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Media Literacy Education since 1997

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Month: April 2016

How to Critically Evaluate “News” on Social Media

April 30, 2016April 30, 2016 heyjuliesmith1 Comment

TweetIs social media a valid source of information? It can be.  But for us to sift through and evaluate the tremendous…

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Niagara Falls Turns Purple for Prince! Or does it?

April 22, 2016April 22, 2016 heyjuliesmithNo Comments

Tweet In Daniel Kahnamen’s book, “Thinking Fast and Slow”, he writes that “A reliable way of making people believe in falsehoods…

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Bias Can be Subtle

April 11, 2016April 21, 2016 heyjuliesmithNo Comments

Tweet  Here’s a screen shot from CNN’s website a few moments ago.  Bernie Sanders won the Michigan primary last night,…

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Don’t Censor. Embrace Media Literacy.

April 11, 2016April 21, 2016 heyjuliesmithNo Comments

TweetI’ve been grading final projects for a couple of days now.  They’re decent.  Some of them are excellent.  But many…

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Five Ways to Survive Political News Coverage

April 11, 2016April 21, 2016 heyjuliesmithNo Comments

Tweet  Are you ready for the political news in 2016?  I’m already sick of it!  But it’s still important – so…

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Why Media Literacy is More Important than Ever

April 11, 2016April 21, 2016 heyjuliesmithNo Comments

Tweet  This semester we’ve witnessed a brutal execution, played out initially on live television to a small audience and then…

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Why I Use Social Media in My Classes

April 11, 2016April 21, 2016 heyjuliesmithNo Comments

Tweet  Some disclaimers: I teach college.  So every kid has a phone.  Heck, every kid has a nicer phone than…

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