0 Peter\u00a0 Strauss (Alpha, 2002) a lucid overview of global hotspots<\/p>\n<p>The Globalization Reader ed. Frank Lechner, Blackwell, 2004.<\/p>\n<p>The most useful and comprehensive view of the topic<\/p>\n<p>Barker, Chris. Television, Globalization and Cultural Identities. Open University, 1999. A useful\u00a0 book on media and global issues providing excellent models of analyis.<\/p>\n<p>Barlow, Maude and Tony Clarke: Global Showdown: How the New Activists are Fighting Global Corporate Rule. Stoddart, 2001.<\/p>\n<p>Cowan, Taylor: Creative Destruction: How Globalization is changing the World\u2019s<\/p>\n<p>Cultures,, Princeton, 2002 Posits that globalization is not nessarily in conflict with cultural diversity.<\/p>\n<p>Hazen, Don ed. We the Media : A Citizen\u2019s Guide to Fighting for Media Democracy, The New Press, 1997.\u00a0 A great resource for activists.<\/p>\n<p>Klein, Naomi. No Logo: Taking Aim at the Brand Bullies. Alfred Knopf Canada, 2000. Toronto cultural critic, Naomi Klein has written a brilliant, well researched book on the processes and impact of the culture of branding, through following the \u2018logos\u2019 to their origin in\u00a0 corporatized politics and ultimately to\u00a0 Asian\u00a0 sweatshops. A must have book !<\/p>\n<p>Langlois, Andrea. Autonomous Media : activating Re sistance and Dissent, 2005, Cumulus Press ISB-N N-O-9733499-4-8<\/p>\n<p>Lasn, Kalle. Culture Jam: The Uncooling of America. Wm Morrow, 2000. Lasn, the founder of Adbusters Magazine explores the why and how of doing oppositional critiques, including their famous parodies and other tactics of resistance.<\/p>\n<p>McChesney, Robert\u00a0 W. The Problem of the Media: U.S. Communication Politics in the 21st Century, Monthly Review Press, 2004. A\u00a0 thorough\u00a0 overview of issues raised by corporate media.<\/p>\n<p>Moore, Michael. Downsize This: Random Threats from an Unarmed American. Harper, 1997\u00a0 and Stupid White Men, 2002. Funny and irreverent comment on social and media trends.\u00a0 Supports\u00a0 his\u00a0 Oscar winning film, Bowling for Columbine.<\/p>\n<p>Steven, Peter. The No-Nonsense Guide to Global Media &#8211; Peter Steven ( New Internationalist ) a short, very accessible\u00a0 view of the impact of media globally<\/p>\n<p>Rebick, Judy. Imagine Democracy. Stoddart, 2000.Well known\u00a0 Canadian feminist presents her very personal anti-corporatist vision for a society that values its people.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Critical Literacy, Multilliteracies,\u00a0 New Literacies<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Critical Literacy: Enhancing Students\u2018 Comprehension of Text by Maureen McLaughlin and Glenn Devoogd , 2004 Scholastic. Ideal introduction to the topic<\/p>\n<p>Critical Literacy and the Aesthetic: Transforming the English Classroom Ray Misson and Wendy Morgan (National Council of Teachers of English), 2006.<\/p>\n<p>Critical Pedagogy: Notes from\u00a0 the Real World 3rd edition, 2005\u00a0 by Joan Wink,Pearson 2005.<\/p>\n<p>Travel Notes from New Literacy Studies; Instances of Practices ed Paul and Rowsell,\u00a0 Multilinqual Matters, 2006<\/p>\n<p>New Literacies: Changing Knowledge and Classroom Learning by Colin Lankshear and Michele Knoble. McGraw Hill, 2003.<\/p>\n<p>Literacy and Education: Understanding the new Literacy Studies in the Classroom, Paul Chapman Publishing, 2005.<\/p>\n<p>New Literacies in Action: Teaching and Learning in Multiple Media by William Kist, Teachers College Columbia Press, 2005<\/p>\n<p>Getting Beyond I like the Book; Creating Space for Critical Literacy in K-3 Classrooms\u00a0 by Vivian Vasquez, International Reading Association, 2006<\/p>\n<p><strong>Advertising, Marketing and Public Relations<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Stauber, John\u00a0and Sheldon Rampton. Toxic Sludge is Good for You: Lies, Damn Lies and the Public Relations Industry. Common Courage Press, 1995.\u00a0 A powerful indictment of the public relations industry<\/p>\n<p><strong>Popular Culture Analysis<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Clark, Lynn Schofield. From Angels to Aliens: Teenagers, the Media and the Supernatural. Oxford University Press, 2003. Makes the important connections between teen\u2019s interest in the supernatural and the media stories such as Buffy the Vampire.<\/p>\n<p>Jenkins, Henry. Textual Poachers: Television Fans and Participatory Culture. Routledge, 1992. How fans negotiate meaning and create their own culture. An ideal preparation for teachers wishing to understand the obsessive pop culture pleasures of their students.