Media+Literacy

Media literacy is an important area to consider as it looks at ‘what messages the media delivers to us’ about society, in all forms of comparisons and ideas this has. To become aware of these messages and able to decipher what is ‘fact and what is myth’ will be empowering for both teachers and students to gauge from. To be equipped for further teaching ‘digital technology’, we must have the ability to scrutinize and query the information we receive, via digital media.

The media can influence how we think, our views, how we react and how we act to the range of messages given from; “music, radio, newspapers, magazines, computers and video games and TV” (Mastrerman, 1985). Teachers must support students in this area of learning, media literacy will impact the response and awareness student’s gain or not gain and to look at what we see, hear and read. Students must be able to sift through the information and look critically how media literacy has an impact on the way we look at the world. Students must have this awareness to know how to be able to choose, what is beneficial to us as a community of learners and what can be discriminative to fellow people.

Inclusion is a current area that educators have to face in schools today and people’s opinions are influenced by how it is portrayed in the media. Media literacy can be shown to support all people by having positive posters in the classroom. All learners have the right for education, so why is it that some groups of people are largely ignored and portrayed in a certain way?

Media literacy influences public perception.

The portrayal of people with disabilities in the past has focused on cute, helpless, different and scary. Inclusion carries the message; ‘Why shouldn’t they be part of a regular class in today’s society?’ Teaching the need for inclusion in education for the common good is a movement which is occurring in America at the moment.
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 * Here is a site from teachers that have experiences with Inclusive classrooms and many other areas in education from all around the world; []

How the media deal with this area, will influence how the public accept the changes.



If students are taught the skills necessary to be media literate, to analyse whether the information is positive and important to groups of people, who have a right to live a happy and fulfilled life like everyone else. Students and Teachers must be able to reflect on inclusion for all people, from well informed and critically aware of media literacy.

Inclusion: The Pros and Cons. [] Kids Together, Inc. []

Media Awareness Network is a web site which looks at media and education resources for teachers and parents. It is an excelled resource that offers explanations and lesson plans on media literacy. Also issues on debate in the media at the moment such as media stereotyping and that’s Not Me: Addressing diversity in media.

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Why Teach Media Literacy?

Articles about Inclusion, Education and Media Literacy:

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