Teachers Guide to Media Literacy: Critical Thinking in a Multimedia World

Focusing on the use of media literacy in instruction, rather than how to teach media literacy, Scheibe (developmental psychology, Ithaca College) and Rogow, a media literacy educator, show teachers how to integrate media literacy across the curriculum at all grade levels and teach students to be critical thinkers. The volume is based on the National Association of Media Literacy Education's Core Principles of Media Literacy Education in the United States, which they co-authored, and their approach shows teachers how to identify places where media literacy methods could improve instruction, student engagement, or student performance, and develop customized lessons for those needs. They focus on literacy skills as they apply across all media formats and discuss what is meant by media literacy education; pedagogy and practice for teaching students how to analyze media messages, general approaches, and specific content areas; and how to determine if approaches are effective. Activities and seven lesson plans are included, which are also available on the companion website along with other materials. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
The authors provide concrete, innovative ways to integrate media literacy across the curriculum. A companion website provides tools for analyzing all kinds of media.
This book is about what it means to be literate in today's complicated media environment, and how teachers can use media literacy education to engage students and prepare them to thrive in the ever-shifting terrain of the digital world.