<\/p>\n<p>Jenkins,\u00a0Henry. Convergence Culture: Where old\u00a0 media and new media Collide, New York University, 2006\u00a0 Important account of the new media such as TV\u2019s Survivor , video games, blogging and\u00a0 Harry Potter.<\/p>\n<p>Diamond, Greig and Geoff\u00a0 Pevere. Mondo Canuck: Popular Culture in Canada. 1969 Out-of-print). A well balanced account of Canadian pop culture from Wayne Gretsky to Anne Murray.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Communication Technologies<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Howard, Sue ed. Wired-Up: Young People and the Electronic Media. Routledge, 1998. This anthology is designed as an accessible introduction to important research\u00a0\u00a0 regarding\u00a0 new communication technologies.<\/p>\n<p>Sefton-Green, Julian ed. Digital Diversions: Youth Culture In the Age of Multimedia. Routledge, 1998 This anthology was written by teachers and academics who have conducted empirical research. Here are the ideas that don\u2019t get talked about in those typically uncritical, utilitarian workshops on computer literacy.<\/p>\n<p>McLuhan, Eric and Frank Zingrone. Essential McLuhan, Anansi, 1995. Good cross section of McLuhan\u2019s writings<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pop Music<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>McKeen, William. Rock and Roll is Here to Stay: An Anthology. Norton, 2000.\u00a0 A comprehensive collection of articles.<\/p>\n<p>Richards, Chris. Teen Spirits: Music and Identity in Media Education. Routledge, 1998. The author provides concrete accounts of media and pop music\u00a0 studies in the classroom..<\/p>\n<p><strong>Media Industries and Corporate Control<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Andersen, Robin\u00a0 and Lance Strate ed. Critical Studies in Media Commercialism. Oxford University Press, 2001.This\u00a0 invaluable source book, presents 23 essays, ranging from advertising to corporate mergers and the dangers of commercialized\u00a0 media in the classroom.<\/p>\n<p>McChesney, Robert\u00a0 W. The Problem of the Media: U.S. Communication Politics in the 21st Century, Monthly Review Press, 2004. A\u00a0 thorough\u00a0 overview of issues raised by corporate media.<\/p>\n<p>Winter, James. Democracy\u2019s Oxygen: How Corporations Control the News. Black Rose Press, 1997. An important book on the corporate elite such as Conrad Black and Paul Demarais and on the complicity between government and corporate media\u00a0 interests in Canada<\/p>\n<p><strong>Student Media Production<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Goodman, Steve. Teaching Youth Media: A critical Guide to Literacy, Video Production, and Social Change, Teacher\u2019s College Press, 2003.<\/p>\n<p>Hitchcock, Peter. Videography: A Guide to Making Videos. Peter Hitchcock Productions, 1992. This is a popular introductory book for covering the important elements in making videos. Two videos relating to the book are also available.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Periodicals<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>By all means access the media coverage in newspapers and mainstream publications such as Macleans, Time, Newsweek and other mainstream publications, but read all of them with a grain of salt. In the pursuit of balance, try to investigate some of the more specialized and\/or alternative publications listed below.<\/p>\n<p>ADBUSTERS, 1243 West 7th Ave., Vancouver, BC V6H1B7 (<a href=\"http:\/\/adbusters.org\/magazine\/\">http:\/\/adbusters.org\/magazine\/)<\/a>\u00a0 In spite of its media bashing proclivities, it is the favourite magazine in media classes, for its articles on environment, media control and the perils of TV.<\/p>\n<p>ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: PO Box 60890, Tampa, Florida 33660-0890, USA (1-800-828-6882 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ew.com\/\">www.ew.com<\/a> ) Your guide to staying on top of the media circus. Covers film, video, television, books, web sites. Charts on the top weekly hit parade in film and TV are invaluable for teachers.<\/p>\n<p>EXTRA: 130 West 25th Street, New York, NY 10001 1-800-847-2993 (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.fair.org\/\">www.fair.org<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Short readable, (typically, one pagers) fair &#8211; minded critiques of the media, what gets left out, how to look at current coverage of key issues and how trends get started. An invaluable resource.<\/p>\n<p>THE NATION: (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thenation.com\/\">www.thenation.com<\/a>) The best known American left- leaning periodical. Published bi-weekly, it contains lively, provocative articles on social, political and cultural concerns. Often features timely articles on corporate media.