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A K-12 Media Literacy & Digital Citizenship Framework
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The goal of this Framework is to organize the complex and interrelated content areas of Media Literacy & Digital Citizenship into manageable chunks. This is just one way to do it since there is no “official” way!The Framework project was initiated by the Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction Media Literacy & Digital Citizenship Program in 2022. For more information, contact Program Supervisor, Lesley James, lesley.james@k12.wa.us.

Subject:
Information Science
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Unit of Study
Author:
Lesley James
Lesley James
Date Added:
10/11/2022
Let's Get Social: Analyzing Social Media Platforms
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This unit engages students in a variety of activities that analyze and reflect on the role of social media in our everyday lives. This includes options for collaborative group work, reading nonfiction articles, a design challenge and presentations to communicate ideas. The unit also includes a formal writing assessment option that aligns with the Common Core State Writing Standards. Activities can be adapted or combined in a variety of ways to support student reflection and analysis. These lessons were piloted in 9th grade English classes but are suitable or a range of secondary students. 

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Communication
Composition and Rhetoric
Reading Informational Text
Speaking and Listening
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Author:
Shana Ferguson
Date Added:
02/08/2021
Media Literacy Explainers: Claims & Evidence
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These two self-paced resources were created using Sway (a combination slide deck / infographic / comic format) for older middle school/younger high school students. They explain the concepts of claims and evidence in a media literacy context. 

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Information Science
Material Type:
Lesson
Author:
Lesley James
Lesley James
Date Added:
09/29/2023
Media Literacy Explainers: Perspectives & Bias
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These three self-paced resources were created using Sway (a combination slide deck / infographic / comic format) for older middle school/younger high school students. They explain the concepts of perspectives and bias in a media literacy context and with a specific approach: 1) that everyone has perspectives, but not all perspectives are biased and 2) that in some circumstances it's OK to get information from sources created by people with a strong perspective on the topic. 

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Information Science
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Lesson
Unit of Study
Author:
Lesley James
Lesley James
Date Added:
09/29/2023
Media Literacy Foundations
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This series of three lessons was designed for older middle school/younger high school students. The goal is to build a foundation of shared understanding and vocabulary before embarking on media literacy activities. The lessons introduce the concepts of "ways of knowing," "trusted experts," and "settled facts," which are useful things to agree on before discussing the reliability of an information source or the truthfulness of a media message. 

Subject:
Information Science
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Lesson
Unit of Study
Author:
Lesley James
Lesley James
Date Added:
09/29/2023
Media Literacy and SEL through K-5 Book Boxes
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A team of teachers at Centennial Elementary School in Olympia, WA, developed book boxes to share across the school each month centered on identifying feelings and developing empathy for others. Each month one or two picture book titles are paired with a Word of the Month. The media literacy teacher team developed materials, including a presentation slideshow, a video read-aloud, and discussion questions. The principal and teachers share the books with students, facilitating discussions for students to identify their own feelings and develop a toolbox for regulating emotions. Students use a Likert scale, developed by Jennifer LaGarde and Darren Hudgins, to identify emotional responses and develop vocabulary to describe and deal with their feelings. Titles and SEL connections are shared with families through the school newsletter.Centennial Media Literacy Teacher Team:Heather Slater, teacher-librarianJennifer KnightLuci StaffordAdam PearceShannon Ritter, principal

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Reading Foundation Skills
Reading Informational Text
Reading Literature
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Activity/Lab
Lesson Plan
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Author:
Sharyn Merrigan
Jamie Sproul
Date Added:
05/26/2023
News Literacy Project Website Guidance
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This guide walks you through the Checkology virtual classroom for grades 6-12 from the News Literacy Project. Students can move at their own pace through a wide variety of lessons that mostly focus on journalism and news literacy, but also cover misinformation, conspiracy theories, and other relevant topics.The lessons include videos of journalists and other experts, plus visually engaging interactive activities.

Subject:
Communication
Electronic Technology
Information Science
Journalism
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Activity/Lab
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Author:
Lesley James
Date Added:
11/18/2021
Our On-line Identities
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This lesson invites students to use multiple forms of media, including their own Instagram accounts, to explore their on-line identities.  The lesson culminates in a personal, visual essay.  In the essay, students will use their own images as evidence. Then, students will reason about that evidence to compare what they see on their Instagram posts to their “real world” self. Using information from resources explored in class, students will include a discussion of “authenticity” and properly weave in quotes from those resources.

Subject:
Educational Technology
English Language Arts
Material Type:
Lesson
Lesson Plan
Author:
Lauren McClanahan
Date Added:
04/06/2021
Propaganda & Animal Farm
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This unit is designed to accompany the study of George Orwell's Animal Farm. Resources encourage students to recognize a variety of propaganda techniques and to connect those techniques to media that they can find in their everyday lives. Resources also help students to understand the historical uses of propaganda by governments and political parties to influence public opinion. Resources can be used independently of the novel.

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Communication
Composition and Rhetoric
Graphic Arts
Graphic Design
Literature
Political Science
World History
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Homework/Assignment
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Author:
Shana Ferguson
Date Added:
05/29/2021
SW Washington Media Literacy Project
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The SW Washington Media Literacy Project is a Washington State OSPI-funded grant to prototype the use of media literacy facilitators and Communities of Practice to promote media literacy instruction in K12 schools. This site documents the work and process of the project and includes resources and guidance to allow other schools or districts to replicate this model of professional learning and support.

Subject:
Education
Educational Technology
Material Type:
Case Study
Teaching/Learning Strategy
Author:
Mark Ray
Date Added:
06/16/2023
Toolkit for Promoting Media Literacy Instruction
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This toolkit was designed by Faith Rogow (InsightersEducation.com) and commissioned by the Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction Media Literacy & Digital Citizenship Program in 2023. It includes an introductory document and two slide decks with suggested scripts. It is intended to provide media literacy leaders with talking points and links to resources that can help people understand how media literacy education can help students and what it looks like in practice. 

Subject:
Information Science
Material Type:
Teaching/Learning Strategy
Author:
Lesley James
Date Added:
10/04/2023
Understanding algorithms and big data in the job market
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This interactive lesson helps students understand how companies use algorithms to sort job applicants. It also encourages students to reflect on how digital data mining also can contribute to the hiring process. Students examine resumes and digital data to consider the ways in which our data may open or close opportunities in an increasingly digitized hiring market.

Subject:
Applied Science
Business and Communication
Computer Science
English Language Arts
Information Science
Material Type:
Lesson
Date Added:
08/05/2019
Year-Long Cohort Professional Development Plan: Integrating Media Literacy Education Across a District
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This document aims to provide support and guidance in developing and implementing a district-wide year-long professional development cohort to support media literacy education integration. This plan includes advice for developing objectives and outcomes for the project, implementing appropriate professional development to support teams in their work, and providing reflection opportunities at the end of the year. The ultimate goal is to encorage and support integration of media literacy concepts in all buildings and classrooms.

Subject:
Educational Technology
Technology
Material Type:
Teaching/Learning Strategy
Author:
Jamie Sproul
Sharyn Merrigan
Date Added:
05/25/2023