Media Literacy: Critical Thinking for the Information Age – A report from the 2010 Midwest Educational Technology Conference
[caption id="attachment_806" align="alignleft" width="117" caption="Guest Contributor, Frank Baker, www.frankwbaker.com, Media Literacy Clearinghouse"][/caption] By Frank W. Baker (Media Literacy Clearinghouse) I found myself, once again, in the St. Louis area on Wednesday February 10, where I was one of the featured speakers at the 2010 Midwest Educational Technology Conference at the St. Charles Convention Center. My two hour presentation came at the end of the two day event and I was pleased once again to have area educators come and hear why media literacy should become a priority in our schools. My workshop came on the heels of the recently released Kaiser Family Foundation report ...
Growing Up WIRED
"The sheer amount of time young people spend using media--an average of nearly 6 1/2 hours a day--makes it plain that the potential of media to impact virtually every aspect of young people's lives cannot be ignored." Kaiser Family Foundation ARE KIDS TODAY GROWING UP WIRED? My name is Mary Pat Gallagher and I am the mother of five fully-WIRED adults (ages 31-23) and the "Lolly" of three yet-to-be WIRED grandchildren. My grandchildren are wee-little people who bring OH SUCH JOY to my life! Frankie is almost two and his little sisters, Ellie and Livie, will be two months old in ...
The Kaiser Family Foundation Releases New Study
The amount of time children spend with media is an issue close to the hearts of media literacy education proponents and members of GMLP. It's refreshing to see the Kaiser Family Foundation's study Generation M2: Media in the Lives of 8- to 18-Year Olds gain attention in national media outlets such as The New York Times and NBC News. Check out the press release for an overview of the study. The study finds our young people's use of media up drastically from Kaiser's study five years ago, mostly due to mobile devices like cell phones and iPods--bringing the daily total of ...
In Case You Missed It: PBS’ FRONTLINE “Digital Nation: Life on the Virtual Frontier”
[caption id="attachment_672" align="alignleft" width="239" caption="During PBS’ FRONTLINE “Digital Nation” session at the TCA Winter Press Tour in Pasadena on January 13, 2010, correspondent Douglas Rushkoff and producer and correspondent Rachel Dretzin discuss how the Web and digital media have transformed work, learning and social interaction in ways that we are only beginning to understand. Credit: Jake Landis/PBS"][/caption] In cased you missed this, the entire episode of PBS' FRONTLINE "Digital Nation" - it's available online at this link. Of interest to GMLP members... PBS' Frontline, partnering with producer Rachal Dretzin and media correspondent Douglas Rushkoff, present "Digital Nation: Life on the Virtual ...
Media Literacy Week
Media Literacy Week–when community citizens--educators, media professionals, youth and youth advocates, health educators, librarians, journalists, academics, researchers and administrators--participate in workshops, presentations and other educational programming focusing on ways to promote and sustain media literacy. The week encourages community-wide conversations about this important 21st‐century survival skill. [caption id="attachment_448" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Frank Baker Presents at Lindenwood Unviersity during Media Literacy Week 2009"][/caption] The Charles Klotzer Awards 2009 2008 2007
KETC Offers Free Digital Storytelling Classes
Join KETC/Channel 9 for classes in digital storytelling! Participants will learn the basics of digital video editing and create short stories using Apple’s Final Cut Express. Participants’ final videos have the potential to appear on-air or online! You will work closely with trained media professionals to learn the skills necessary to create dynamic stories about the St. Louis community. The classes are free and no experience is required. All equipment and materials are provided. Registration: You must be 15 years of age or older. Space is limited, so reserve your spot early. Please choose from one of the eight ...
News and Events
Becker Library to co-host traveling exhibit “Not a Cough in a Carload”
The Bernard Becker Medical Library and the Farrell Learning and Teaching Center will co-host the traveling exhibit titled “Not a Cough in a Carload: The Campaign by the Tobacco Industry to Hide the Hazards...
Sr. Rose Pacatte Honored by Catholics In Media Associates (CIMA)
Sr. Rose Pacatte, FSP director of the Pauline Center for Media Studies in Culver City, CA/Photo Courtesy www.sisterrose.wordpress.com Congratulations from Gateway Media Literacy Partners, Inc. go to media literacy...
Becker Library Announces Mobile School Health Information Initiative
A new program from the Bernard Becker Medical Library, an institutional member of GMLP, targets librarians to help school children understand and access relevant health information. It’s called the...
