MiddleWeb Newsletter Week of August 25, 2008
original URL: http://www.middleweb.com/mw/aaOfPartInt.html

MEDIA LITERACY: A ONE-STOP SHOP
Frank Baker is a noted media literacy educator whose "Media Literacy Clearinghouse"
(which doubles as his consulting website) is a major resource for teachers interested
in integrating this 21st Century skill into their content and curriculum. Baker keeps up
with goings-on in media literacy (recent headline: "Media literacy crucial in the age of
Internet news") and provides plenty of newslinks on his homepage. In the right margin
you'll also see a lengthy list of resources for K-12 educators. Note for example Baker's
suggestion for a lesson that deconstructs cigarette advertising, or a lesson that engages
kids in analyzing TV toy ads. Baker has a new book about political advertising
(a timely topic this fall) and also provides a lesson plan on the role of media in campaigns.
If his name sounds familiar, Baker also blogs for NCTE on media literacy topics.