Smartphones are regular classroom accessories. Educators should work with children to understand the capacity of smartphones for learning and civic engagement, rather than being a classroom distraction. This research supports a collaborative project the authors engaged in with students in two states to discover what the perception of smartphone use was by students and teachers. […]
Resources
Facing Ferguson: News Literacy in a Digital Age
What is the role of journalism in a democratic society, and how can we become responsible consumers and producers of news and information in the digital age? On the afternoon of August 9, 2014, Michael Brown, an unarmed black teenager, was shot to death in a confrontation with Darren Wilson, a white police officer in […]
2017 NAMLE CONFERENCE – CALL FOR PROPOSALS
PROPOSAL DEADLINE EXTENDED TO Tuesday, January 17, 2017, 11:59pm CST Theme: “Engaging Citizens, Building Community” The rapid development of new media technologies and cultures in today’s society is reshaping what it means to be an engaged citizen. From printed political pamphlets to television broadcasts of presidential debates, media have always played a part in politics. […]
Consortium for Media Literacy (December 2016)
Information on MIL resources. Link: http://www.consortiumformedialiteracy.org/images/NEWSLETTERS/citizenship%20in%20the%20digital%20age.pdfAuthor: EU Media LiteracySource: EU Media Literacy Unit
Algorithms in the news–why digital media literacy matters
From an educational perspective, the diverse ways in which algorithms are presented in the news is interesting because it suggests very different ways in which people might learn about algorithms in their everyday access to news. Many educators have long been committed to forms of digital and media literacy (part of our problem today is […]
How Data And Information Literacy Could End Fake News
At its core, the rise of “fake news” is first and foremost a sign that we have failed as a society to teach our citizens how to think critically about data and information. Take that email from a Nigerian prince offering to transfer you ten million dollars if you’ll just send him $10,000 to cover […]
Media and Information Literacy at Mark Day School (2013-2014)
Media and information literacy are essential competencies that can be activated and developed through a variety of innovative forms of learning and teaching. This report describes a year-long professional development program developed and implemented by Mark Day School faculty during the 2013 – 2014 academic year in collaboration with the Media Education Lab at the […]
Social media and its influence on youth
According to a report by Common Sense Media, 90 percent of youth have used some form of social media as a means to communicate with family, friends, peers and others. As we look at the way in which social media has evolved over the past five years, we can see that most social media outlets […]
Home Media and Children’s Achievement and Behavior
This study provides a national picture of the time American 6–12 year olds spent playing video games, using the computer, and watching television at home in 1997 and 2003 and the association of early use with their achievement and behavior as adolescents. Girls benefited from computers more than boys and Black children’s achievement benefited more […]
How After-school Programs Can Impact Kids’ Screen Time
Two recent surveys have shown that children and teens are spending an increasing amount of time using electronics and media. It’s “off the charts,” according to Common Sense Media, which surveyed the media habits of youth ages 8 to 18 this year. How can out-of-school time programs respond?
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