The National Telemedia Council and the Assembly for Media Arts at NCTE have joined forces at the most recent NCTE Annual Conference in Pittsburgh to create a more powerful voice in Media Literacy for English teachers.
The National Telemedia Council, NTC, is the oldest media literacy related organization in the United States. From the NTC website:
"The National Telemedia Council is a national nonprofit organization that has been promoting the concept of media literacy for five decades. From the beginning, we have taken a positive, non-judgmental attitude and embraced a philosophy that values reflective judgment and cooperation rather than confrontation with the media industry."
Check out their website at www.nationaltelemediacouncil.org
Monday, February 13, 2006
One of the Premier Media Literacy Resource Websites: The Media Literacy Clearinghouse
One of the best media literacy websites, from a guy who knows the field in the United States inside and out, is Frank Baker's Media Literacy Warehouse. http://medialit.med.sc.edu/
Why is it so excellent? Frank is ravenous collector of media related materials. He creates units and lesson plans that incorporate media literacy in a wide variety of ways. He's broken down topics, disciplines, formats, and every other media literacy related tidbits than you can count. Book reviews, teacher resources, video clips, you name it, The Media Literacy Clearinghouse has everything you need to begin your career in Media Literacy.
Why is it so excellent? Frank is ravenous collector of media related materials. He creates units and lesson plans that incorporate media literacy in a wide variety of ways. He's broken down topics, disciplines, formats, and every other media literacy related tidbits than you can count. Book reviews, teacher resources, video clips, you name it, The Media Literacy Clearinghouse has everything you need to begin your career in Media Literacy.
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