MiddleWeb Columns Blogs by Frank Baker
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These blogs resulted in this media literacy book: take a look.
2022
January Media Literacy Words To Intrigue Your Students
February Students Produced PSAs Ignite Critical Thinking
February War Breaks Out: Where Students Get The News
April 12 Ways We Can Teach About The Holocaust
May Every Students Needs To Know How to Factcheck
October New YA Graphic Novel Tells Family’s Holocaust Story
2021
January What Will We Do About Internet Literacy?
March Teaching Kids to Read The Images They See
May Teaching Media Literacy is NOT An Option
July What We Want Students To Know About The Media
Sept It’s Emmy Time: Why Should We Care?
Nov Help Students Become Adept Media Evaluators
2020
January Social Media Influencers: Who Can You Trust?
February Verification, the #1 Vocabulary Word for 2020
March Why Media Literacy Matters In Science Class
May Teaching Media Literacy in the Pandemic Era
June Video as Primary Source
July Teaching Kids About Political Ads
Sept Using Print & TV Ads As Informational Texts
Oct Picturing the Pandemic
2019
January Using Newsy Numbers to Teach Media Literacy
January Teach Media Literacy Using The Super Bowl Ads
March Media Literacy Meets Congressional Testimony
April Visual & Media Literacy: Political Campaign Optics
May Teaching Visual Literacy: Images & Propaganda
June Teaching The Techniques of Media Manipulators
August Real Media Literacy: Spotting a Fake News Story
Sept Helping Students Get Smart About Those ‘Smart Pills”
Oct Helping Students Analyze the Impact of Political Ads
2018
January Using Weight Loss Ads To Teach Media Literacy
January Based On A True Story: History Vs Hollywood
February 1968 In The Spotlight: Looking Back 50 Years
February Learning From The Oscars
March Teaching Media Literacy: The Grapes of Wrath
May Using Pop Culture to Teach Media Literacy
June Using Short Video Clips to Teach Media Literacy
July Use The Emmy Awards As A Versatile Teaching Tool
Sept A New Curriculum Uses Film To Teach Democracy
Oct When Should We Teach Kids Critical Thinking Skills?
Nov Your Students Eyeballs Are Worth A Bundle
2017
January Explore The Art of Making Movies
January Black History: The Visions of Gordon Parks
February How Media Appeals to Our Emotions
March President Vs The Press: A Media Literacy Challenge
March The WOW Factor: Science, Technology & The Movies
May The 15 Minute Media Literacy Lesson
May How to Read Infographics
June Civil Rights: How Pictures Changed America
July Engaging Students In Tobacco Ad Analysis
August What All Students Need to Know About the News
August Use the Emmy Awards to Teach Media Literacy
Sept If There’s War How Will Students Get Their News?
Oct Why Media Literacy Week Means So Much
Oct We’re Not The Only Ones Who Want Kids’ Attention
Nov Using Film To Teach Reading & Literacy
2016
Feb Teaching Propaganda Using Political Ads
April Using Political Magazine Covers to Teach Media Literacy
May Middle School Kids Love Parody
June Learning About Product Placement
July Campaign Ads: The Image Is Everything
July Media Literacy in Today’s Social Studies Classrooms
Sept How To Watch The Debates
Nov How to Help Kids Become Active Video Viewers
Nov Kids Need Our Help Detecting Fake News
Nov Here Come The Toy Ads
Dec How Big Media Shapes The News Kids See
2015
January Teaching Film Literacy Without the Film
April Visual Media Literacy & Presidential Politics
May Helping Students Close Read Iconic Images
July Powerful Iconic Images Can Educate and Inform
July The POTUS Primary Debates
Sept Propaganda Isn’t History: It’s Current Events
Oct Tie TV Advertising to Media Literacy
Nov Analyzing The Media Through Docudramas
Dec What’s Missing From This Media Message?
2014
January Teaching Media Literacy: It’s The Diet Ad Season
February Making Sure Your (Brand) Name is Out There
March History Vs Hollywood Who Gets It Right?
June Close Reading & What It Means for Media Literacy
July Close Reading: Visual Literacy Through Photography
August How to Close Read The Language of Film
August Teaching Image as Text: The Emmy Awards
Sept Costume Design: Part of the Language of Film
Oct Campaign Ads: Helping Students Find The Truth
Nov Using Toy Ads to Build Media Literacy Skills
2013
January Visual Media: A New Literacy
January Media Literacy: Teaching About Visual Media
February Learning More About the Movies
April Visual Literacy & Politics
June New Literacies: Scriptwriting
Sept Teaching Visual Literacy With Magazines
Nov STEAM & Media Literacy
2012
October Watching the Presidential Debates With Kids
October Media Literacy, Politics and Students