The effects of texting on the classroom.
Video interview with Dr. Mizuko Ito, researcher at the University of California-Irvine, who has conducted a large-scale study of what teens may be learning from their online activities.
A creative web 2.0 way of teaching media literacy- it's FUN!
Media and legal experts create a code to help teachers and students understand fair use of copyrighted materials
Words associated with Christianity (bishop, aisle), British history (empire, monarchy), and the countryside have been bumped from a popular UK Junior dictionary. In their place: mp3 player, blog, and broadband (among others).
Article gives an overview of resources to support teachers in navigating fair-use and copyright law and understanding Creative Commons.
This guide identifies five principles that represent the media literacy education community’s current consensus about acceptable practices for the fair use of copyrighted materials, wherever and however it occurs: in K–12 education, in higher education, in nonprofit organizations that offer programs for children and youth, and in adult education.
It’s free, and it’s online in its entirety. The show surveys the current kids-online situation—thoroughly, open-mindedly and frankly.
“Sure, there are dangers. But they’re hugely overhyped by the media. The tales of pedophiles luring children out of their homes are like plane crashes: they happen extremely rarely, but when they do, they make headlines everywhere. The Internet is just another facet of socialization for the new generation; as always, common sense and a level head are the best safeguards.”
Four decades ago, Joan Ganz Cooney and her colleagues created the gold standard for using mass media to educate children when they founded the long-running kids? program Sesame Street. Today, the Joan Ganz Cooney Center, the nonprofit research organization Ganz Cooney founded, is pushing for an overhaul of children?s media legislation that may prove no less far-reaching.
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The effects of texting on the classroom.
Video interview with Dr. Mizuko Ito, researcher at the University of California-Irvine, who has conducted a large-scale study of what teens may be learning from their online activities.
A creative web 2.0 way of teaching media literacy- it's FUN!
Media and legal experts create a code to help teachers and students understand fair use of copyrighted materials
This guide identifies five principles that represent the media literacy education community’s current consensus about acceptable practices for the fair use of copyrighted materials, wherever and however it occurs: in K–12 education, in higher education, in nonprofit organizations that offer programs for children and youth, and in adult education.
It’s free, and it’s online in its entirety. The show surveys the current kids-online situation—thoroughly, open-mindedly and frankly.
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