Teaching Media Literacy Skills
The Importance of Teaching Media Literacy Skills image source: thefulcram.ca What is media literacy? Why is it important? According to the National Association for Media Literacy Education, media literacy can be defined as "...the ability to access, analyze, evaluate, create, and act using all forms of communication" (PBS) . Media literacy skills have always been important, but are even more essential with the increase of media available through social networking websites and apps and the Internet. Teaching media literacy skills can help students to identify misinformation and seek out information supported by facts and evidence. Renee Hobbes and the 5 Communication Competencies Renee Hobbes , an educator, author, and media literacy advocate, developed the idea of the 5 communication competencies that can be implemented across content areas in school to teach students about media literacy. Thes