Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Give digital kids a voice!

Today's kids are digital natives, but what's the best way to help them become empowered, creative and responsible communicators across different media? Discover insights and strategies specific to children ages 5-12 in this guide from an acclaimed media literacy program: Powerful Voices for Kids. Readers will find

Thought-provoking lesson plans that reach students of all backgrounds and abilities Use of a wide range of technology tools, including the Internet, video, and mobile apps, combined with an emphasis on online safety and development of essential critical thinking skills Materials for teacher professional development

This innovative book is equally valuable as a resource for lesson planning or for developing a full media literacy program."Many professional books talk about digital and media literacy, but this text addresses the complete continuum--from television to technology--and guides teachers to think deeply about their own preferences and beliefs, as well as those of their students to develop knowledgeable, informed media users and consumers for the 21st Century."--Kristin Ziemke Fastabend, First Grade TeacherChicago Public Schools

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

• Preface (p. vii)
• Acknowledgments (p. ix)
• About the Authors (p. xi)
• Introduction (p. 1)
• Part I Why Digital and Media Literacy Matters
• Chapter 1 Digital and Media Literacy (p. 12)
• Lesson: What's Inside and Outside the Frame (p. 24)
• Chapter 2 Motivations for Teaching Digital and Media Literacy (p. 28)
• Lesson: Target Audience Music Remix (p. 47)
• Part II Work With Intermediate Students
• Chapter 3 Connecting Culture and Classroom (p. 52)
• Lesson: Creating Realistic Dialogue (p. 67)
• Chapter 4 Asking Questions About Media and Popular Culture (p. 71)
• Lesson: Celebrity You (p. 90)
• Chapter 5 Making Media (p. 95)
• Lesson: Screencasting the Critical Questions (p. 120)
• Chapter 6 Everything Is Social (p. 125)
• Lesson: Bootleg Cola: Pro and Con (p. 140)
• Part III Work With Primary Children in Grades K-2
• Chapter 7 Media Literacy for Young Learners (p. 146)
• Lesson: The Ant and the Grasshopper (p. 164)
• Chapter 8 Authors and Audiences (p. 167)
• Lesson: Collaborative Storytelling (p. 180)
• Part IV Approaches to Teacher Education
• Chapter 9 Transforming Practice (p. 184)
• Part V Extras
• Resource A Learning Targets for Digital and Media Literacy With Young Learners (p. 211)
• Resource B Glossary for Kids (p. 219)
• Resource C Glossary of Concepts (p. 225)
• Resource D About the PVK Instructors (p. 231)
• Index (p. 235)

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Renee Hobbsis a Professor at Temple University, where she founded the Media Education Lab. Renee established Powerful Voices for Kids as a partnership between the university and the Russell Byers Charter School, an urban public charter school in the city of Philadelphia. As one of the leading authorities on media literacy education in the United States, Professor Hobbs is the author of Media Literacy (Corwin, in press), Copyright Clarity: How Fair Use Supports Digital Learning (Corwin, 2010), Reading the Media: Media Literacy in High School English (Teachers College Press, 2007). She is co-author of Elements of Language (Holt, 2000), the first ELA textbook to integrate media literacy into Grades 6 - 12. Over 25 years, she has worked with numerous school districts and state departments of education to help school leaders integrate media literacy into K-12 education. David Cooper Mooreis the Director of Curriculum for Powerful Voices for Kids. As a filmmaker and educator, David served as a teacher in the PVK program during the first year and was responsible for program management and teacher education during the second and third years of the program.