Getting Started With Media Literacy: It's Easier Than You Think

Here is another one of the occasional essays I have been writing for the education blog of USA Today.

Campaign 2012, The Media, & Media Literacy

Colleague Peter Guiterrez writes the pop culture blog for School Library Journal and this week, it's part one of an interview about the presidential campaign, media literacy and how library/media specialists can get involved in media education.

New Media Curriculum Announced: Adobe Youth Voices Essentials

The Adobe Foundation and Discovery Education have announced ADOBE YOUTH VOICES a partnership to provide curriculum and resources to help educators weave digital media making into their teaching practice and actively engage students in gaining critical technology skills. Curriculum includes: Video Narratives; Techniques for Capturing Quality Audio; Animation and more.

Filmmaking As A Classroom Tool

A Howard County (MD) teacher works to integrate filmmaking into the curriculum for all interested students, not just those taking gifted-and-talented classes, to stimulate creativity and self-expression.

Remembering Barry Duncan

Media educator Barry Duncan is recalled and honored in this and other postings.

Using Cell Phones to Increase Student Achievement and Engagement with Reading and Writing

Cell phones are a terrific tool to support student engagement and achievement in reading and writing. To follow are some ideas explaining how teachers are doing just that by using cell phones in the way they are most commonly used among youth -- for texting and group texting. We will also look at a newly emerging trend...using cell phones to write novels.

NAMLE Announces 2013 Media Literacy Conference

NAMLE is pleased to announce that its next national conference will be held on July 12-13, 2013 in Los Angeles! The theme: Intersections-Teaching & Learning Across Media. Other details can be found here.