Tag Archives: Literacy

Fair Use for Media Literacy Education

by on July 6, 2010 in Social Media

Check out this video The Center for Social Media is proud to announce the upcoming release of the Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Media Literacy Education on November 11, 2009. This code is a step-by-step guide to fair use in an academic setting that enables teachers and students who use popular culture […]

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The Cost of Copyright Confusion for Media Literacy

by on May 29, 2010 in Social Media

Check out this video Research on how perceptions of copyright law affect media literacy educators, by Temple University's Media Education Lab (www.mediaeducationlab.com) in collaboration with the Center for Social Media, American University. Funded by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.

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A Portal to Media Literacy

by on February 9, 2010 in Social Media

Presented at the University of Manitoba June 17th 2008. (for those of you waiting for the Library of Congress presentation, it will be posted July 19th-ish.) From Stephen's Lighthouse: stephenslighthouse.sirsidynix.com "Many of you have probably seen Kansas State University prof Michael Wesch's thought-provoking video, "A Vision of Students Today". www.youtube.com Recently Dr. Wesch spoke at […]

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