Discovering Media Literacy

Teaching Digital Media and Popular Culture in Elementary School
Renee Hobbs - University of Rhode Island, USA
David Cooper Moore - Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Discovering Media Literacy
July 2013 | 256 pages | Corwin
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Give digital kids a voice!

Today’s kids are digital natives, but what’s the best way to help them become empowered, creative and responsible communicators across different media? Discover insights and strategies specific to children ages 5-12 in this guide from an acclaimed media literacy program: Powerful Voices for Kids. Readers will find

  • Thought-provoking lesson plans that reach students of all backgrounds and abilities
  • Use of a wide range of technology tools, including the Internet, video, and mobile apps, combined with an emphasis on online safety and development of essential critical thinking skills
  • Materials for teacher professional development

This innovative book is equally valuable as a resource for lesson planning or for developing a full media literacy program.

"Many professional books talk about digital and media literacy, but this text addresses the complete continuum—from television to technology—and guides teachers to think deeply about their own preferences and beliefs, as well as those of their students to develop knowledgeable, informed media users and consumers for the 21st Century."
—Kristin Ziemke Fastabend, First Grade Teacher
Chicago Public Schools

Contents

Preface

Preface

Acknowledgments

Acknowledgments

About the Authors

About the Authors

Introduction

Introduction

Part I. Why Digital and Media Literacy Matters

  • Chapter 1. Digital and Media Literacy
  • Lesson: What's Inside and Outside the Frame
  • Chapter 2. Motivations for Teaching Digital and Media Literacy
  • Lesson: Target Audience Music Remix

Part II. Work With Intermediate Students

  • Chapter 3. Connecting Culture and Classroom
  • Lesson: Creating Realistic Dialogue
  • Chapter 4. Asking Questions About Media and Popular Culture
  • Lesson: Celebrity You
  • Chapter 5. Making Media
  • Lesson: Screencasting the Critical Questions
  • Chapter 6. Everything Is Social
  • Lesson: Bootleg Cola: Pro and Con

Part III. Work With Primary Children in Grades K-2

  • Chapter 7. Media Literacy for Young Learners
  • Lesson: The Ant and the Grasshopper
  • Chapter 8. Authors and Audiences
  • Lesson: Collaborative Storytelling

Part IV. Approaches to Teacher Education

  • Chapter 9. Transforming Practice

Part V. Extras

  • Resource A. Learning Targets for Digital and Media Literacy With Young Learners
  • Resource B. Glossary for Kids
  • Resource C. Glossary of Concepts
  • Resource D. About the PVK Instructors

Index

Index

Description

Give digital kids a voice!

Today’s kids are digital natives, but what’s the best way to help them become empowered, creative and responsible communicators across different media? Discover insights and strategies specific to children ages 5-12 in this guide from an acclaimed media literacy program: Powerful Voices for Kids. Readers will find

  • Thought-provoking lesson plans that reach students of all backgrounds and abilities
  • Use of a wide range of technology tools, including the Internet, video, and mobile apps, combined with an emphasis on online safety and development of essential critical thinking skills
  • Materials for teacher professional development

This innovative book is equally valuable as a resource for lesson planning or for developing a full media literacy program.

"Many professional books talk about digital and media literacy, but this text addresses the complete continuum—from television to technology—and guides teachers to think deeply about their own preferences and beliefs, as well as those of their students to develop knowledgeable, informed media users and consumers for the 21st Century."
—Kristin Ziemke Fastabend, First Grade Teacher
Chicago Public Schools

Contents

Preface

Preface

Acknowledgments

Acknowledgments

About the Authors

About the Authors

Introduction

Introduction

Part I. Why Digital and Media Literacy Matters

  • Chapter 1. Digital and Media Literacy
  • Lesson: What's Inside and Outside the Frame
  • Chapter 2. Motivations for Teaching Digital and Media Literacy
  • Lesson: Target Audience Music Remix

