Media literacy

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...

“#RU1? Are you ONE of the librarians who has already posted a #medialiteracy infographic at your computers? Fighting #fakenews and encouraging #criticalthinking is the goal. Go 4 it.”

Media literacy is a key component to a good literacy program. Read about the top reasons about why teaching media literacy is important.

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...

Teaching students how to identify fake news is a daunting task since many adults continue to struggle with this skill. It is imperative that we teach these essential digital literacy skills to students so they automatically think critical y before clicking, sharing, and assuming what they see online is true.I’ve rounded up some resources and lessons for teaching students how to evaluate information online and identify fake news.

UNDERSTANDING: Even though this fact sheet is labelled for students, I think there are some useful hints and tips that are relevant to my own understanding of what it means to be media savvy and critical about what you are consuming. These tips and hints can be helpful in determining what is fake and what is real.

Learn everything you need to know about how to use cereal boxes to teach media literacy skills. Use this cereal box media literacy unit to integrate your media expectations into your Health and Math Probability curriculum expectations.

Ideas to help teach media literacy to students in 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade and critical thinking ideas to help students dissect the purpose of media (TV, movies, YouTube) that they view every day.

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