In 2015 Rhys returned for the 3rd time as faculty at the Salzburg Academy on Media and Global Change to collaborate with documentary filmmaker Sanjeev Chatterje, founder of Media for Change, to facilitate media action productions with 75 students from 13 countries. (more…)
TMS Media Literacy Exchange #1.
Media literacy curriculum planners will gather from nine New York City Schools, led by Rhys Daunic and Kwaku Aning from The Media Spot, with support from Renee Hobbs and Jonathan Friesem from the University of Rhode Island’s Media Education Lab. (more…)
Process Video: Adjusting media literacy projects to fit student needs
This video showcases how media literacy teachers, Michael Novick and Kyra Wolfe, were able to redesign a project-based learning experience to adjust to student interest while staying grounded in media literacy concepts, student critical thinking, problem-solving, and collaboration. (more…)
#WorldWaterDay Interview with the UN Deputy Secretary-General
Rhys Daunic, of The Media Spot, interviewed the United Nations Deputy Secretary-General, Jan Eliasson, for a film segment that will kick off upcoming international events related to World Water Day 2015 events. (more…)
TMS at URI Summer Institute in Digital Literacy 2: JULY 13-18 2014!
Rhys Daunic of The Media Spot will be back as a workshop facilitator at the University of Rhode Island Summer Institute in Digital Literacy from July 13th to Friday, July 18th.
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TMS leads webinar for PBS Learning Media
On September 30, 2014 Rhys Daunic will represent The Media Spot, and NAMLE by leading a webinar on digital literacy for the 2014 PBS LearningMedia Digital Innovators. (more…)
Interactive Map: Media Literacy in the K-12 School
This interactive mind map outlines the various strata related to the integration of media literacy in the K-12 school. (more…)
Students Document K-5 Best Practices & Milestones with Video
To commemorate and celebrate their first graduating class, principal Josephine Sportella asked TMS to work with students to create a series of videos to share their memories with the school community, and in the process, create the most authentic archival assessments of the school story. (more…)
TMS returns to faculty at Salzburg Academy on Media & Global Change
The Media Spot founder Rhys Daunic returned to the 2014 Salzburg Academy on Media & Global Change (SAC) to work with Sanjeev Chatterje, founder of Media for Change, to mentor international students in the production of these two short videos. (more…)
Explain Everything App Presentation at Uri Summer Institute
Rhys Daunic of The Media Spot gave a “Cool Tool” presentation at the Summer Institute in Digital Literacy 2014 at the University of Rhode Island. (more…)
