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Media Literacy. Media in our lives. Growing up… How many TVs were in your house? How many computers? How many family members had a cell phone?. Generation M. Source: www.kff.org ; Generation M2, 2010. Source: www.kff.org ; Generation M2, 2010. Source: www.kff.org ; Generation M2, 2010 .
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Media in our lives • Growing up… • How many TVs were in your house? • How many computers? • How many family members had a cell phone?
Generation M Source: www.kff.org; Generation M2, 2010
Television • Average time spent watching TV: • 4.5 hours / day. • TV considered “old” media but still extremely popular and mixing more with “new” media. www.kff.org; Generation M2, 2010
Cell Phones • “The cell phone has rapidly cemented its place as a media delivery platform for young people.” (pg 18) • Average texts: • 118 / day • Average media use: • 49 minutes / day www.kff.org; Generation M2, 2010
Computers www.kff.org; Generation M2, 2010
Music • Gender gap: • Girls typically spend more time listening to music than boys; but… • Music platforms www.kff.org; Generation M2, 2010
Print Media / Movies www.kff.org; Generation M2, 2010
Multitasking www.kff.org; Generation M2, 2010
What about parental guidelines? www.kff.org; Generation M2, 2010
So… why do we care about all of this? • What is media literacy? • “the ability to access, analyze, evaluate, and communicate information in a variety of forms.” (etr.org, 2006) • Why is media literacy important? • Media & sex • Media & advertising
How do we promote media literacy? • Communicate! • Deconstruct the message • Who paid for it? Why? • Who is the target audience? • What message is being sent? • What lifestyle is promoted?
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