“Digital literacy” refers to the ability to use technology, such as computer hardware, software, and the Internet, to locate, evaluate, use, and create information. It demands technical and critical thinking skills to access multiple forms of media and then digest, integrate, and present this information in a simple and accessible manner. Students should be developing […]
CONNECT!ONS: MediaLit Moments
MediaLit Moments are downloadable classroom activities that provide teachable ‘AHA’ moments to illustrate one of the Five Key Questions for media literacy. Each issue offers Research Highlights, Resources withTeaching Tips, CML News, and MediaLit Moments. For teachers, parents, administrators and policy makers
Net Neutrality and You
On Tuesday, 14 January 2014 — a DC circuit court of appeals dealt what many are calling a death blow to net neutrality, the principle that all content providers should be treated equally. To understand this ruling and its potential effects on the future of the internet, Brooke talks with Siva Vaidhyanathan, chair of media […]
This is Why Kids Need to Learn to Code
Proclamations like ‘kids need to learn to code!’ may be accurate but, without some context and conceptual unpacking, they can be rather unhelpful. Thankfully, fellow DMLcentral contributor Ben Williamson has done a great job of problematising the current preoccupation with coding by asking questions like: “What assumptions, practices and kinds of thinking are privileged by […]
Female television characters are two-dimensional
From Skyler White to Daenarys Targaryen, there are a few well-developed women on TV, but we have a long way to go.
Transforming Teaching and Learning Through Critical Media Literacy Pedagogy
This article provides a framework and examples for critical media literacy pedagogy. More than simply guiding how students read and interpret the texts they encounter, critical media literacy pedagogy pushes to illuminate the underlying power structures that are a part of every media text. Throughout this article, examples from working with high school youth and […]
Zero to Eight Children’s Media Use in America 2013
This report, based on the results of a large-scale, nationally representative survey, documents for the first time exactly how big those changes are. The survey is the second in a series of national surveys of children’s media use; the first was conducted in 2011 (Zero to Eight: Children’s Media Use in America, Common Sense Media, […]
The Comic Book Project
The Comic Book Project is a world-renowned literacy initiative that engages young people in the process of planning, writing, designing, and publishing original comic books. CBP engages children in a creative process leading to academic reinforcement, social awareness, and character development, then publishes and distributes their work for other children to use as learning and […]
Media Construction of the Middle East (update 2013)
A Digital Media Literacy Curriculum Project Look Sharp has updated its popular curriculum kit, Media Construction of the Middle East. The free online kit teaches about the history of the Middle East and current issues through critical thinking about media constructions. New documents have been added that update a number of lessons in the kit. […]
GROWING UP ONLINE A MUST HAVE GUIDE FOR PARENTS, TEACHERS AND KIDS
e-book on on-line content/production and children. And parents involvement in the process.
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