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Students don't need to appreciate the power of media literacy to be impacted by it. Take a look at these articles and resources, and use them to learn how to understand your world.

Documentary filmmaking for teens from UnderstandMedia.com - Learn to make your own documentary films with your friends.

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Conducting academic-quality research with Google from UnderstandMedia.com - A list of ways to use Google to help you research papers for class.

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Media Literacy: 3rd Edition

media literacy 3rd edition

Media Literacy is a critical skill students must learn to succeed in today's tech-driven, media-saturated society. This book helps students understand media literacy, and how to implement and share that knowledge with others. As an experienced media literacy expert and professor, Nick Pernisco provides a well-researched guide for learning this important critical thinking skill and using it in everyday life. This is a must-read for anyone interested in learning how to interpret the enormous amounts of information we are exposed to every day, both in traditional media and online. Buy it now!