Reuben Leonard's List: Researching Credible Connections

• • Good Basic definition on Media Literacy! Especially terms these terms for its proper use!  Access,Analyze,Evaluate and Communicate

• Within North America, media literacy is seen to consist of a series of communication competencies, including the ability to ACCESS, ANALYZE, EVALUATE, and COMMUNICATE information in a variety of forms, including print and non-print messages.

   

  Media literacy empowers people to be both critical thinkers and creative producers of an increasingly wide range of messages using image, language, and sound. It is the skillful application of literacy skills to media and technology messages.
• • Also, great explanation of what Media Literacy is defined, in a more broader sense!
• • Media refers to all electronic or digital means and print or artistic visuals used to transmit messages.
   
  • Literacy is the ability to encode and decode symbols and to synthesize and analyze messages.
   
  • Media literacy is the ability to encode and decode the symbols transmitted via media and the ability to synthesize, analyze and produce mediated messages.
   
  • Media education is the study of media, including ‘hands on’ experiences and media production.
   
  • Media literacy education is the educational field dedicated to teaching the skills associated with media literacy.

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• • Awesome website that has great links to additional resources pertaining to Media Literacy!

• Media literacy is the ability to access, analyze, and evaluate messages from a variety of media forms. It allows people to interact with different media in constructive and thoughtful ways, using and developing their critical thinking skills
• • Great advice on How students,should look at the information they obtain! By using their critical thinking skills, how to disseminate information, and understanding what media really is and the role it plays in society!
• 1. All media messages are constructions
   
  2. Each person interprets messages differently
   
  3. Media have commercial interests
   
  4. Media have values
   
  5. Each medium has its own language and style
   
   
   
• They explain that by recognizing these facts and understanding what these concepts mean, students can "become active and critical thinkers about media, develop criteria for making decisions about media use, find and identify quality media resources, and talk about what media they are consuming and why."

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• • Great pointers on how children should look at Media!
• • Become active and critical thinkers about media
   
  •   Develop criteria for making decisions about media use
   
  •   Find and identify quality media resources
   
  •   Talk about what media they are consuming and why
   
  •   Become better able to use media for learning and communicating

• • Great resource and website for additional information pertaining to Media Literacy! A national organization with respected affiliations and cited PDF publications for download!
• CPMLE Downloads
• The Core Principles of Media Literacy Education
• Chicago Manual of Style
• American Psychological Association (APA) Style
• American Medical Association (AMA) Style

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