Savvy Sites: Online Resources on Media Literacy
Use the Web to find information and advice about understanding media.
by Edutopia Staff
Check out these links to organizations that promote education and awareness about media:
Achieve
Cable in the Classroom's What Does It Mean to Be Media Literate?
Center for Media Literacy
Media Awareness Network (Canada)
Media Literacy Clearinghouse
MediaLiteracy.com
Media Smart (United Kingdom)
National Association for Media Literacy Education (formerly the Alliance for a Media Literate America)
New Mexico Media Literacy Project
Ofcom's About Ofcom and Media Literacy (U.K. Office of Communication)
Partnership for 21st Century Skills
This article originally published on 8/13/2008
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- Wiki Wisdom: How to Use an Online Classroom Clearinghouse
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- Poll: Would you use online mentoring?
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