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Media Literacy Clearinghouse K-12 Resource Website

Media Literacy Clearinghouse K-12 Resource Website

A web site designed for K-12 educators who want to:

  • learn more about media literacy
  • integrate it into classroom instruction
  • help students read the media-help students become more media aware
Everywhere I go, teachers tell me that their students believe everything they see, read and hear. Students today aren't applying the critical thinking skills we know they need in order to become active, intelligent citizens and consumers of information. Today's students only know what they see on the screens (TV, computer, motion picture, video game) and they don't have a clue how it got to the screen: the process. Media literacy, among other things, is about helping them appreciate how media are constructed. When we "pull back the curtain," (on advertising, TV, film, propaganda ) we help them better understand how media work to influence and persuade:critical skills in a 21st century world.

 

Level
Grades 4-6 Grades 7-8 Grades 9-12
Type
Website Software
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byFrank Baker, December 1, 2008
I have to disagree strongly with Marion M's review. Apparently she did not spend much time with MY site, otherwise she WOULD have seen the search feature just below the categories on the left side of the page.
byMarion M, November 9, 2008
There are good materials on site although I find them difficult to find as there is no search feature. As well, it would be nice if there was some guidance as to what grade level each of these was appropriate for.