"[Media literacy is] the ability to access, analyze, evaluate, create, and act using all forms of communication."
- National Association of Media Literacy Education
MEDIA LITERACY TEACHES:
- Learning how to use media wisely and effectively
- Engaging in critical thinking when evaluating media messages
- Being able to evaluate the credibility of information from different sources
- Recognizing media's influence on beliefs, attitudes, values, behaviors, and the democratic process
- Encouraging participatory citizenship
- Achieving greater understanding and appreciating multiple perspectives
- Learning to produce communication and express oneself using different forms of media