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Media Construction of Peace

Media Construction of Peace

[ 0 ] February 18, 2013

This kit provides teachers, college faculty and other educators with the materials needed to engage students in a dynamic and constructivist process of learning how antiwar movements have been perceived by the people in the United States and how the U.S. media has constructed that public perception.

Curriculum Kits: Media Constructions of Sustainability

Curriculum Kits: Media Constructions of Sustainability

[ 0 ] December 13, 2012

This free online curriculum kit from Project Look Sharp provides teachers, college faculty and community educators with the materials needed to engage students in a dynamic and constructivist process of learning how sustainability has been presented in the media with a particular focus on issues related to food, water and agriculture.

Critical Media Consumption: The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

Critical Media Consumption: The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

[ 0 ] December 1, 2012

This instructor’s manual was developed as training program aimed at imparting critical media literacy education in teachers and educators. The program was part of the Peace Education Through Media (PET-Med) project in 2010-2011, which was funded by the EU Partnership for Peace Program of the European Commission delegations in Israel, and the West Bank , and conducted jointly by the Veneto Region of Italy, the Netanya Academic College in Israel, and the Palestine-Israel Journal.

Film Analysis: NCTE 2012, Slideshare Presentation

Film Analysis: NCTE 2012, Slideshare Presentation

[ 0 ] December 1, 2012

On Friday November 16, Frank Baker joined fellow media educators Faith Rogow and Cyndy Scheibe on a panel at the NCTE 2012 conference entitled “Visual Literacy: Reading For Meaning in a Multimedia World.” Frank’s part of the panel was an introduction to film analysis. Since many of you teach film, and many more were not able to attend, he has uploaded his presentation to share.

Here Come The Toy Ads

Here Come The Toy Ads

[ 0 ] December 1, 2012

As Holiday 2012 approaches, parents and educators have another one of those “teachable moments.” Using toy commercials in the classroom (or at home) is a great way to jump-start media literacy.

The Art of Creating The Persuasive Presidential Campaign Commercial

The Art of Creating The Persuasive Presidential Campaign Commercial

[ 0 ] October 23, 2012

An essay on the constructed nature of Campaign 2012 political ads, with background, links to an Obama ad, deconstruction of same, and recommendations for teacher/educators.