How can we use the Olympics to teach young kids media literacy?
There’s a parallel blog post: Using the Olympics to Teach Media Literacy in Early Childhood
The post responds to this challenge: “As long as digital media devices are a part of adult lives, those devices are in children’s lives whether children use them or not. This doesn’t mean we must allow 24/7 access to screens, but it does mean recognizing that no matter what rules we impose, our children are growing up in an environment where digital media are already inextricably integrated into daily life. Even if no young child ever used a media device themselves, we are still left with the challenge of how to help children prepare for healthy, satisfying lives in a digital world.”
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How Children Can Become Critical Thinkers about Race in Media | Minnesota Public Radio
What if, before you learned to read, you learned to ask questions? Faith Rogow calls it a “habit of inquiry,” and tells Dianne it’s more important now than ever. That’s because the explosion of media can be confusing, overwhelming and reinforce racial stereotypes. Little learners CAN become critical thinkers. Dr. Rogow says never take media – from books to apps – at face value. Instead, ask open-ended questions to start conversations – about race and everything else.
Media Literacy and AI – panelist for the Harvard Graduate School of Education podcast, Education Now
