Media Literacy

What is the definition for media?

• Something that is in the middle.

• The newspaper and books.

• Facebook, twitter, instagram.

• Means of communication or ways that people communicate.

What is Media Literacy?

• The ability to understand and use those written language forms required by society and/or valued by the individual

• The ability to use a computer for work or leisure activities.

• The ability to identify different types of media and understand the messages they're sending.

What are the key questions to ask when teaching kids media literacy?

• Who created this?

• Why did they make it?

• Who is the message for?

• What techniques are being used to make this message credible or believable?

• What details were left out, and why?

Focusing in research can help save your time and energy by asking yourself a few questions.

• What is the purpose of your research?

• Which level of detail is required?

• How much time do you have?

• What do you already know about the topic?

Which is NOT a digital media?

• BBC Bitesize

• Yahoo!

• Encyclopedia

• TikTok

True or false: Media can persuade you to do something?

• Yes

• No

If you find it online, it must be true.

• True

• False

Who creates media messages?

• People who work for large corporations that own the media we use.

• People who use media to text, tweet, post or share information online.