<\/p>\n<p>THE NEW INTERNATIONALIST: ( <a href=\"http:\/\/www.newint.org\/\">www.newint.org<\/a>) Takes important social issues and presents them in an easy -to &#8211; understand way. Special issues have looked at the inside story about public relations and an expose of the Disney kingdom.<\/p>\n<p>ROLLING STONE biweekly (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/\">RollingStone.com<\/a>) Contains commentary, reviews on music and popular culture. Frequently has in-depth articles on the media<\/p>\n<p><strong>Non-Print Resources<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Adfilms (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.adfilms.com\/\">www.adfilms.com<\/a>)\u00a0 \u201cCannes advertising Festival Winners 1993\u201d\u00a0 includes teaching guide\u00a0 $30.00 and \u201cBest Commercials of the Century\u201d 90 minutes, $99.00.<\/p>\n<p>Buy Me That I, II, III. Three programs that serve as a child\u2019s survival guide to TV advertising. Center for Media Literacy<\/p>\n<p>Cable in The Classroom offers copyright cleared, commercial free, educationally relevant French and English television programs for elementary and secondary schools. Teachers are free to tape programs of interest and replay them in class. Cable in the Classroom, 909 &#8211; 350 Sparks Street, Ottawa, Ontario K1R 7X7. (613) 233-3033. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cableducation.ca\/\">www.cableducation.ca<\/a><\/p>\n<p>CBC: Inside The Box. 6 videos on Documentary, News, Children\u2019s TV, Drama, The Consumer, TV as Art. CBC Enterprises, Box 500, Station A, Toronto, Ontario M5W 1E6.<\/p>\n<p>Media Education Foundation Video Catalog ( <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mediaed.org\/\">www.mediaed.org<\/a>) In Canada represented by Kinetic Video, 511 Bloor St. West Toronto, ON M5S 1Y4 (416) 538-6613 ( kineticvideo.com ) videos on critical media and cultural studies topics such as gender stereotyping (e.g. Still Killing Us Softly), Disney, violence, and tobacco advertising. Recent videos are on Klein\u2019s \u201cNo Logo and Stauber\u2019s\u00a0 \u201cToxic Sludge is Good for You.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Four different National Film Board video packages I) Constructing Reality; 2.) Images and Meaning; 3.) Media and Society 4.) Live TV includes outstanding guides which cover various aspects of the media. Ideal for doing units on the documentary. Teachers should have a copy of the latest NFB catalogue and the brochure describing the media education videos. 1-800-267-7710 NFB Customer Services, PO Box 6100, Station A, Montreal, Quebec H3C 3H5.<\/p>\n<p>Scanning Television One and Scanning Television second version ( 2003) an outstanding- must have-\u00a0 resource. Created by Neil Andersen and John Pungente SJ, this best selling, package consists of four videos containing over 50 video examples.\u00a0 An excellent teaching guide suggests some imaginative projects and debates. The themes of the videos- Representation, Global Citizen, Selling Values, New and Converging Technologies &#8211; all correlate to the text book, Mass Media and Popular Culture Toronto: Harcourt Canada. (1996) 1-800-387-7278.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Webasites and CD-ROMS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The following two online media education services are invaluable: Book mark immediately ! They contain lesson plans, media literacy standards, evaluation rubrics, bibliographies, short articles on the media, information on media education associations and upcoming events.<\/p>\n<p>The Media Awareness Network, 1500 Merivale Rd. 3rd Floor, Ottawa, ON K2E \u00a0(613) 224-7721, (613) 224-1958 (Fax) : <a href=\"http:\/\/www.media-awareness.ca\/\">www.media-awareness.ca<\/a> MNet continues to expand its outstanding services in web awareness and media literacy\u00a0\u00a0 For \u201cBarry\u2019s Bulletin,\u201d type \u2018Barry \u2018 in the search box.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The University of Oregon web site (<a href=\"http:\/\/interact.uoregon.edu\/MediaLit\/Homepage\">http:\/\/interact.uoregon.edu\/MediaLit\/Homepage<\/a>) has links to media literacy sites around the world, Viewing<br \/>\nstandards, lists of media education associations and other valuable resources. To get on their lively, controversial list serve, contact <a href=\"mailto:media-l@nmsu.edu\">media-l@nmsu.edu<\/a> Send E-Mail leaving subject line blank, type subscribe + your name and position.