This issue of “Connections” focuses on fair use of copyrighted works because it is an issue integral to the practice of media literacy education. Two articles draw from documents produced by media and legal scholars: “The Cost of Copyright Confusion for Media Literacy Educators” and a “Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Media Literacy Educators.”
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Publication Date:September, 2010Download Newsletter:
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Publication Date:July, 2010
The widespread availability of new media has generally encouraged the view that anyone can practice citizen journalism with relative ease. But without learning the digital citizenship skills which media literacy training provides, citizen journalists may be as likely to engage in self-censorship as they are to incur legal liability for the content they publish. Also introduces Center for News Literacy.
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Publication Date:June, 2010
Television in a Networked Age -- marketing suggests that future television sets will be able to assemble an evening of programming based on individual personal profiles. SportsTelevision and the Networking of Nostalgia -- sports occupy a unique place in the world of TV entertainment. Norman Lear Center at USC released a study of local Los Angeles area TV News offering an in-depth analysis of news coverage in a major metropolitan area. CML’s Tessa Jolls was a guest panelist at The Cable Show 2010 session on digital citizenship.
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Publication Date:May, 2010
Say the phrase “gender and media,” and many educated listeners will think of roles assigned to women in the media. But what about men? What does our media culture tell us about the roles that men play in society, and what messages do media send boys about manhood?
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Publication Date:March, 2010
Media literacy training helps consumers of all ages make reasoned, reflective decisions of all kinds in a society where media frequently supply our sources of information. Media literacy instruction helps us understand how media can affect us emotionally, how they can color our perceptions, and how they can shape our choices. Based on our years of experience in the field, many children don‘t believe that the media influence them at all. Yet research shows that media are a primary socializing agent in society. The Horizon report discusses the potential of new and emerging technologies to transform K-12 education.
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Publication Date:February, 2010
This issue looks at the close relationship of media literacy and the arts, and the promise of arts education reform in the United States.
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Publication Date:December, 2009
Catholic educators have been active in the field of media literacy since its inception. In this country, Elizabeth Thoman, CHM, founded Media and Values magazine in 1977 to explore the influence of media on family life, education and citizenship in a democratic society. In 1989, when the audience for Media and Values had grown substantially, Thoman founded the Center for Media Literacy to publish curriculum and develop models for teacher training.
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Publication Date:November, 2009
A new study from the Joan Ganz Cooney Center at the Sesame Workshop explores the potential of cell phones to revolutionize teaching and learning. Research from the William and Ida Friday Institute at North Carolina State University outlines the potential of 1:1 technology environments, and The Center on Media and Child Health at Children’s Hospital Boston launches “Ask the Mediatrician.”
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Publication Date:October, 2009
A review of Seeing Through Maps: Many Ways to See the World. This book makes a historical journey through the development of a wide array of map projections and map types to help the reader recognize how maps reflect back to us our perceptions of the world. Issue also includes information about the National Council for the Social Sciences and their call for media literacy education.
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Publication Date:August, 2009
Media Literacy in the science classroom. Includes articles on The Journey North: Turning Students into International Field Scientists a new book to help students learn Media and Science Literacy Skills, and Partnership for 21st Century Skills publishes Skills Map for Science.
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