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Literacy , More Universal Than Healthcare

Literacy , More Universal Than Healthcare. Nicholas L. Ward nlw5003@psu.edu Pennsylvania State University Curriculum and Instruction Professional Development School. What is Media Literacy?.

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Literacy , More Universal Than Healthcare

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  1. Literacy, More Universal Than Healthcare Nicholas L. Ward nlw5003@psu.edu Pennsylvania State University Curriculum and Instruction Professional Development School

  2. What is Media Literacy? “Understanding how mass media work, how they construct and produce meaning, how the media are organized, and knowing how to use them wisely.  In short, it is seen to empower people to be both critical thinkers and creative producers of an increasingly wide range of messages using images, sound and language.” (Carlson 21-22)

  3. Theory, Anyone? Gardner’s Multiple Intelligences Theory • Using Different media provides more opportunities for teachers to differentiate their lessons for individual learners • Text= visual learning • Recorded Audio= auditory learning • Film= auditory/visual learning

  4. What does the State have to say? • 1.9.12.A: Use media and technology resources for research, information, analysis, problem solving, and decision making in content learning. Identify complexities and inconsistencies in the information and the different perspectives found in each medium.

  5. How can these standards be met? The Shakespeare Experiment…http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UeU6jpmiF4I

  6. Media-rich Assignment Explanation of Animal Farm Final Project Animal Farm Final Project.docx

  7. Student Examples of Media Skills “Manifatso” Manifesto Manifatso.docx Flyer for Lowering the drinking age Lower the Drinking Age to 18 in order Save Lives and Reduce Crime.docx Radio News Broadcast of a Revolution in progress

  8. Student Examples of Media Skills

  9. Why should we take Media Literacy seriously? “As a matter of fact, media have become part and parcel of the upbringing and socialization processes of all girls and boys and therefore need to be considered by parents, educators, and media professionals as seriously as formal education.” (Kahn 15)

  10. If educators want to their students to be prepared to live and function in modern American society, they have no choice but to integrate media literacy into their curriculum with fervor.

  11. Works Cited Jacquinot-Delaunay,Genevieve,UllaCarlsson, SamyTayie, and Jose Manuel Perez Tornero. “Introduction: Empowerment Through Media Education: An Intercultural Approach.” Empowerment Through Media Education: An Intercultural Dialogue. Ed.Ulla Carlsson, SamyTayie, Genevieve Jacquinot-Delaunay, and Jose Manuel Perez Tornero. Goteborg, Sweden: The international Clearinghouse on Children, Youth and Media. 2008. 21-22. Print. Khan, Abdul. “Media Education, a Crucial Issue in the Building of an Inclusive Knowledge Society.” Empowerment Through Media Education: An Intercultural Dialogue. Ed.Ulla Carlsson, SamyTayie, Genevieve Jacquinot-Delaunay, and Jose Manuel Perez Tornero. Goteborg, Sweden: The international Clearinghouse on Children, Youth and Media. 2008. 15. Print.

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