Importance of media literacy : getting the most from the digital world / edited by Chrysalis Wright, Lesley-Anne Ey, K. Megan Hopper and Wayne Warburton.
Contributors Dedications -- Acknowledgements -- Media Literacy Lesson Plan Examples / Part 1: Joshua Fitzgerald, Alexander Kritselis, and Megan Hopper ; Part 2: Aelsa Butler Woods and Megan Hopper -- The need for media literacy / Shawn Mathura, Megan Shively, and Chrysalis L. Wright -- Media literacy in early childhood: the benefits of starting young / Jenna Herdzina, Alexia Lauricella, and Morgan Russo -- The need for media literacy through the lifespan / Isabel Chequer, Katarina Nenic, and Chrysalis L. Wright -- Teaching media literacy / Joshua Gatson -- Advocating for media literacy in the curriculum / Brandon L. Bretl and Woonhee Sung -- Limitations of current media literacy / Cristina Ferrer, Katherine Phillips, and Chrysalis L. Wright -- The pros and cons of video games / Kaos Ludovic, Wayne Warburton, and Jessica Hughes -- Asking for consent: the need for media literacy in consumption of sexually objectifying music and music videos / Joshua Fitzgerald, Alexander Kritselis, and K Megan Hopper -- The impact of television on human behavior: then and now / Nancy Mramor -- Pros and cons of social media / Lynn Carey-Murphy and Caitlyn Koerner -- Fake news and misinformation / Shawn Mathura and Chrysalis L. Wright -- A healthy media diet / Wayne Warburton and Michoel Moshel -- Prosocial influences countering popular music's portrayal of risky behaviors / Grant J. Rich -- Screen addiction among consumers / Wayne Warburton, Rose Cantali, and Philip Tam -- News information literacy in the era of COVID- 19 / Leia Atas and Sarah Monsma -- Child sexual abuse and child sexual exploitation and the need for media literacy as a protective mechanism / Lesley-Anne Ey -- Diverse representations in media / Apryl A. Alexander, Marin Montalbano, Alexis Schmader, and Samantha McFarlane -- Children's critical media literacy and the era of Big Tech / Allison Starks -- Media Literacy Lesson Plan Examples / Part 1: Joshua Fitzgerald, Alexander Kritselis, and Megan Hopper ; Part 2: Aelsa Butler Woods and Megan Hopper -- Contributors
Summary:
"This book addresses both the potential negative effects and the positive effects of various forms of media, leading to the need for media literacy across all demographics. Written for psychologists, educators, researchers, and parents, this book discusses the impact of video games, popular music, television, social media and screen addiction, fake news and misinformation, representation in media, as well as the role of big tech in the lives of consumers. The text emphasises the need for a healthy media diet and focuses on the need for media literacy in all societal groups, providing empirically based approaches to teaching media literacy as well as sample media literacy lesson plans"-- Back cover.
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