Media literacy lessons

Tuesdays are the days that I plan with grade levels. We plan two weeks at a time and we have 90 minutes. Most of the time, it's actually pr...

Media and Information Literacy Media and Information is all about right consumption of information and ethical media use. Where it manipulates data; typically, enables people to show and make informed judgments as users of information and media, as well as to become skillful creators and producers of information and media messages in their own right. Media and information improve quality of life.

Even my students who “don’t have time” for homework spend 2-3 hours a day on Facebook, YouTube, and Netflix. Our students consume media in amazing quantities, and it’s said that traditional advertising doesn’t work on their generation. As advertisers become more and more savvy in an attempt to break through to their younger listeners, it’s important that students understand how to identify the ways in which a speaker could be manipulating their emotions and instincts. Here are some…

This blog post explores engaging resources, lessons, and activities for making media literacy relevant in the 21st-century classroom.

It is really hard to find resources to teach media literacy to K-2 students! If you have a subscription to Brainpop, they do have an excel...

Media literacy lessons are important in elementary school. Children are vulnerable to advertising, and we should make them aware of advertising techniques so they will become smart consumers. Get ideas for media literacy activities in this blog post from the Trapped Librarian. #thetrappedlibrarian #medialiteracy #advertising techniques

Teaching elementary students how to analyze media messages is an important skill in any reading curriculum!

For grades 3-8!

Here are some useful websites that you can share with your students to teach about web literacy and critical thinking. Can they work out which websites are true, and which are fake?