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3 Levels of Media Literacy

Technical skills (functionality)Thinking skills (understanding) Interactivity appreciation (creative)

// What is Media Literacy? Media literacy is concerned with the process of **understanding **  and **using **  mass media. It is also concerned with helping students and children develop an informed understanding of the nature of mass media, the techniques used by them and the impact of these techniques. More specifically, it is education that aims to increase students' understanding and enjoyment of how media work, how they produce meaning, how they are organinzed, and how they construct reality. Media Literacy also aims to provide students with the abilities and skills to **<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal;">create ** <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">media products. //

<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 200%;">Objectives for this class:

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<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 200%;">The Media Literacy Program is continuously evolving to greater meet the needs of our students and the changing world they live in. Many skills are integrated with all grade level subjects. The Media Literacy Class will expand on what is being taught in the classroom and will include but are not limited to the following areas:

**<span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 180%; font-weight: normal; text-align: center;">Media Literacy Vocabulary ** **<span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 180%; font-weight: normal; text-align: center;">Word Processing ** <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 180%; text-align: center;">Inspiration <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 180%; text-align: center;">Computer History and Networking <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 180%; text-align: center;">Technology in Today's World ** Cybertools ** Online Safety Netiquette and Nethics Podcasting Google Earth Video Editing and Storyboarding ** Multimedia Presentations ** Digital Photo Editing ** Blogging **
 * Spreadsheets ** Online Research
 * Podcast Development **

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