https://padlet.com/ehipp6/whatisliteracy With this blueprint to guide you, we will explore the very meaning of media literacy and why it is such an important thing to know about and master en-us 2017-09-02 16:04:39 UTC 2017-09-02 17:02:03 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Bigthunderstorm.png ehipp6 https://padlet.com/ehipp6/whatisliteracy/wish/184361792 Media Literacy is the ability to analyze, understand, criticize and create media.  ]]> 2017-09-02 16:09:54 UTC https://padlet.com/ehipp6/whatisliteracy/wish/184361792 ehipp6 https://padlet.com/ehipp6/whatisliteracy/wish/184361885 Simply, it means that you can see media and question whether its true or false- what url is it? Is it really from an actual news source? Is it a current news story or it is from ancient times and being reused? Understanding the context, and analyzing the story it is telling you is a very important thing to do when reading any media. ]]> 2017-09-02 16:12:24 UTC https://padlet.com/ehipp6/whatisliteracy/wish/184361885 ehipp6 https://padlet.com/ehipp6/whatisliteracy/wish/184361946 You literally create media all the time, from your Facebook posts and snapchat stories to memes you make for iFunny. When you create a poster for school? That is creating media! ]]> 2017-09-02 16:14:54 UTC https://padlet.com/ehipp6/whatisliteracy/wish/184361946 ehipp6 https://padlet.com/ehipp6/whatisliteracy/wish/184362016 Honey, it's 2017. Your whole world is made up with media! From posters in the bathroom to your mom trying to add you on social media! Even if you don't own a smartphone, you are still around media. It is important to understand the differences between the real and the fake. What your retweeting could make you look stupid- specially if what you are retweeting is fake! ]]> 2017-09-02 16:16:23 UTC https://padlet.com/ehipp6/whatisliteracy/wish/184362016 ehipp6 https://padlet.com/ehipp6/whatisliteracy/wish/184362190 Well, chances are if there is news on social media that is not from a news source that you have heard of? It's fake or old news being reused. People take pictures all the time and make fake news stories. People can make seriously biased new stories that go viral without you knowing that it is fake! Thoroughly read what you are sharing with the world! Take the seconds before you retweet things mindlessly to figure out if that news is fake!]]> 2017-09-02 16:19:20 UTC https://padlet.com/ehipp6/whatisliteracy/wish/184362190 ehipp6 https://padlet.com/ehipp6/whatisliteracy/wish/184362318 Some simple clues could be if the news is made with the meme font? It's probably not true... Pictures with time stamps help to know if the story is current or not. Also, check for a url! If the url sounds funny or fake, it is. If you have never heard of a news station that has posted the article, do some more searching but chances are its fake! Now, sometimes real news stations make mistakes, but always double check!

]]> 2017-09-02 16:21:58 UTC https://padlet.com/ehipp6/whatisliteracy/wish/184362318 ehipp6 https://padlet.com/ehipp6/whatisliteracy/wish/184363249 Understanding the media is so important. Media has such a big role in society, it rules all of our lives. We literally could not go a day without seeing the media. Truly understanding the media is a powerful tool to learn. You form your opinions and thoughts, can find factual information. It is a powerfully effective tool to learn. In this age, it is a tool everyone should learn because of the reliance we have on media all around us. ]]> 2017-09-02 16:44:15 UTC https://padlet.com/ehipp6/whatisliteracy/wish/184363249