The genres, codes, conventions and symbolic forms of messages shape perception and interpretation.
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The Use of Social Media and Popular Culture to Advance Cross-Cultural Understanding
his paper offers a case study of a collaboration between teachers in the US and Turkey, where 7 th grade students interacted with each other via online social media as a means to promote cultural understanding.
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Lessons in copyright activism: K-12 education and the DMCA 1201 exemption rulemaking process.


Teaching About Propaganda: An Examination of the Historical Roots of Media Literacy


The past, present and future of media literacy education
Digital Authorship: Issues and Implications for Educators
In this essay, the term digital authorship in examined in relation to literacy learning. We reflect on two critical issues that are sometimes overlooked features of digital literacy in relation to the pedagogical practices of digital authorship.
[Read More]Teaching and Learning in a Post-Truth World
When teens create the news: Examining the impact of PBS News Hour Student Reporting Labs
Field-Based Teacher Education in Elementary Media Literacy as a Means to Promote Global Understanding
Does Media Literacy Work? An Empirical Study of Learning How to Analyze Advertisements
Research shows how high school students strengthen literacy competencies by critically reading print ads
[Read More]A Review of School-based Initiatives in Media Literacy
When teachers use videos, films,Web sites, popular music, newspapers, andmagazines in the
K-12 classroom or when they involve students in creating media productions using video
cameras or computers, they may aim to motivate students’interest in the subject, build communication
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The media production hive: Using media education for differentiated instruction.
Experience, immersion and critical distance in VR/AR in education
School librarians as stakeholders in the children and media community: A dialogue
An online inquiry tool to support the exploration of controversial issues on the Internet
Personal inquiry and online research: Connecting learners in ways that matter.
The Curriculum Materials Library as a Hub of Resources, Literacy Practices, and Collaboration: Expanding the Role of the Library
Pedagogical Media Competencies of Preservice Teachers in Germany and the United States: Comparative Analysis of Theory/Practice
Cineykyd: Exploring the Origins of Youth Production
Seeing, Believing and Learning to be Skeptical: Supporting Language Learning Through Advertising Analysis Activities
This study documents how a high school ESL teacher working with new immigrants ages 14–20 supported the development of their critical thinking and English language skills by using advertising analysis activities. The article examines the use of[Read More]
Learning to engage: how positive attitudes about the news, media literacy, and video production contribute t
Improvization and Strategic Risk Taking in Informal Learning with Digital Media Literacy
First Star URI RAM Academy
Media literacy and media bias: Are media literacy students less susceptible to non-verbal judgment biases?
African-American Children's Active Reasoning about Media Texts as a Precursor to Media Literacy in the United States
The State of Media Literacy: A Response to Potter
Promoting Intellectual Curiosity with Digital and Media Literacy
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Create to Learn
You don’t have to be a communication professional to create to learn. Today, with free and low-cost digital tools, everyone can compose videos, blogs and websites, remixes, podcasts, screencasts, infographics, animation, remixes and more.
More.. [Read More]Copyright Clarity: How Fair Use Supports Digital Learning
Today, it's more important than ever before to understand the scope of your rights and responsibilities as a digital author.
More.. [Read More]Teaching Truth, Lies, and Accuracy in the Digital Age
This pedagogy article describes a semester-long undergraduate course designed to deconstruct information disorder in the post-truth era by looking at economics, ideology, and power relations.
More.. [Read More]Using Virtual Exchange to Advance Media Literacy Competencies through Analysis of Contemporary Propaganda,
The Seven Great Debates in the Media Literacy Movement
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The Creativity of Imitation in Remake Videos
The production of remake videos may enhance media literacy competencies by offering a means for young media makers to develop creative skills through strategic imitation.
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The International Encyclopedia of Media Literacy
The definitive international reference on a topic of major and enduring importance, with over 270 entries by leading experts in the field
More.. [Read More]The Library Screen Scene
A comprehensive look at how school, public and academic libraries unleash the power of film and media through viewing, learning, creating, collecting and connecting to communities.
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