literacy is beginning to be defined as the ability to share meaning through symbol systems in order to fully participate in society
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“text” is beginning to be understood as any form of expression or communication in fixed and tangible form that uses symbol systems, including language, still and moving images, graphic design, sound, music and interactivity.
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New types of texts and new types of literacies have been emerging over a period of more than 50 years.
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information literacy, media literacy, media education, visual literacy, news literacy, health media literacy, and digital literacy, among others
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These concepts must not be treated as competitors
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information literacy has typically been associated with research skills. Media literacy typically has been associated with critical analysis of news, advertising and mass media entertainment. Health media literacy has been associated with exploring media’s impact on making positive choices related to nutrition, exercise, body image, violence and substance abuse prevention. Digital literacy is associated with the ability to use computers, social media, and the Internet
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interesting to see how they have settled in. I have always considered media literacy to encompass all of the above. technical skills necessary to "access... and create... in a variety of media". info literacy to "access and synthesize" info. the focus on critical analysis within media literacy can be applied across the curriculum -- health is one area of focus, violence another -- both subjects impacted greatly by media messages. * quotes refer to the NAMLE.net Definition of Media Literacy.
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“digital and media literacy” is used to encompass the full range of cognitive, emotional and social competencies that includes the use of texts, tools and technologies; the skills of critical thinking and analysis; the practice of message composition and creativity; the ability to engage in reflection and ethical thinking; as well as active participation through teamwork and collaboration.
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By identifying and attempting to solve problems, people use their powerful voices and their rights under the law to improve the world around them
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Common Core State Standards Initiative (2010) points out, “To be ready for college, workforce training, and life in a technological society, students need the ability to gather, comprehend, evaluate, synthesize, report on, and create a high volume and extensive range of print and nonprint texts in media forms old and new. The need to research and to consume and produce media is embedded into every element of today’s curriculum.”
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Essential Competencies of Digital and Media Literacy 1. ACCESS Finding and using media and technology tools skillfully and sharing appropriate and relevant information with others 2. ANALYZE & EVALUATE Comprehending messages and using critical thinking to analyze message quality, veracity, credibility, and point of view, while considering potential effects or consequences of messages 3. CREATE Composing or generating content using creativity and confidence in self-expression, with awareness of purpose, audience, and composition techniques 4. REFLECT Applying social responsibility and ethical principles to one’s own identity and lived experience, communication behavior and conduct 5. ACT Working individually and collaboratively to share knowledge and solve problems in the family, the workplace and the community, and participating as a member of a community at local, regional, national and international levels
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“Teachers understand media’s influence on culture and people’s actions and communication; as a result, teachers use a variety of approaches for teaching students how to construct meaning from media and nonprint texts and how to compose and respond to film, video, graphic, photographic, audio, and multimedia texts
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“preservice, inservice, and staff development programs that will focus on new literacies, multimedia composition, and a broadened concept of literacy”
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Understand how people use media in their personal and public lives Recognize the complex relationships among audiences and media content Appreciate that media content is produced within social and cultural contexts Understand the commercial nature of media Use media to communicate to specific audiences
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But genuine educational change in K–12 and higher education does not come about simply by generating documents or developing written standards
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Regarding what's missing from the Core Common Standards -- new texts, new media, viewing... Where does "complexity" of new media text get taught? How will teachers learn to parse it? Is new media analysis and production a discipline? Yes in my opinion. Is it interdisciplinary? Yes. Media related to various content areas have their own criteria. Video, photography, blogs, social networks and the systems that deliver them are, in a way, their own languages. They are increasingly dominating how our society functions, informs and represents itself. HOW can this still be an afterthought for educators? Fear? Uncertainty on how to proceed? Because it's not tested? The text landscape is more complex than the textbook.