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Teaching Media Literacy Made Easy: Classroom Resources for Every Grade
Media Literacy Week in the U.S., celebrated October 27-31, is hosted by the National Association for Media Literacy Education (NAMLE). NAMLE defines media literacy as the ability to access, analyze, evaluate, create, and act using all forms of communication — a vital skill in today’s media-rich world. To support educators, PBS LearningMedia offers a wide range of engaging, standards-aligned resources from KET and other public media partners to help you strengthen media literacy in your classroom this week and throughout the year. Explore some featured resources below!
Technology and You! | Ruff Ruffman: How can we use technology wisely? Explore media literacy with students as Ruff Ruffman uncovers the wonders (and pitfalls) of tech. (Grades: 3-5)
News Literacy | Social Studies Shorts: Learn techniques to spot misinformation and disinformation and to ask the right questions when consuming media in the news and online. (Grades: 3-12)
News and Media Literacy Collection: This collection features a variety of tools to help students identify, analyze, and investigate the news and information they get from online sources. (Grades: 3-12)
Be MediaWise—Lessons to Teach Media Literacy: This series of media literacy lessons, developed by PBS News Student Reporting Labs, teach specific fact-checking skills to help students sort fact from fiction online. (Grades: 3-12)
Journalism and Media Literacy | Retro Report: Engage students in media literacy and storytelling! Examine the famous 1994 McDonald’s coffee case and how news oversimplification can create myths. (Grades: 9-12)
Media Literacy | Compact Civics: Technology can connect — and divide — us. Use media literacy to help students navigate misinformation and ways to stay informed online. (Grades: 9-12)
Plus — coming October 28 — check out KET’s newest free professional development course, Media Literacy in the Classroom, which provides participants with a foundation for understanding media literacy, its importance in today’s digital world, and practical strategies for integrating it into classroom instruction.