2019
December
I was interviewed by WSPA TV (Spartanburg) about the media literacy measure
I was quoted in THE STATE newspaper about a new media literacy bill in SC
I was mentioned in this School Library Journal article on immigrants, fake news
October
I was interviewed for Learning.com: Why Is Media Literacy Important?
Help Your Students Read/Analyze Political Campaign Ads (Middleweb)
September
I conducted three presentations September 27 at the annual conference of the SC Council of the Social Studies, in Greenville SC. 1) Presidential Debates & Commercials: What Students Should Know; 2) Stories of Survival: A New Website Resource for Holocaust Teachers; 3) Introducing “Portraits of America: Democracy on Film.”
Frank Baker Receives International Media Literacy Recognition
Help Students Get Smart about those ‘Smart Pills’ (MiddleWeb)
August I was quoted in this EdWeek blogpost (August 24) “We Need To Teach Our Students To Be Smart Consumers of Information”
Real Media Literacy: Spotting A Fake News Story (Middleweb)
July Deconstruct A Fake News Website
June Teach The Techniques of Media Manipulators
May Teaching Visual Literacy: Images & Propaganda (Middleweb)
April Visual & Media Literacy: Campaign Optics (Middleweb)
March Media literacy Meets Congressional Testimony (MiddleWeb)
February Location, location, location: The role of poli-optics in presidential campaign announcements
I was quoted in: In A Meme Culture, How To Spark Critical Thinking About Movies (School Library Journal)
Visual Literacy & The Movies (School Library Journal)
January
Teaching Media Literacy With Super Bowl Ads (MiddleWeb)
Using Numbers In The News To Boost & Engage Students in Media Literacy (Middleweb)
