To me, these statements summarize the purpose of critical media literacy education. This article points out the importance of students both learning to create meaningful messages, and analyze those they are faced with in abundance on a daily basis. It also emphasizes the fact that critical media literacy does not just encompass digital media, but "traditional" skills such as reading, writing, speaking and listening. I love the idea of teaching students to "embrace and celebrate the messages worth treasuring", and I think that an important aspect of that is to teach students the skills necessary to analyze messages and determine the meaning and motive behind them.
Hobbs, R. Teaching media literacy: yo! are you hip to this?. Retrieved from http://www.medialit.org/reading-room/teaching-media-literacy-yo-are-you-hip
This YouTube video discusses the Five Key Questions for media literacy.
Jolls, T. (2008). Generation m - media literacy, education & choice[Web]. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzeVjAM-drg&feature=player_embedded
Many educators who are new to the concept of critical media literacy believe you can only teach it using new technology. If we could only get educators to understand that it can be incorporated into traditional subjects.
ReplyDeleteMedia literacy is a concept that can be incorporated in all subjects. It's a life skill, and sadly, life skills aren't taught in school anymore. This is one area that would be beneficial to students, not only in their education, but in their daily lives as well.
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