CML Pilots Media Literacy Unit for Obesity, Nutrition Education
Childhood obesity may be a growing national health crisis but for 19 students at Sepulveda Middle School in Los Angeles,...
اقرأ المزيدWhat is Media Literacy? A Definition…and More.
The definition most often cited in the US is a succinct sentence hammered out by participants at the 1992 Aspen...
اقرأ المزيدKey Question #5: Why is this message being sent?
Core Concept #5: Media messages are organized to gain profit and/or power. Keyword: Purpose With Key Question #5, we look...
اقرأ المزيدKey Question #4: What lifestyles, values and points of view are represented in, or omitted from, this message?
Core Concept #4: Media have embedded values and points of view. Keyword: Content In looking at the content of a...
اقرأ المزيدKey Question #3: How might different people understand this message differently from me?
Core Concept #3: Different people experience the same media message differently. Keyword: Audience How do audiences interact with the media...
اقرأ المزيدKey Question #2: What creative techniques are used to attract my attention?
Core Concept #2: Media messages are constructed using a creative language with its own rules. Keyword: Format The second Key...
اقرأ المزيدKey Question #1: Who created this message?
Core Concept #1: All messages are 'constructed.' Keyword: Authorship To explore the idea of 'authorship' in media literacy is to...
اقرأ المزيدGetting Started: Ideas for Introducing Media Literacy in your School or District
1. Start with your best, most enthused teachers. A single teacher working alone can often feel isolated and become frustrated;...
اقرأ المزيد10 Benefits of Media Literacy Education
"We are drowning in information but starved for knowledge." --John Naisbitt, Megatrends 1. Meets the needs of students to...
اقرأ المزيدEmpowerment through Education
The Center for Media Literacy advocates a philosophy of empowerment through education. This philosophy incorporates three intertwining concepts: 1. Media...
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