admin A Plea for Media Literacy in our Nation’s Schools
We are, all of us, awash in media. Television. Movies. The Internet. Billboards. Newspapers. Magazines. Radio. Newsletters. Individually and collectively,…
God of Prime-Time Television, The
What would you know about God if your only source of information were television? It’s a question worth asking this…
Safeguarding our Youth: Media Literacy and Violence Prevention
In July 1993, a national conference on youth violence prevention was convened in Washington, DC by: The Department of Justice,…
New Eyes and Ears through Media Literacy
We do not admire what we cannot understand. I forget who said that, but it’s true. The more people learn…
UNESCO Convenes International Media Literacy Conference in Toulouse
Overview of the Conference In the summer of 1990, 180 delegates from 40 countries convened in Toulouse, France for an…
Learning With Technology
Introduction Does technology have a positive impact on teaching and learning? Is television an effective teaching tool? How can Internet…
NCTE Commission Recommends Media Education
The Media Commission of The National Council of Teachers of English met at the NCTE conference in Seattle in November…
LP# 5E Power, Persuasion and Propaganda: Exploring Multiple Motives
While commercial media is created to generate profit, non-commercial media has many motivations – from influencing people how to vote…
LP# 5A Why We Communicate? Three Basic Tasks
Knowing why a media message is being sent is important because it gives us a context for interpretation and clues…
Literacy for the 21st Century: An Overview & Orientation Guide to Media Literacy Education
SECOND EDITION Now expanded to include the Questions/TIPS (Q/TIPS) for both construction/production and deconstruction! How does media literacy relate to…