Category: Media Literacy
Unpacking #ISTE19
Oh my, #ISTE19, so many great sessions, presenters, and takeaways! Due to a fractured right hand (the result of a bike accident in Holland), my notes are a little sketchy, but, hopefully, will provide... Read More
Alternative Facts: The Lies of Executive Order 9066
Today marks the 77th Anniversary of President Franklin D. Roosevelt signing Executive Order 9066, authorizing the removal of over 120,000 people of Japanese descent, many of them citizens, from the ... Read More
Navigating Digital Information: John Green’s Fantastic Crash Course
I am a huge fan of author John Green. I’m currently reading Looking for Alaska, and The Fault in Our Stars has a permanent space in my bookcase. So I don’t know why it even surprised me ... Read More
A Few Lingering Media Literacy Thoughts from 2018
“A lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is still putting its shoes on.” Mark Twain Nope, the above quote is not from Mark Twain, despite being commonly attributed to him ̷... Read More
Media & Information Literacy Summit – My top takeaways
A highlight of my week was attending the California Department of Education’s first Media & Information Literacy Summit here in Sacramento. Below are my top takeaways from a very full day... Read More
Why We Need to Teach Media Literacy
“Media literacy is a constellation of life skills that are necessary for full participation in our media-saturated, information-rich society.” Renee Hobbs, Center for Media Literacy In the... Read More
Digital Citizenship – It’s not just for students
In recognition that we are living in a “post-truth” era, rampant with “fake news,” and that we all need media literacy skills, I’ve been gathering resources, collaboratin... Read More
Teaching Digital Citizenship in 2017
Digital citizenship is often cited as the fastest changing subject in the K-12 curriculum. Thinking back 10 years to 2007, when I first began rolling out a digital citizenship program for my district,... Read More