Media & democracy, media economics and activism: media literacy education materials for parents, families and children

Welcome to an exclusive service of MediaLiteracy.com -- links to free downloadable media literacy fact sheets, discussion guides and other materials, organized by subject category.

Most downloads are easy-to-print PDF files which require the free Adobe Reader software to open. Download Adobe Reader here.

available from Project Look Sharp, Ithaca College

Materials, training and support for the effective integration of media literacy with critical thinking into classroom curricula at all education levels. Many outstanding free curriculum kits, searchable from the drop-down box on their home page for terms including Class/Labor, Immigration and more.

available from Center for the Digital Future, USC Annenberg School

• Eighth annual 2009 Digital Future Report, covering "the ways in which technology is changing the social, political and economic fabric of our lives."
• World Internet Project 2010

available from the Media Education Foundation

• 10 Reasons Why Media Education Matters (poster, 8"x11")
• Media Ownership Activities
• Media Ownership & Regulation
• 20 Ways to Be a Media Activist
• How to be a Critical Media Viewer
• War Games: Thinking Critically About Video Games That Play at War
• plus study guides and written transcripts for many of their DVD films, with many titles on global and economic issues related to media

available from Media-Awareness, the awesome Canadian media literacy site

• Printable articles on The Global Citizen .
  

available from PBS TeacherSource

The PBS resource section for teachers has some media-related Social Studies lesson plans and activities searchable by grade level.

available from Reporters Without Borders

• Handbook for bloggers and cyber-dissidents

Let us know about any other downloads you find on this topic which aren't listed here. Thanks for visiting!

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