Incorporating Media Into the Curriculum


ASSIGNMENT: MEDIA LITERACY

This is simply the most comprehensive Media Literacy curriculum on the Internet today. Designed by the Discovery Channel for Maryland’s Department of Education as a pilot project, the material covers Early Elementary through senior Secondary. A must-read for the Media Literate teacher.

 

From the site itself: "... A comprehensive new curriculum resource designed to strengthen media literacy and communication skills and promote reading, writing and critical thinking skills for students in grades K-12.  ASSIGNMENT: MEDIA LITERACY provides all the tools you need to help students explore the impact of media and technology in our society. 

 

Designed in alignment with rigorous state curriculum frameworks, ASSIGNMENT: MEDIA LITERACY is the first comprehensive approach to embedding media literacy skills into subject areas of language arts, social studies, health education, family and consumer science, and the fine and performing arts."

The only drawback to this body of information is the lack of video and digital resources which are probably copyrighted to Discovery Channel.

Unfortunately, the Senior Front Matter and Unit 3 PDF files were damaged and cannot be displayed.