Kristine Collins
NFB
Introducing the NFB’s CAMPUS – an innovative place to learn
The New Year is here and we are so excited to share some new resources with educators across Canada! To start the year off right, we’re launching CAMPUS—our latest online content offer for educators. CAMPUS provides innovative ways to incorporate NFB films in the...
Celebrating National Media Literacy Week
This week (November 7-11) is National Media Literacy Week, a week to highlight the importance of thinking critically about media. This year’s theme is Digital Citizenship. Media Literacy Week is especially relevant at the NFB because we have always believed (and our films will...
U.S. high school students get engaged with NFB films
On October 6, 2011, I had the great opportunity to deliver a customized NFB Media Literacy workshop at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. Entitled “Film: Decoding the Message – A Film Screening and Discussion,” the workshop was...
NFB.ca in your classroom? Let us show you how!
Remember when NFB projectionists used to travel from church basement to church basement, showing NFB films and newsreels? Well, we’re back, but we won’t be bringing film strips this time. Instead, we’re putting together a team of educators who will trek from city to...
NFB Interactive…A rich resource for students to explore
This post was written by guest blogger Carol Arcus, a former educator with the Toronto District School Board.
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Watching HIGHRISE, I am reminded of Marshall McLuhan, who warned us about the downside of the global village: “When the whole world moves in next door, everyone...
