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Managing Your Digital Footprint, for our students

Hey Folks, We recently created a high-quality video that we're showing in all of our social studies classes; it outlines both the positives…

Started by Dann

1 Oct 11, 2013
Reply by Susan Stephenson, the Book Chook

NYTLN+: Is It Offensive for Sports Teams to Use Native American Names and Mascots? + IMAGE

A cross-post from our small - but growing -Sports & Literacy group:   On the heels of President Obama's comment that he would, "conside…

Started by Ryan Goble

0 Oct 10, 2013

Book: Reading The Visual

Reading The Visual (Teachers College Press) is an essential introduction that focuses on what teachers should know about multimodal literac…

Started by Frank W. Baker

0 Oct 3, 2013

Using Magazines To Teach CCS & Media Literacy

Magazines about popular culture are an effective tool to teach media literacy and "a host of Common Core standards," says expert Frank W. B…

Started by Frank W. Baker

0 Sep 24, 2013

VIDEO: So How Do They PhotoShop Magazine Cover Models?

HLN Cable Network recently ran this feature exploring how PhotoShop is used to alter and refine the image of a model for a magazine cover.

Started by Frank W. Baker

0 Sep 22, 2013

Media Literacy Exercises for 8th Graders

Any great 15-20 minute media literacy interactive exercises for 8th graders out there? I teach media literacy at the college undergrad leve…

Started by Natasha Casey

4 Sep 20, 2013
Reply by Natasha Casey

Newseum launches new module, cultivates news literacy

The Newseum in Washington, D.C., is launching a Civil Rights module Friday (8/30/13), and many JEA members have been emailed for beta testi…

Started by Frank W. Baker

0 Aug 28, 2013

ARTICLE: The Granddaddy of the Political Cartoon

Interesting article in the WSJ about the "Granddaddy of the Political Cartoon." The story explores this tradition of earthly dystopias and…

Started by Ryan Goble

0 Aug 20, 2013

ARTICLE & RELATED LESSONS: Texting Your Feelings, Symbol by Symbol

Great article in the NYTimes about a courtship that went south because people didn't have a shared emoticon / emoji language. It also touch…

Started by Ryan Goble

0 Aug 20, 2013

QUERY: Media lit vocabulary for early childhood?

Inspired by a recent Susan Neuman webinar and my own interest in mapping out what emergent media literacy looks like in practice, I’d like…

Started by Faith Rogow

3 Aug 20, 2013
Reply by Faith Rogow

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