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Zusatztext 'The essays connect and separate in ways that cannot be fully captured through these lenses. Especially noteworthy is the chapter on ubiquitous surveillance! "Who's Tracking Me?!" which informs critical pedagogical theory even as it offers practical and creative classroom learning activities. Summing Up: Recommended. All readers.' - T. R. Glander! Nazareth College! CHOICE Reviews Informationen zum Autor Julie Frechette is Professor of Communication at Worcester State University, in Massachusetts, where she teaches courses on media studies, critical cultural studies, media education, and gender representations. Her book, Developing Media Literacy in Cyberspace: Pedagogy and Critical Learning for the Twenty-First-Century Classroom (2002), was among the first to explore the multiple literacies approach for the digital age. She is the co-editor and co-author of the book Media in Society (2014), as well as numerous articles and book chapters on media literacy, critical cultural studies, and gender and media. She serves as a board member of the Action Coalition for Media Education. Rob Williams teaches new/digital and social media, communications and journalism courses at the University of Vermont and Sacred Heart University. The co-founding president and current board chair of the Action Coalition for Media Education (ACME at www.smartmediaeducation.net), he is the author of numerous articles and book chapters about media education, lectures widely on topics and issues related to digital media literacy education, and consults with a number of organizations, including the College for America, PH International and the U.S. State Department. His latest book is Most Likely to Secede: What the Vermont Independence Movement Can Teach Us about Reclaiming Community and Creating a Human Scale Vision for the 21st Century (2013). Klappentext Drawing upon the intersecting matrices of digital literacy and media literacy, this volume provides a framework for developing critical digital literacies by exploring the necessary skills and competencies for engaging students as citizens of the digital world. Zusammenfassung Drawing upon the intersecting matrices of digital literacy and media literacy, this volume provides a framework for developing critical digital literacies by exploring the necessary skills and competencies for engaging students as citizens of the digital world. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword by Douglas Rushkoff Introduction Julie Frechette and Rob Williams Part I: Self 1. The Selfie, Photographic Communication and Digital Literacy Daniel S. Hunt 2. Shifting Identities through Social Media: Asian American Stereotypes and the Exploration of Comprehensive Media Literacy Chyng Sun, Rachael Liberman, Allison Butler, Sun Young Lee, and Rachel Webb 3. Who's Tracking Me?: Investigating and Publicly Documenting the Surveillance Economy Using Lightbeam and Wikipedia Thomas F. Corrigan Part II: Social 4. The New Technology Revolution: Collaborative Efforts between Pediatricians, Schools, and Millennials for Media Education Victor C. Strasburger 5. Parenting the Connected Generation: Raising your Children in a Digital Age Elaine Young 6. Rectifying Social Inequalities through Actionable Pathways: How Girl Tech Teaches Young Women of Color to be Film Directors Andrea Quijada, Jessica Collins, and Kandace Creel Falcon 7. Social Justice and LGBTQ Communities in the Digital Age: Creating Virtual and Social Affinity Spaces through Media Literacy Morgan Jaffe Part III: Local 8. Policy, Participation and Practice: Assessing Media Literacy in the Digital Age Allison Butler 9. Digital Divides, Devices and Destinations for 1:1 Technology Initiatives for U.S. Secondary Education Ben Boyington 10. Encouraging Critical Thinking about Cyberbullying: M...
