This year, for Media Literacy Week, help empower young people to think critically, communicate effectively, and engage as active citizens.
Media Literacy Week, an annual event hosted on October 26-30, is a great opportunity for kids, teens and adults to consider what it means to be a “good digital citizen” while practicing being thoughtful consumers and producers of media. Media Literacy is our ability to put into action the set of skills required to navigate today’s complicated digital world. From social media posts and captions to advertisements, editorials, memes, and infographics, we read, view and listen to media across a variety of platforms. To operate in this constant stream of information we need to equip the young people in our lives (and ourselves) with the ability to think critically, analyze content, identify misinformation, evaluate sources, and create using the technology that’s shaping our world. This means building on the foundations of traditional literacy with new perspectives and tools that help us use technology wisely.
Strengthen students’ media literacy skills, inspire conversation about how we use technology, and cultivate ethical behavior and personal responsibility with the videos, activities, and lesson plans below.