On September 12th, in honor of the “9-11 Weekend of Remembrance” the Global NetGeneration of Youth will host their second in a series of Global…
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10 Steps to Making Your Classroom More Media & Technology Literate this Fall
As all of you educators out there gear up for the new school year, I assure you that by following these 10 simple steps, it…
UNESCO Launches Media & Information Literacy Curriculum for Teachers
Alton Grizzle dazzled NAMLE conference attendees this past week with (among other things) the global and groundbreaking curriculum that UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and…
Looking for Digital Media Literacy Resources?
PBS provides teachers with excellent tools to both create and consume media content. From Arthur’s Guide to Media Literacy to FRONTLINE segments on what it…
Show Your Media Literacy
In case you missed it, the Manitoba Association for Computing Educators (ManACE) created this video in celebration of Media Awareness Week back in 2009. It’s…
Digital Media—New Learners of the 21st Century (PBS)
This is a highly thoughtful 1-hour PBS feature of 5 innovative schooling projects in search for the purpose of education in the 21st century. It’s…
Powerful Voices for Kids (& the RH Factor)
One of my favorite media educators and researchers is Renee Hobbs of the Media Education Lab at Temple University (among other ventures). Her Powerful Voices…
Intro to Media Literacy—Free download
The Media Literacy Project (founded by Deirdre Downs and Hugh Downs in 1993) is a nationally recognized leader in media literacy resources and education. Their curricula and…
International Family Film Festival
March 16-20, 2011Burbank, California The International Family Film Festival (IFFF) recently introduced the International Family Film Institute (IFFI), the organization’s educational and outreach division dedicated…
How do I teach media literacy?
The purpose of media literacy education is “to help individuals of all ages develop the habits of inquiry and skills of expression that they need…