Global Media Information Literacy Week
October 24 - 31 | To promote informed, engaged citizens, as well as to foster social inclusion and intercultural dialogue. Media and information literacy addresses the question, how can we access, search, critically assess, use, and contribute content wisely, both online and offline?
Teachers: Visit the free MY HERO Lesson Plan for Global Media and Information Literacy Includes discussion guide and learning outcomes.
The interview below with documentary filmmaker Jen Senko addresses the following aspects of media literacy: understanding how media messages shape our culture and society, recognizing what the media maker wants us to believe or do, naming the techniques of persuasion used, and recognizing bias, spin, misinformation, and lies.
Learn about the importance of evaluating news sources and their effect on our society: WTM interview with director Jen Senko about her documentary "The Brainwashing of My Dad."
Through media literacy we:
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From NAMLE (National Association for Advancing Media Literacy Education)
At the age of 26, Jimmeka Anderson founded the nonprofit organization, I AM not the MEdia, Inc. in May 2011 as a response to her own challenges she had with self acceptance from the media’s influence in her adolescent and young adult years. At the time, Anderson had no idea that she was engaging in media literacy, but saw the need to empower teens to become critical consumers of media by analyzing the text and subtext of media messaging and evaluating its influence in their lives
Media creation is another aspect of media literacy. Learn about the following projects bringing the power of media creation to community activists, and advocating for justice in media.
Learn about ChangeChitra, MY HERO's Global Exchange partnership with VitalVoices, which teaches documentary filmmaking to young activists in India.
MY HERO honors leaders in Media Arts Literacy annually at our International Film Festival
As founder and editor-in-chief of Women and Hollywood, Melissa Silverstein is an advocate for gender parity and inclusion in the media. She is also co-founder of the Athena Film Festival, which highlights women's leadership, and the author of "In her Voice."
Kim Adelman puts the power of filmmaking into the hands of everyone who has a story to tell, and has advocated for women in film especially.
Esther Wojcicki is an innovative educator teaching journalism students to create media for the benefit of communities.
The MY HERO Project's Mediamaker Tools
What is Media Literacy?
Media literacy is the ability to access, analyze, evaluate, and create media.
MY HERO Recommends the News Literacy Project for Additional Resources About News Literacy.
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News Literacy Project is a nonpartisan national education nonprofit, provides programs and resources for educators and the public to teach, learn and share the abilities needed to be smart, active consumers of news and information and equal and engaged participants in a democracy. |
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Art Promotes Media Literacy
The Amplifier Foundation uses the creation of art posters to promote timely social justice, peace and climate science.
As part of the Amplifier Foundation's support of the March on Science, Byers designed this poster.
This poster was created for The Women's March on Washington 2017 with The Amplifier Foundation.
A protest art poster created for March for Our Lives, sponsored by The Amplifier Foundation.
This observance is a call for the world to stand together for the safety of journalists and to ensure justice.
Resources from MY HERO that supplement Teach Rock Distance Learning lessons and Teach Rock resources
UNESCO | Official Website | Global Media & Information Literacy Day
UNESCO is the United Nations' Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.
Media Literacy Now
Media Literacy Now is a media literacy advocacy group. The site provides introductory materials, including videos on "what is media literacy."
Organizer created on 11/5/2017 4:06:32 PM by Xenia Shin
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