This week we read "Teaching Media Literacy".
They both use critical thinking, and other similar skills, but reading online, offers challenges, such as making judgements about the validity of the information
"Although some countries (notably Canada, England, and Australia) have made progress in integrating media literacy into the school curriculum, schools in the United States generally have lagged behind (Hobbs & Frost, 2003)."
The reason this quote caught my eye was that, we as a nation often feel that students spend to much time using digital media, so we often don't allow our students to use these resources inside school. We do this despite evidence and research, such as that shown in this article, that proves there is use and even need for it in the classroom.
I found a website devoted to teaching media literacy.
David, J. L. (2009). Teaching media literacy . Educational leadership, 66(6), 84-86. Retrieved from http://www.ascd.org/publications/educational-leadership/mar09/vol66/num06/Teaching-Media-Literacy.aspx
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