Teaching Advertising As Part of Media Literacy

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about advertising.  So here is another one of my periodic columns about the topic for USA TODAY'S EDUCATION BLOG.

Website for NAMLE Conference Materials

For those who were unable to attend the National Assn. of Media Literacy Education (NAMLE) conference ("Bridging Literacies") held in Detroit August 1-4, I have created a web page with links to resources, videos, and blog postings. As additional material is made available, I will post it to this site.

New Book Examines Media Literacy in Elementary Schools

Commission on Media member Jeff Share announces the publication of his new book: Media Literacy is Elementary Teaching Youth to Critically Read and Create Media (Peter Lang, 2009) Knowing Jeff's previous work with elementary teachers and students, I know this text will be a welcome addition in current college-level media literacy courses as well as in elementary school library professional collections. Read more about his book (and others) on my web page for media literacy book recommendations http://www.frankwbaker.com/2008_holiday_book_recommendation.htm