Media Smart Readings

Cable in the Classroom Magazine and Threshold regularly explore media literacy, digital ethics and internet safety with timely and practical articles for parents, teachers and administrators.

Lights, Camera ... Debate!
How to watch the presidential debates from a media-literacy perspective.  From Cable in the Classroom Magazine, September 2008.

Wired for Success: How to guide today's kids toward safe and responsible use of interactive media. Cable in the Classroom Magazine, July-August 2008.

Safe and Smart: Teaching responsible Internet use for school and home. Cable in the Classroom Magazine, July-August 2007.

Rights and Wrongs: Guiding students towards ethical behavior in the digital age.  Cable in the Classroom Magazine, May 2007.

New Media, New Rules: Parenting the digital generation.  Cable in the Classroom Magazine, July-August 2006.

Responsibilities and Ethics in a Web 2.0 World: The challenges and benefits of Web 2.0 in today's education environment, with a special emphasis on digital ethics.  Threshold, Summer 2007.

New Literacies for a Changing World: Expanding the vision of literacy to include media and ICT literacies. Threshold, Winter 2006.

Media Smart Tips: an archive of practical suggestions for incorporating media literacy into classroom and family room discussions, from the pages of Cable in the Classroom Magazine.