When we think of media literacy, we often think of “knowing the news.” Of comprehending current events. And this is true- but media literacy is also about being able to discern what messages are being sent to you, tracking back to the original source of the messages, and determining what and who you can trust […]
Report on Media Literacy from the 2010 National Council of Teachers of English Annual (NCTE)
As the twenty-first Century begins, we see rapid, large scale changes in the electronic media available to the public for everyday use. At the same time creative teachers are enriching instruction by mixing traditional media, such as drawing and construction, with the use of new media forms and instruments. NCTE has the responsibility to make […]
From Information Literacy to Metaliteracy
From: http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/acrl/issues/infolit/overview/intro/index.cfm ———- Information literacy allows us to cope by giving us the skills to know when we need information and where to locate it effectively and efficiently. It includes the technological skills needed to use the modern library as a gateway to information. It enables us to analyze and evaluate the information we find, […]
Political Campaigns and Political Advertising: A Media Literacy Guide
Politics and the media have been inseparable from the founding of our country down to the present day. In the colonial era media came in the form of local newspapers and printed broadsheet tacked up on bulletin boards and distributed by hand. Today media has evolved into the cybernetic world of the internet. In order […]
Body Image & Media Literacy: Q&A With Deborah Reber
From intro……. Here’s part two of my interview with author, speaker and teen and tween advocate Deborah Reber. Debbie also writes a valuable blog for girls and young women called Smart Girls Know. (For instance, check out her spot-on post on the Vogue Paris controversy.) Yesterday, we talked about bullying, body image and stress. Below, […]
Fedorov, Alexander (2011). Russian Image on the Western Screen: Trends, Stereotypes, Myths, Illusions. Saarbrucken (Germany): Lambert Academic Publishing, 2011, 228 p.
Fedorov, Alexander (2011). Russian Image on the Western Screen: Trends, Stereotypes, Myths, Illusions. Saarbrucken (Germany): Lambert Academic Publishing, 2011, 228 p. http://www.amazon.com/Russian-Western-Screen-Alexander-Fedorov/dp/3843393303/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1294911647&sr=1-1 • Paperback: 228 pages • Publisher: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing (January 12, 2011) • Language: English • ISBN-10: 3843393303 • ISBN-13: 978-3843393300 • Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 5.9 x 0.5 inches
Media Violence: Making Sense of the Tragedy in Arizona
About media violence and it’s effect in society—–The work of the late media scholar George Gerbner deserves our attention. Gerbner, who urged us to think about violence in more nuanced ways, found in study after study that heavy exposure to media cultivates what he called “the mean world syndrome” – a heightened state of paranoia, […]
Offscreen: Journey to Pakistan
The team of 18-21-year-olds will explore Pakistan away from the headlines and tell the story of a country rocked by difficulties, but full of hope. They will go beyond ‘cricket, curry and terrorism’ – the three words they came up with to describe the common idea of Pakistan – and will create a first-hand portrait […]
Anti-racism: Media Literacy In Schools
As radio and television stations have become large predominantly white corporate entities, it has become increasingly difficult for people from communities of color to own radio and television stations. The existence of racism, low economic status, and lack of access to technology often prohibit media makers of color from voicing their opinions (Free Press, n.d.). […]
Syria: UNDP helps to launch interactive schools
20 December 2010, Damascus, Syria — UNDP has partnered with a multinational energy company and the government to introduce “interactive” schools, bringing closer students, parents and teachers through information and communications technology.
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