Part II. Work With Intermediate Students

  • Chapter 3. Connecting Culture and Classroom
  • Lesson: Creating Realistic Dialogue
  • Chapter 4. Asking Questions About Media and Popular Culture
  • Lesson: Celebrity You
  • Chapter 5. Making Media
  • Lesson: Screencasting the Critical Questions
  • Chapter 6. Everything Is Social
  • Lesson: Bootleg Cola: Pro and Con

Part III. Work With Primary Children in Grades K-2

  • Chapter 7. Media Literacy for Young Learners
  • Lesson: The Ant and the Grasshopper
  • Chapter 8. Authors and Audiences
  • Lesson: Collaborative Storytelling

Part IV. Approaches to Teacher Education

  • Chapter 9. Transforming Practice

Part V. Extras

  • Resource A. Learning Targets for Digital and Media Literacy With Young Learners
  • Resource B. Glossary for Kids
  • Resource C. Glossary of Concepts
  • Resource D. About the PVK Instructors

Index

Index

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Discovering Media Literacy

Teaching Digital Media and Popular Culture in Elementary School


July 2013 | 256 pages | Corwin

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Give digital kids a voice!

Today’s kids are digital natives, but what’s the best way to help them become empowered, creative and responsible communicators across different media? Discover insights and strategies specific to children ages 5-12 in this guide from an acclaimed media literacy program: Powerful Voices for Kids. Readers will find

  • Thought-provoking lesson plans that reach students of all backgrounds and abilities
  • Use of a wide range of technology tools, including the Internet, video, and mobile apps, combined with an emphasis on online safety and development of essential critical thinking skills
  • Materials for teacher professional development

This innovative book is equally valuable as a resource for lesson planning or for developing a full media literacy program.

"Many professional books talk about digital and media literacy, but this text addresses the complete continuum—from television to technology—and guides teachers to think deeply about their own preferences and beliefs, as well as those of their students to develop knowledgeable, informed media users and consumers for the 21st Century."
—Kristin Ziemke Fastabend, First Grade Teacher
Chicago Public Schools


Table Of Contents:

  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • About the Authors
  • Introduction
  • Part I. Why Digital and Media Literacy Matters
  • Chapter 1. Digital and Media Literacy
  • Lesson: What's Inside and Outside the Frame
  • Chapter 2. Motivations for Teaching Digital and Media Literacy
  • Lesson: Target Audience Music Remix
  • Part II. Work With Intermediate Students
  • Chapter 3. Connecting Culture and Classroom
  • Lesson: Creating Realistic Dialogue
  • Chapter 4. Asking Questions About Media and Popular Culture
  • Lesson: Celebrity You
  • Chapter 5. Making Media
  • Lesson: Screencasting the Critical Questions
  • Chapter 6. Everything Is Social
  • Lesson: Bootleg Cola: Pro and Con
  • Part III. Work With Primary Children in Grades K-2
  • Chapter 7. Media Literacy for Young Learners
  • Lesson: The Ant and the Grasshopper
  • Chapter 8. Authors and Audiences
  • Lesson: Collaborative Storytelling
  • Part IV. Approaches to Teacher Education
  • Chapter 9. Transforming Practice
  • Part V. Extras
  • Resource A. Learning Targets for Digital and Media Literacy With Young Learners
  • Resource B. Glossary for Kids
  • Resource C. Glossary of Concepts
  • Resource D. About the PVK Instructors
  • Index

Recent Product Reviews:

The book is not a good fit for my course. It is too much about a particular project and not general enough.
Dr Amy Hutchison, Curriculum Instruction Dept, Iowa State University
"Many professional books talk about digital and media literacy, but this text addresses the complete continuum—from television to technology—and guides teachers to think deeply about their own preferences and beliefs, as well as those of their students to develop knowledgeable, informed media users and consumers for the 21st century."
Kristin Ziemke Fastabend, First Grade Teacher, Chicago Public Schools, IL

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