State Representative Elizabeth Hernandez, a Democrat, filed a new invoice which would change the state school code and include a media literacy unit in the computer literacy curriculum for public high school students. House Bill 234 would require school districts to add media literacy instruction to the computer literacy curriculum. State Sen. Karina Villa, Democrat …

Friday’s article by Trudy Rubin (“Future of America’s Media Threatened by Outright Lies,” May 7) underscores the reality of how irresponsible media shapes our world and our culture. What we have seen over the past few years is blatant deception. Rubin is right that the current media landscape is a threat to democracy. That’s why …

SPRINGFIELD — All high schools in Illinois would be required to offer instruction on how to understand and evaluate news and social media as part of their introductory computer classes under a bill that was introduced to a Senate committee on Tuesday. Sen. Karina Villa, D-West Chicago, argued before the Senate Education Committee that the …

As partisanship continues to create a deep ideological chasm in the United States, an informed population may be the only way to bridge the divisions. According to Media Literacy Now (MLN), a politically neutral non-profit organization, the idea of ​​media literacy is crucial given that “…children live in a world of powerful 24/7 media. …[along …

As we mark one year since the pandemic turned our lives upside down and ushered us into our homes, one of the many remarkable changes that has taken place has been our increased reliance on the internet. In March 2020, global Internet traffic increased by 15-30% in a matter of days, fueled by the transformation …

HICKSVILLE, NY — A group of educators want all New York State public school students to receive a formal education in an area they believe is highly overlooked and crucial in children’s lives: media literacy . A group called Media Literacy Now is pushing for statewide legislation that will introduce formal education, resources, and professional …

In this MarketScale TV interview, Todd Brekhus, Chief Product Officer for the edtech solution Renaissancejoins Voice of B2B Daniel Litwin for a discussion on the importance of media literacy in today’s education landscape and how solutions like Renaissance are working to make it an integral part of the curriculum. kindergarten to 12th grade. “A lack …

Nearly 50 years after the Supreme Court ruled in favor of a method of student group free speech and a broader interpretation of the First Amendment in Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District , California lawmakers have agreed to implement media literacy to support students. ‘ freedom of expression against the growing threats …

Edward Burke, a journalist for 30 years at the Boston Globe, the National Law Journal and other publications, currently teaches substitute teaching at schools in the Tidewater area. (HANDOUT) Being tech-savvy without being “media” is a dangerous combination for our youth and our democracy. “A lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth …

Cronkite School Launches New Digital Media Education Degree The Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University is offering a new online degree program for prospective students – a Bachelor of Arts in Digital Media Literacy. The immersive program, offered entirely …

All it took was an international pandemic to finally help mainstream media literacy into the education system. If only we had had a better head start years ago. Those of us who work in education and media literacy research have been talking and writing for some time now about the importance of media and information …

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A proposed bill in Jefferson City could one day impact what children learn in the classroom. The legislation would integrate media literacy training into the public school curriculum. “I’ve decided that this state needs to prepare our children, give them a foundation to evaluate and process the information they get from …

KILLEEN, Texas (KWTX) — As students continue to learn from home and spend more time in front of their computers and phones amid the pandemic, a state legislator fears misinformation is spreading. State Representative Mary González, D-Clint, filed House Bill 129that would require high school students in Texas to earn a digital citizenship credit before …

Teachers have always taught students how to verify and analyze information, but helping them tell fact from fiction became particularly difficult last fall. As former President Donald Trump’s baseless claims that the election was stolen circulated on social media and far-right news sites, students asked about conspiracy theories and lies in the classroom, and teachers …

Published on January 13, 2021 at 4:17 p.m. Barth Keck CTNewsJunkie.com We started last week the annual unit I call “Finding Truth in a Digital World” in my media literacy classes. The first lesson was about the tree octopus of the Pacific Northwest. “The Tree Octopus of the Pacific Northwest (paxarbolis octopus) is found in …

In an age of information overload, a timely IUPUI course will help students decipher the noise and identify fake and factual news. Media Literacy (D-DAY 460) is taught this semester by Chris Lamb, chair of the Department of Journalism and Public Relations at the School of Liberal Arts. The three-credit course will take place from …

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be out of date. Please look at the timestamp on the story to see when it was last updated. KANSAS CITY, Mo. – As Wednesday’s crowd broke down barricades around the United States Capitol building in Washington, critical thinking experts say it demonstrated …