From November 2 to November 6, the U.S. will celebrate the very first Media Literacy Week. The National Association for Media Literacy Education (NAMLE), noting…
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Media Literacy is More Than Technological Proficiency
When 50 million children and adolescents return to school this fall, they will be immersed in the core subjects of Language Arts, Mathematics, Social Studies…
Critical Media Health Literacy
Just when I think cultivating healthy kids and healthy schools is too much of an uphill battle, I am inspired by young people (and the…
A Journey to Media Literacy
A big digital knuckle bump to the European Association for Viewers’ Interests (EAVI) for creating a Ning community to magnify the principles of media literacy, especially to…
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…
The Fantastic Four Lands in Philly this Month!
The 6th national conference and 10th anniversary celebration of the National Association for Media Literacy Education (NAMLE) will be held July 22-25th in Philadelphia. It’s…
Social Media Revolution 3.0
Erik Qualman (author of Socialnomics) recently updated his highly popular “Social Media Revolution” video. Digital knuckle bump to him as you watch this data-saturated and…
Technotopian View of Schooling
I have to give Microsoft credit—their billions of dollars and high technology do make for interesting possibilities for schooling professionally and pedagogically for teachers—in addition…
Digital Storytelling Workshop—Hollywood Style
The folks behind the International Family Film Festival in Burbank, California are providing a unique Hollywood-style filmmaking experience next month in Philadelphia as part of…
Heed the Beckon-Ning Call
The eighth annual Northeast Media Literacy Conference, was held at the University of Connecticut on March 26, 2010. Keynote speakers were Dr. Susan Linn, author, and…