Oct. 27, 2016 On the cusp of Media Literacy Week, Oct. 31-Nov. 4, 2016 I'm turning over the mic (er, keyboard) to MediaGirls as part of our Media Literacy Week series on creating critical thinkers in and out of the classroom. What happens when the portrayal of teens, usually played by 20-somethings, lands on real life adolescents in the form of body image angst? What media … [Read more...]
Archives for October 2016
Media Literacy Week: Wait, That Actress is HOW Old?
Filed Under: Sexualization & Body Image Tagged With: ABC Family hit shows, adolescent body image, body ideals, critical thinking, Freeform teen shows, Gilmore Girls, girlpower, Glee, media literacy week, Media messages, media-literacy, MediaGirls, Michelle Cove, NAMLE, PhotoShop, Pretty Little Liars, Proud to Be Me, Sexualization & Body Image, teen actresses, teen tv, teen-angst, The Illusionists, tweens and body image, twentysomething teens
Media Literacy Week 2016 Spotlight: Camp Reel Stories
Oct. 31, 2016 Official first day of Media Literacy week which runs Oct. 31-Nov.4! Please share critical thinking tips and tools to create a more informed public, so we don't have a plague of fake news, and bogus social media 'shares' sans fact checking and journalism reduced to content marketing! NAMLE has tons of resources and activities to make the week fun, festive and full … [Read more...]
Filed Under: Media Literacy Tagged With: #DigCitSummit, Amy Jussel Partner, Brenda Chapman, Camp Reel Stories, critical thinking, digital citizenship, Digital Citizenship Summit, Esther Pearl, Geena Davis Institute, gender and media portrayals, gender diversity in media, Girl Fest, maker movement, media as STEM career, media creators, media literacy week, media makers, media workshops, NAMLE, Pixar alums, Pixar in a box, STEAM, STEM, teen girls, Virtual Reality, Worldwide Women