Media Literacy
Media Literacy Resources for Elementary Students
PBS - DON'T BUY IT!
A cool page from PBS that covers advertising tricks, buying smart, what you can do and more. : http://pbskids.org/dontbuyit/advertisingtricks/
Persuasive Commercials
Persuasive Commercials.m4v
Are these Websites for Real?
- History of Robots: http://www.bigredhair.com/robots/
- The Tree Octopus: http://zapatopi.net/treeoctopus/sightings.html
- Feline Reactions to Bearded Men: http://www.sree.net/stories/feline.html
Read each with Caution
TEDxNextGeneration - Birke Baehr - "What's Wrong With Our Food System?" Will you be Persuaded?
TEDxNextGenerationAsheville - Birke Baehr - "What's Wrong With Our Food System"
What is Media Literacy?
- Media Smarts - has definitions and resources for Teachers
- Quiz Yourself - Test your knowledge of media usage.
- Persuasion through Advertising Lesson Plan
- Teacher Guide to "Don't Buy It" from PBS (featured at top of page)