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Come see what Project Literacy Among Youth (PLAY) has to offer educators, parents, and kids. You are never too old or too young to become media literate or foster media literacy in others.

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Media Literacy is Essential to Health

Media Literacy is Essential to Health

Nearly half of the adult U.S. population is health illiterate. Media literacy is key to understanding health information and preventing "information obesity."

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Media Literacy is Key to Academic Success

Media Literacy is Key to Academic Success

If you can access, analyze, evaluate, produce, communicate, and act upon a variety of media forms, you have the critical habits of mind and skills of inquiry needed to be successful in the 21st century.

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Media Literacy is the Key to Successful Teaching

Media Literacy is the Key to Successful Teaching

Teachers who implement methods that are inquiry-based, technologically-proficient, and grounded in critical thinking provide students with the habits of mind and skills needed to successfully navigate life beyond school.

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Media Literacy is Empowerment.

Media Literacy is Empowerment.

Children are consuming screen-based information upwards of 9 hours a day. Find out how you can make the most of screen time and foster the best age-appropriate learning.

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International Perspectives on Youth Media

Dr. JoEllen Fisherkeller Digital knuckle bump to my former doctoral advisor at New York University and media education scholar extraordinaire Dr. JoEllen Fisherkeller on the release of her book, International Perspectives on Youth Media: Cultures of Production and Education (Peter Lang). Here’s

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A Teacher’s Guide to Media Literacy

Two of my favorite media literacy educators are NAMLE founding member Cyndy Scheibe and NAMLE founding president Faith Rogow. They have just co-authored a much-needed textbook for teachers: The Teacher’s Guide to Media Literacy: Critical Thinking in a Multimedia World (Corwin

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NetGeneration of Youth’s Global Party with a Purpose

On September 12th, in honor of the “9-11 Weekend of Remembrance” the Global NetGeneration of Youth will host their second in a series of Global Parties with a Purpose.  NetGeneration of Youth (NGY) Ambassador Clubs at six sister site schools

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Media & Technology Professional Development (PLAY Catalog 2011-2012 )

The 2011-2012 catalog of PLAY workshops, courses and other programs is now available for download. You’ll find a variety of professional development opportunities in the areas of technology integration, media literacy education, social networking & technology planning. Formats are flexible—with online courses, on-site workshops

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10 Steps to Making Your Classroom More Media & Technology Literate this Fall

As all of you educators out there gear up for the new school year, I assure you that by following these 10 simple steps, it will lead you down the path to a more media and technology-literate classroom. I created

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Thank you for coming in to speak with our Health classes. You helped equip them with the tools necessary to cut through the "noise" they are inundated with every day in order to make healthier choices. Your video clips were well chosen and illustrated your points beautifully for a middle school audience.

Pamela S. (M.S. 245, New York City)

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