<\/li>\n<li>Media Channel\u00a0 (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mediachannel.org\/\">www.mediachannel.org<\/a> ) Finding critical and oppositional points of view about the media is often difficult as the mainstream media will decline to distribute information that is not in their own best interests. This relevant, trenchant and extremely well designed website changes on a weekly basis and maintains a global perspective on media issues.<\/li>\n<li>British Film Institute (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bfi.org.uk.\/education\/classroom\">bfi.org.uk.\/education\/classroom<\/a>)\u00a0\u00a0 valuable media resources from the UK.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/\">www.imdb.com<\/a> The Internet Movie Data Base is the most comprehensive site for researching films. There is\u00a0 wealth of information on individual titles, film critiques, acting , directing, producing and material on movie genres.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mrqe.com\/lookup\">www.mrqe.com\/lookup<\/a> &#8211; Film reviews &#8211; primarily of recent films.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mediaandwomen.org\/\">www.mediaandwomen.org<\/a>; Mediawatch\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mediawatch.ca\/\">www.mediawatch.ca<\/a><\/p>\n<p>New moon magazine <a href=\"http:\/\/www.newmoon.org\/\">www.newmoon.org<\/a>; Teen voices\u00a0\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.teenvoices.com\/\">www.teenvoices.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Some of the following\u00a0 web sites represent the best in alternative media reporting as well as\u00a0 the work of progressive magazines like\u00a0 Extra, the Nation and on-line magazines like Salon.<\/p>\n<p>indymedia.com ; alternet.org;\u00a0\u00a0 mediachannel.org ; commondreams.org; Fair.org ;\u00a0 straightgoods.coml;\u00a0\u00a0 rabble.ca;\u00a0 mojones.com thenation.com;<\/p>\n<p>utne.com;\u00a0 salon.com;\u00a0 rabble.ca;\u00a0 Nologo.org \u00a0(updates on Naomi Klein\u2019s\u00a0 ground breaking book\u00a0 No logo);\u00a0 Tompaine.com ;\u00a0 Inthesetimes.com; tao.ca;\u00a0\u00a0 oneworld.org; zmag.org; Counterpunch.org;\u00a0 Workingforchange.com; Oneworld.net\u00a0 1\u2022 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theonion.com\/\">www.theonion.com<\/a> &#8211; hilarious parodies and satire of events in the news<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Between the Lines: Understanding the media through creative projects. Tyndal Stone CD-ROM Conceived and written by Neil Andersen and John Pungente SJ In Canada, BTL is available from the National Film Board As the Producer, editor and Director, students can create their own thought provoking media projects and discover the nature of mass media, its techniques and impact on society. A powerful resource for teachers of Art, Humanities, Communications, Journalism, English, Media Studies, Ethics and Social Sciences.<\/p>\n<p>For further information, contact Barry Duncan ( 416) 233-8282 <a href=\"mailto:baduncan@interlog.com\">baduncan@interlog.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A SHORT LIST OF ESSENTIAL RESOURCES Association for Media Literacy,&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[206],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-13548","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-resources"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.frankwbaker.com\/mlc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13548","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.frankwbaker.com\/mlc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.frankwbaker.com\/mlc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.frankwbaker.com\/mlc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.frankwbaker.com\/mlc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13548"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.frankwbaker.com\/mlc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13548\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":36685,"href":"https:\/\/www.frankwbaker.com\/mlc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13548\/revisions\/36685"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.frankwbaker.com\/mlc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13548"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.frankwbaker.com\/mlc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13548"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.frankwbaker.com\/mlc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13548"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}