Media+Literacy+Education

Link to **Project Look Sharp's** Handout Page on Media Literacy: @http://www.ithaca.edu/looksharp/?action=medialithandouts&PHPSESSID=aa1a9dda04dbc3791fc542ce183c1f9a

 * [|NAMLE Core Principles of Media Literacy Education in the U.S.]
 * [|12 Basic Ways to Integrate Media Literacy and Critical Thinking into Any Curriculum]
 * [|Key Questions to Ask When Analyzing Media Messages]
 * [|Key Questions to Ask When Producing Media Messages]
 * [|6 key Concepts in Media Analysis]
 * [|Tips for Decoding]
 * [|Evalutating Websites]
 * [|U.S. Media Timeline]

National Association for Media Literacy Education 1. Media Literacy Education requires active inquiry and critical thinking about the messages we receive and create. 2. Media Literacy Education expands the concept of literacy (i.e., reading and writing) to include all forms of media. 3. Media Literacy Education builds and reinforces skills for learners of all ages. Like print literacy, those skills necessitate integrated, interactive, and repeated practice. MLE teachers seek to provide students with numerous and diverse opportunities to practice and develop skills of analysis and expression. 4. Media Literacy Education develops informed, reflective and engaged participants essential for a democratic society. 5. Media Literacy Education recognizes that media are a part of culture and function as agents of socialization. 6. Media Literacy Education affirms that people use their individual skills, beliefs and experiences to construct their own meanings from media messages.