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The goal of media literacy education is to equip your students with the tools to communicate and thrive successfully in society. Teachers need to consider the current literacy demands of the technological age. Teachers are ultimately responsible for teaching their students to communicate. While reading and writing are the heart and soul of standard literacy education, you should reconsider what it means to be literate in this technological age. Through media literacy, students benefit from learning in ways that allow them to participate fully in public, community, and economic life. The Florida Standards embrace research needed through literacy education to enable college and career readiness for even the youngest of learners.
Media literacy connects the curriculum of the classroom with the curriculum of the living room. Making these connections requires an educationally sound framework and structure while leaving room for open-ended inquiry and the excitement of discovery. In the world of multi-tasking, commercialism, globalization and interactivity, media education isn't about having the right answers, it's about asking the right questions. The result is lifelong empowerment of the learner.
Objective
Knowledge of information and media literacy includes the following:
- Knowledge of a wide array of information and media literacy (e.g., Internet, printed material, artifacts, visual media, primary sources).
- Knowledge of systematic and ethical processes for collecting and presenting authentic information
- Knowledge of current technology available for use in educational settings (e.g., computer software, hardware, Web tools).
