Media Literacy

Since teachers and parents cannot predict what specific knowledge and behavior will be demanded in the future, we must concentrate on educating citizens who will be able to solve problems that cannot presently be foreseen. Tomorrow's citizens must effectively analyze information, resolve problems, and make informed choices. Students must learn to spot bias, stereotypes and propaganda that often appear in advertisements, television and the news media.

The summer presidential debates featured video questions posted on You Tube. Why not get your students to focus on key national and international issues by developing their own video debate questions. Students can learn about media literacy as they research issues and write debate questions. Hold a school presidential debate or post the video questions to the next CNN debate by November 28.

http://www.youtube.com/republicandebate?utm_campaign=en&utm_source=en-ha-na-us-google&utm_medium=ha&utm_term=youtube%20presidential%20debate

Combine media literacy education with technology training by creating video questions using Adobe Vlog It. http://www.adobe.com/products/vlogit/

Drag and drop photos, video clips or music into Vlog It. Using the teleprompter, add narration to digital images and video clips. Record narration directly into the program and publish your work as a video or e-mail attachment.

Watch a short Vlog It video about the Latin America workshop media presentation designed by Christine Kleck, TAMU Department of Communications