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A few websites have large
repositories of excellent background reading materials on media
literacy and media education. The three sites below are the
best of the best.
No time to browse? Use
the advanced search function on
this site to search these three sites plus 9 other top media
literacy sites with just one click, an exclusive service
of MediaLiteracy.com
Center
for Media Literacy The treasure at this site is all the
back articles from Media&Values magazine, the publication
by CML founder Elizabeth Thoman that started the drive for media
education in the United States more than 20 years ago. All the topics
and issues covered then are still relevant today!
In addition to the Media&Values
archive, CML's Reading
Room also has a wealth of material in these major categories:
- History
of Media Literacy in the US
Historical documents, reflection articles and conference reports
trace influences on the growth of media literacy in the USA.
- Media
References: Articles, Studies, Reports
Access this treasure trove of reflection and reference materials
by using the topic/issue pull-down menus above.
- Education
References: Articles, Studies, Reports
A collection of articles, studies, reports about education, standards,
assessment, integration of technology and other connections to
the media literacy field.
- Media
Literacy News
News about and from CML and the U.S. media literacy field.
Media
Literacy Online Project This massive site has been maintained
generously over many years by Gary Ferrington at the University
of Oregon, Eugene. The link will take you directly to the Readings
section.
Media
Awareness Network This is an outstanding Canadian site, demonstrating
how far the U.S. has to go in integrating media education into our
curricula. A wealth of information, articles, downloadable documents
and more.
This is enough to keep
you busy for awhile! Happy reading.
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