Media Literacy Week 2020: Create
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What is Creation?
As listed on NAMLE's Media Literacy Week 2020 Website:
In media literacy, media creation is a form of expression. It encompasses learning how to express ideas through media and communication tools and using that power to create media narratives beyond those that exist in mainstream media.
One must first be able to access, analyze, and evaluate how mainstream media narratives are produced in order to subvert those narratives in their own media creations. One must also understand their own agenda, intent, and bias when creating media.
Quoted from:
Media Literacy Week 2020 Access Page. Media Literacy Week, National Association for Media Literacy in Education (NAMLE), medialiteracyweek.us/about/theme/create. Accessed 7 Oct. 2020.
Articles & Resources
- Why and How to Use YouTube Video Essays in your ClassroomThis article from Common Sense Education explains what a YouTube Video Essay is, and how and why they should be used in the classroom.
- Key Questions to Ask When Creating Media MessagesInfographic poster from Project Look Sharp
- Multimedia Projects List with Instructions and Learning GoalsThis list out of Notre Dame University allows students to strengthen their multimedia skills through projects designed to instruct and provide resources.
- When teens create the news: examining the impact of PBS/news hour student reporting labsFindings from pre-post quantitative research conducted with nearly 500 high school students who participated in the program reveal the development of media production skills that involved gathering and synthesising information, using digital media and technology to communicate ideas in the format of a broadcast news package, and engaging in cycles of revision and feedback to polish their work. This study found significant increases in collaboration and teamwork competencies, including intellectual curiosity, the ability to give and receive feedback, and confidence
in self-expression and advocacy.
Lesson Plans
- A Curriculum for Digital Media Creation16 lessons from Storyboarding to Producing a Documentary. By Marco Antonio Torres and Ross Kallen. Sponsored by Apple.
Free Tools
- Soundzabound
This resource provides royalty free music for student use, and is accessible by our districts who participate in our Multimedia Service.
- Canva
A great tool for creating posters, flyers and infographics.