Teaching Media Literacy

Information literacy skills can be taught to students of all ages from elementary school to graduate levels by integrating the curriculum with the Big 6 process model.

Jun 8, 2009 - Suzanne Pitner

The University of Notre Dame developed this program analyzing the positive effects of media that produces the highest ethical behavior.

Apr 27, 2009 - Suzanne Pitner

Teachers and parents who want to teach young people how to avoid cyberbullies now have an online resource bank of lessons to guide them.

Mar 30, 2009 - Suzanne Pitner

Quest Atlantis is an online game where children learn skills to solve the world's problems, gaining points for social responsibility and compassionate behavior.

Mar 16, 2009 - Suzanne Pitner

Media Literacy teachers and students often use copyright protected works in lessons. Five guidelines for fair use determine what can be used and how.

Jan 18, 2009 - Suzanne Pitner

Media education is to media literacy as bricks are to a house. Media education is a building block in becoming literate in evaluating print and electronic communications.

Nov 25, 2008 - Suzanne Pitner

Media literacy is a difficult course to teach, but it can be very rewarding. Here are some tips to help students learn how to interpret the media.

Oct 28, 2008 - Naomi Rockler-Gladen

Lesson plan for use with media studies unit on advertising tactics. An understanding of demographic and psychographic profiling is necessary to complete the activitities.

Jun 21, 2007 - Beth Lane

This media studies lesson plan can be adjusted to suit many age groups. The goal is to analyze the intellectual and emotional motivations for the media we consume.

May 31, 2007 - Beth Lane

The object of this unit is to discuss the orgins of print media, the advancement of electronic media technology and marketing newspapers to younger readers of the future.

May 31, 2007 - Beth Lane

A lesson plan for use in Media Literacy Education. A fun exploration of the history and future of American radio broadcasting.

May 23, 2007 - Beth Lane

Definitions and core concepts of Media Literacy Education for use in planning,designing and implementing discussions, curriculum and lesson plans in Media Studies.

May 18, 2007 - Beth Lane