Bing Bang Boom: on a Journey to the Playful Discovery of Sound
What's the difference between a sound and a piece of music? A group of curious seventh graders are about to find out in this 1969 short doc.
Posts Tagged “Education”
NFB Education Heads to India!
The NFB Education team heads to India to teach 4 iPad animation workshops at the Chinh India Kids' Film Festival.
Blast Off! Connecting Students with Chris Hadfield in an Exciting Virtual Classroom
In mid-October 2013, the NFB Education team, The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) and The Canadian Museum of Nature (CMN) in Ottawa, teamed up to bring over 260 schools across Canada...
Special workshops at NFB Education Studios during Media Literacy Week
Literacy through Film: Using Media as an Outlet for Social Change Have you ever seen an advertisement and thought, what is that for?, or how did they come up with...
Using Pink Ribbons Inc. To Discuss Cause Marketing With Post-Secondary Students
The following is a guest post by Elana Cooperberg My maternal grandmother had breast cancer. My mother has had breast cancer. I was young, still a teenager, when my grandmother...
How to Use the New McLaren’s Workshop App in Your Classroom
Interactive apps are an amazing addition to the classroom, as they offer students a unique way to learn new media skills and develop their creative abilities. Teaching animation is a...
Top 7 Sizzling Summer Films for Youth
To celebrate the arrival of summer, we’ve put together a list of 7 summer films that are guaranteed to educate and entertain young viewers as they try to keep cool...
5 Films to Help You Make Art This Summer
NFB Education can help your kids make art this summer! We've compiled a list of 5 fun and creative films to inspire your summer art projects
NFB Educational Workshops: For the Love of Making Movies
Educators have the opportunity to take their students on a field trip to the NFB Educational Workshop Spaces. Here, they will meet our team of experienced media and education specialists,...
How to Build an ᐃᒡᓗ
This is a guest post written by Laurence Desrosiers-Guité, NFB Education Specialist, and Dan Thornhill, Coordinator of Technical Support, NFB Education. The word “igloo” originates from iglu, meaning “house” in...
Announcing the 2013 Rise Against Homophobia Youth Short Video Contest
This is a guest post by Ross Johnstone, Director of Programs for Out in Schools & Out On Screen. Out in Schools is a BC-based high school outreach initiative that...
Come meet the NFB at Connect 2013
The National Film Board of Canada is a proud Association Partner of Connect 2013: Canada’s National Learning and Technology Conference, taking place May 6 and 7 at the Scotiabank Convention...