C.R.A.P. That’s what kids see on the board on the first day of their Cyber Civics “Media Literacy for Positive Participation" course. It gets their attention. Believe me. Download this lesson HERE. I learned this handy acronym in the book, NetSmart: How to Thrive Online (2012) by Stanford University Professor, Howard Rheingold. At the beginning of “Chapter 2: Crap Detection 101: How to Find What You Need to Know, and How to Decide if its True,” Rheingold quotes Hemingway, Ev

At Media Literacy Now, we believe that policy change paves the way to ensure essential critical thinking skills around all types of media are being integrated into classrooms across the country. That’s why we’re thrilled to announce that Washington state has just passed legislation to elevate media literacy as a priority in the schools. The law creates a process for all stakeholders to engage in “an ongoing discussion of safe technology use, internet use, digital citizenship,

Make your voice heard at your state capital! The goal of Media Literacy Now is to put the issue of Media Literacy on the public policy agenda to raise awareness about the urgent and critical need for students to learn key 21st century skills. For Media Literacy Week we are launching an outreach campaign to state legislators across the country, to introduce them to the concept of, and urgent need for, Media Literacy education in our schools. While the legislative action will v