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FCC Extends Comment Period for Media Literacy Efforts
Gateway Media Literacy Partners, Inc., has notified its members and the greater bi-state region of the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC’s) Notice of Inquiry...
President’s Message: Reclaiming Civility via Media Literacy
Hello, Media literacy proponents and enthusiasts, As you’ll note from our home page, we are sending our congratulations to Sister Rose Pacatte, FSP Director, Pauline Center for...
Don Corrigan,The Webster-Kirkwood Times Editor, Featured in NPR Piece
Don Corrigan, Editor, The Webster-Kirkwood Times GMLP member Don Corrigan recounts for NPR’s On The Media, what it was like to cover the Kirkwood courthouse shooting–a story...
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Careers in Media Literacy (2010)
Increasingly, students across the U.S. are developing a passionate interest in the field of media literacy. But although these students clearly understand the value of this area of study, they are faced with a practical consideration—namely, what careers are available for those who study media literacy. Generally speaking, this discipline prepares individuals for any profession requiring critical thinking, research, and writing skills. But more... [Read more]
Video: Media Literacy Chat with Frank Baker and Andrew Smith
During last year’s GMLP Media Literacy Week, Lindenwood University was home to a few of the events during the week. While we had Frank Baker in town, the folks at LUTV used this opportunity to record an episode of the show, Mixed Media, to further discuss the topic of media literacy. Only recently did I stumble upon this video in cyberspace…so I thought I’d share it with you. It’s a great introductory video for people... [Read more]
Social Cruelty—A New American Pastime
American Idol enjoyed its climb to fame and pop culture dominance during a time when my family was busy moving. So when my friend called me two years ago to say that her eldest came home from school stating that he was “the only person in his class that did not watch American Idol last night.” I was more than a little surprised. We commiserated begrudgingly that we were crossing a line in the maturing process where peer pressure was entering... [Read more]
Media Literacy: Critical Thinking for the Information Age – A report from the 2010 Midwest Educational Technology Conference
Guest Contributor, Frank Baker, www.frankwbaker.com, Media Literacy Clearinghouse By Frank W. Baker (Media Literacy Clearinghouse) I found myself, once again, in the St. Louis area on Wednesday February 10, where I was one of the featured speakers at the 2010 Midwest Educational Technology Conference at the St. Charles Convention Center. My two hour presentation came at the end of the two day event and I was pleased once again to have area educators... [Read more]
President Obama’s State of the Union-A Wordle
Sometimes, the best way to analyze is to simply count the words… Check out this Wordle I created from the President’s State of the Union address tonight using www.wordle.net. Click the photo above and it will take you to a page with the full size Wordle. Read More →
Parent Perspective: A Mother’s Longing for Squeaky Clean Fun
My husband and I discovered early on in our tenure as parents that our kids were very sensitive to visual imagery and loud sounds. This made trips to the movie theater practically non-existent and only possible with the guidance of the outstandingly detailed reviews posted at http://www.commonsensemedia.org– a real sanity saver for parents with kids like mine. Last summer, the kids and I decided to try Alvin & the Chipmunks and we set... [Read more]
The Medium is The Masses: 3D’s Reprise
Since its inception in the late 19th century, the motion picture has successfully adapted to the technological and artistic innovations brought forth by the medium’s most skilled masters. The first films produced by both Thomas Edison and The Lumiere Brothers were static, with no camera movement whatsoever. But through advances in technology, the camera was no longer relegated to being stationary and thus more sophisticated cinematography and... [Read more]
Growing Up WIRED
“The sheer amount of time young people spend using media–an average of nearly 6 1/2 hours a day–makes it plain that the potential of media to impact virtually every aspect of young people’s lives cannot be ignored.” Kaiser Family Foundation ARE KIDS TODAY GROWING UP WIRED? My name is Mary Pat Gallagher and I am the mother of five fully-WIRED adults (ages 31-23) and the “Lolly” of three yet-to-be WIRED grandchildren.... [Read more]
Twitter As Newspeak
It can be argued that Twitter has emerged as a legitimate form of communication that could influence how children will spell–and think–in the future. Both Fox News and CNN have adopted the form and syntax of Twitter for their closed-captions, so that Twitter is no longer merely a computer shorthand but has become an integral facet of our mainstream media. To illustrate: On September 11, 2001, Fox News carried a story about President Bush’s... [Read more]
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