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…
International Perspectives on Youth Media
Dr. JoEllen Fisherkeller Digital knuckle bump to my former doctoral advisor at New York University and media education scholar extraordinaire Dr. JoEllen Fisherkeller on the release of…
NetGeneration of Youth’s Global Party with a Purpose
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…
Global Visions, Local Connections: Voices in Media Literacy Education
From July 22-25th the National Association for Media Literacy Education (NAMLE) will bring together a chorus of voices from across the world to meet in…
Media Literacy—Parody as Empowerment
Many have heard of the 2006 Canadian Dove “Evolution” campaign where the viewer gets to see up close and personal the evolution of a female…
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…
One Laptop Per Child and the Need for Media Literacy
This is an interesting examination of the One Laptop Per Child global initiative and the need for a larger framework for understanding technology. It is…