The Importance of Teaching Media Literacy in Schools

Abstract

The paper Media Literacy starts by asking, what does it mean to be literate in todays world and how can those literacy skills be developed? The authors answer those questions by providing concrete innovative way to integrate media litarecy across the curriculum and teach students to be independent, skilled, and reflective thinkers .Through  dozens of suggested  activities, teaching strategies, and lessons, allows schools to integrate media literacy into teaching at all grade levels and core  content areas ,teach 21^st century skills and higher order critical thinking. Engage students by bridging schoolwork with their lives outside the classroom.