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In contrast to all this is the general sentiment among many teachers that "we need more PD!", or the always-amusing "How can they expect us to learn new things if all we get is a few PD days a year?"

That model is no longer sustainable and the days of PD as something that is done "to you" by "experts" a couple of times a year are over.

Learning needs to be ongoing. The world is changing. There are new tools that can help students learn, new ideas about learning, new brain research, new emerging technologies, new social structures, and so on

Best of all, many of these links connect to legitimate media websites, where reporters still adhere to the quaint, time-tested practices of checking facts, attributing quotes to sources and engaging in first-hand reporting, all of which generally involves talking to human beings.

more to prove the value of conventional journalism than any innovation by the mainstream media itself.

Facebook is like living in a mall. Twitter is like living in the street.

The Media Literacy Online Project and the Media Literacy Review are no longer maintained as Internet sites. Both served their purpose and now, with so many excellent resources online, it has come time to close both projects. We are keeping this single page updated as a gateway to resources educators find of value.