“The more we see of the work being done in media literacy, the more work we realize there is to do.” —Allison Butler, Mass Media Literacy On November 20 and 21, The Centre for Excellence in Media Practice, based at Bournemouth University in England, held its 2015 international media summit at Emerson College in Boston. The…
From our friends at the Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood… Hello Barbie, in a landslide! The votes are in for the 2015 TOADY (Toys Oppressive And Destructive to Young children) Award, and the creepy eavesdropping Hello Barbie blew away the competition with 57% of the vote. The Brands We Know book series was runner-up (14.5%), followed by…
From our friends at Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood… Back by popular demand: CCFC’s 7th annual TOADY Award for Worst Toy of the Year. Who will win? It’s up to you! Each year, the Toy Industry Association of America presents its annual TOTY (Toy Of The Year) Awards. In response to the industry most responsible for commercializing…
Time without screens is essential for healthy growth and healthy living, not only for children but for people of all ages. Too often, it seems that we, as a society, have accepted that we can’t live without them—we organize meetings using screens; we’re even publicizing and organizing Screen-Free Week using screens. But there’s a difference,…
Jacques Brodeur, ACME board member and founder of Edupax (Quebec), is helping to grow screen-time reduction around the world! Promotion en Français These two articles in French promote Screen-Free Week as an enthusiastic (and educational) approach to screen-time reduction. From France, “10 Days Without Screens” (the “webmag” Ma Famille Zen/My Zen Family): http://www.mafamillezen.com/medias-high-tech/emissions-television-enfants/10-jours-sans-ecrans-le-defi-est-lance/ And from Quebec,…
Smart Media Education for the 21st Century 