Media Literacy Now

#AILiteracy & #MediaLiteracy: You Can’t Have One Without the Other: medialiteracynow.org/ai-literacy-...

You wouldn’t give kids keys to a car without first giving them driving lessons, so why are we letting kids access the internet and social media without first providing them with #MediaLiteracy education? 🤔Take action today: medialiteracynow.org/psa/

High School Librarian Uses Databases to Expose Misinformation Gale In Context databases provide vetted content for K-12 students and teachers on topics that range from world history to science. One high school librarian is using them to show students how to root...

Very cool! School librarians are our biggest #MediaLiteracy advocates as they are the ones often teaching kids how distinguish between fact and fiction, evaluate sources, and question biases. 👏

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Interesting research out from bsky.app/profile/pewr... on teens, #SocialMedia, and #MentalHealth.

Want to see #MediaLiteracy education in more classrooms? Our *new* Advocacy Toolkit outlines the need for media literacy education & provides ideas, activities, & resources to help people start their advocacy journey. Download the toolkit: medialiteracynow.org/document/adv...

Want to see #MediaLiteracy education in more classrooms? Our *new* Advocacy Toolkit outlines the need for media literacy education & provides ideas, activities, & resources to help people start their advocacy journey. Download the toolkit: medialiteracynow.org/document/adv...

New here? Thanks for joining us as we work to get #MediaLiteracy education into K-12 schools. 🙌 Be sure to sign up for news so you can #TakeAction in your state: medialiteracynow.org/subscribe/ Also, learn more about media literacy & why it's so important: medialiteracynow.org/challenge/wh...

Our winter newsletter is out!

💡 Finding solutions to help equip future generations with the #MediaLiteracy skills they need
🚨 Take action in South Carolina & Virginia
🆕 Coming Soon: Advocacy Toolkit for Parents & Individuals

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MA & NY recently released #MediaLiteracy toolkits for educators! 👏 We've added them to our Resource Library: medialiteracynow.org/resource-lib... & don't forget, we also have a ✨bunch✨ of lesson plans/activities for science & health teachers, too.

Many teachers are already incorporating #MediaLiteracy into their classrooms — we want to support them! Our Resource Library has instructional materials & activities available to teachers (+ parents!). Support our work: medialiteracynow.org/donate/

*NEW* Health Resource Library available on our website! Thanks to funding from the Harbus Foundation, a team of health educators & #MediaLiteracy experts curated a searchable database of resources, lesson plans, videos, and activities for K-12 health teachers. medialiteracynow.org/resource-lib...

Donate | Media Literacy Now If you believe that all young people should be equipped with the skills they need to be healthy, confident, and competent media consumers, make a donation.

#MediaLiteracy has never been more important. With #AI & the prevalence of #misinformation, we need to teach kids & teens the skills needed to navigate a digital world safely & confidently. Help get media literacy education into more classrooms in 2025 ➡️ medialiteracynow.org/donate/

Seems our brain short-circuited when we posted. 🙃 "We need to teach kids & teens THE SKILLS needed to navigate our digital world safely & confidently."

We would argue that #MediaLiteracy *includes* (or should include) #AILiteracy, just as it includes news literacy, digital literacy, etc. See our blog "What's in a name: defining media literacy" ➡️ medialiteracynow.org/what-is-medi...

File this under: "why #MediaLiteracy education is essential."

#MediaLiteracy has never been more important. With #AI & the prevalence of #misinformation, we need to teach kids & teens needed to navigate our digital world safely & confidently. Help get media literacy education into more classrooms in 2025 ➡️ medialiteracynow.org/donate/

Donate | Media Literacy Now If you believe that all young people should be equipped with the skills they need to be healthy, confident, and competent media consumers, make a donation.

#MediaLiteracy *IS* literacy! But why isn't it taught widely in schools? 🤔 You can help us change that.

This #GivingTuesday, support @medialiteracynow.bsky.social as we work to get media literacy education into K-12 classrooms. Every donation helps — medialiteracynow.org/donate/

Donate | Media Literacy Now If you believe that all young people should be equipped with the skills they need to be healthy, confident, and competent media consumers, make a donation.

These skills have *never* been more critical than they are now. This #GivingTuesday, can we count on your support to help get #MediaLiteracy education into more schools and classrooms around the country? Every donation helps: medialiteracynow.org/donate/ 2/2

Let's equip our kids & teens with #MediaLiteracy skills! Media literacy prepares young people with an understanding of media sources & algorithms, intentions & influences, & tools for critical thinking & self-regulation for digital wellness. 1/x

Media Literacy Now on LinkedIn: Most teens want media literacy education, but they don’t get it, survey… Most teens — 94% — wish their schools taught #MediaLiteracy, but only 39% got such instruction during the 2023-24 school year, according to a study from…

Our recent LinkedIn post is getting a lot of engagement....check it out & share your thoughts ➡️ www.linkedin.com/feed/update/... #MediaLiteracy

👋 @medialiteracynow.bsky.social - informing & driving policy change in the U.S. to ensure all K-12 students are taught #MediaLiteracy so that they become healthy, confident, & competent media consumers and creators.

👋 Hi! We're busy driving the conversation for #MediaLiteracy education in K-12 schools so we won't be here all that often. Be sure to visit our website medialiteracynow.org to learn how you can join us in making sure our kids & teens can navigate our complex media landscape safely & confidently.

You wouldn’t give kids keys to a car without first giving them driving lessons, so why are we letting kids access the internet and social media without first providing them with #MediaLiteracy education? Watch our PSA: