I really believe that media literacy is as important as learning to read. In today’s society, it’s a survival skill. But its importance is underrecognized and undervalued.
I was impressed with Literacy for the 21st Century. Of special value, I thought, were the PowerPoint slides targeted at students of different ages with specific questions they can explore, the essential questions for teachers, and “why literacy is important.” The article/site has an abundance of information and I plan to go back and refer to it repeatedly. I definitely plan to incorporate media literacy as one of the underlying themes of my classes. It won’t be a unit, at least in my ideal world. It will be a topic of continuous discussion and exploration.
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