New Media Literacy Curriculum Unveiled

An Alaska group, concerned about underage drinking, has released its online, interactive media literacy guide, appropriate for use with both middle and high school students.

Increased Use of Technology by K-12 Teachers Has Positive Effects on Perceived Student Learning, Development of 21st Century Skills

An increased use of technology in the classroom by K-12 teachers yields a perceived positive impact on student learning, engagement and the development of 21st century skills, according to the study Educators, Technology and 21st Century Skills: Dispelling Five Myths. The study was released during the annual ISTE conference.

New Digital Citizenship Curriculum for MS Unveiled

Common Sense Media has launched its digital citizenship curriculum for middle schools, Digital Citizenship in a Connected Culture. The curriculum is based on the digital ethics research of Dr. Howard Gardner and the GoodPlay Project at Harvard Graduate School of Education. It covers topics including privacy, cyberbullying, and self-expression through interactive activities and real-life stories from kids. The first three units of the curriculum are available now, and the full curriculum will be available in late August 2010. Link to Press Release.

Why Media Literacy Should Be Taught

An Atlantic Magazine blogger argues for why media literacy education should be part of American K-12 education.

Internet security is promoted as a career for tech-savvy students

USA Today reports: Efforts are under way nationwide to recruit tech-savvy students to pursue careers in protecting the safety and security of the Internet. College and high-school students are being encouraged to participate in contests that pit the young cyber-experts in virtual battles against hackers, spies and data thieves, while two Maryland school districts are working cybersecurity into the K-12 curriculum with a new career track in "information assurance."

Kids and Online Information Credibility: Latest Findings

Do you want to know how well young people navigate the web? Then read the highlights from the latest findings (Kids and Credibility: An Empirical Examination of Youth, Digital Media Use, and Information Credibility)...you may be surprised.

Media Literacy Documentary

I am always on the lookout for videos which show media literacy at work inside the K-12 classroom. Here is one. It was produced by a media studies graduate student in Portland who is concerned about why media literacy is not taught in American schools.