This has been a hot topic for several years- how do we help our students read and think crucially with an ever-increasing amount of media.  ...

  Here’s a mini- lesson (geared for grades 6-12) from Facing History and Ourselve s. You will find lesson plans and materials to help your s...

TeachersFirst shared this review (geared to grades 4-5) to help students evaluate media.  Here is their review and here is the link to the C...

In this article from Middle Web , the authors (McCusker, Irvan, and Driscoll) share six techniques to help students develop media literacy....

What does it take to be media literate?  Today our students are bombarded by a variety of media resources- how can we help them to evaluate ...

In his blog post , Frank Banker (writing on the Middle Web site) clearly outlines 7 steps to help your students become more media savvy.  Fr...

  In this collection from PBS, the goal is to assist students (from grades 6-12)  to read critically and investigate the information they ob...

This article from  Julia Boudreau provided some straightforward suggestions to help students unbundle and evaluate media in all forms.

Media Literacy is a major topic- and something our students need.  Just because you read it online- it doesn’t mean it is true!  In this con...

This week in TeachersFirst, they focus on Media Literacy with a wide collection of resources. From lesson plans (to lesson plans with f...

Discovery Education recently shared a broad list of literacy activities.  You will find a variety of content and grade levels.   Please cl...

Fake news seems to be all the rage recently.  Here’s a well-written article from School Library Journal packed with strategies and reso...