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Kelly Mendoza demonstrates ad deconstruction with Philadelphia teachers.

Tina Peterson and Nicole Warncke help girl scouts understand marketing and branding.

Tina Peterson helps girl scouts understand marketing and branding.

Scenes from the Code of Best Practices release event.

Peter Jaszi, Pat Aufderheide and Renee Hobbs pose with the Code.

The Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Media Literacy Education.

Peter Jaszi explains the theory behind the Code of Best Practices.

Pat Aufderheide explains the importance of the Code of Best Practices.

Renee Hobbs explains the importance of the Code of Best Practices.

Girl Scouts experiment with matching music to images.

Dave Moore helps girl Scouts experiment with matching music to images.

Girl Scouts pose during "Your Life: Online, On-Air and On Screen."

Girl Scouts fill out evalution forms for "Your Life: Online, On-Air and On Screen."

Girl Scouts learn about airbrushing and inner and outer beauty.

A teacher listens intently at the Media Literacy institute in Doha, Qatar.

Renee Hobbs and Cary Bazalgette lead the Media Literacy Institute in Doha, Qatar.

Rawia Alhumaidan, Jordi Torrent and Renee Hobbs at the United Nations Alliance of Civilization Conference in Madrid, Spain.

Renee Hobbs at the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations conference in Madrid, Spain.

Wen Xu, Visiting Scholar from China, poses with Ph.D. student Mike RobbGrieco.

Visiting Scholar Wen Xu's final presentation at Temple University.

Teachers listen intently at the Media Literacy institute in Doha, Qatar.

Katie Donnelly leads girl scouts in a body image activity

Tanya Jackson leads girl scouts in a body image activity.

Katie Donnelly and Tanya Jackson lead girl scouts in a body image activity.

Girl scouts work on a body image production activity.

The Media Education Lab on display at the National Media Education Conference in St. Louis.

Renee Hobbs promoted media literacy on Mental Engineering with host John Forde.

Renee Hobbs advocates for media literacy education.

Sherri Hope Culver, Renee Hobbs and Kelly Mendoza promote media literacy at the Tween Mashup conference.

Renee Hobbs prepares for a speech on the importance of media literacy education.

Sherri Hope Culver promotes media literacy to a room full of parents.

Media Education Lab promotional materials on display.

Lab team members demonstrate media production at the Frankford Friends School in Philadelphia.

Jiwon Yoon teaches Media Literacy at the Frankford Friends School in Philadelphia.

Students from the Science Leadership Academy participated in the Rebooting the News conference.

Jonathan Delgado from Fairhill Community School shares his presentation on the events of September 11.

Students deconstruct newspaper articles in a media literacy activity.

Tanya Jackson and Bill Densmore at the Rebooting the News conference.

El Sawyer demonstrates media production techniques.

Kelly Mendoza addresses cyber-bullying with Girl Scouts.

Mike RobbGrieco and Dave Moore lead a music production activity.

Dave Moore explains the idea of matcing music to meaning.

Nicole Warncke and Tina Peterson lead a workshop on advertising literacy.

Leslye Saul addresses Philadelphia School teachers at our Media Literacy Institute.

Mike RobbGrieco leads teachers in thinking about messages in hip-hop music.

Jiwon Yoon leads a media literacy lesson at Frankford Friends School.

The Media Education Lab's publications, presentations, and teaching materials address a wide range of topics pertaining to media literacy education -- from advertising literacy to media literacy in urban schools to youth and community media production. Click on the list of topics to learn more.

Events

Boston ICA Hosts 3rd Annual Film Fest: Keynote Addres by Huey
If you're in Boston on Saturday, January 28th, check out this remarkable event featuring the distinguished youth media artist, Huey.
Rhode Island Humanities Council
Renee Hobbs participates in a panel discussion responding to the book, Caleb's Crossing by Pulitzer Prize winning
Hobbs to Address Bay Area Independent School Librarians
Renee Hobbs offered a keynote address at the winter meeting on the Bay Area Independent School Librarians in San Francisco on Tuesday, January 17, 2012, in talk entitled, "Transforming Education…
Winter Faculty Institute at the University of Delaware
Renee Hobbs kicks off the Winter Faculty Institute at the University of Delaware on Tuesday, January 10, 2012 with a presentation titled, "Transforming Higher Education Through Digital and Media Literacy." The…

Curriculum Materials

The Media Education Lab is one of the leading providers of multimedia curriculum resources for K-12 media literacy education. Take advantage of our extensive collection of free resources below:

Copyright
Copyright Clarity: How Fair Use Supports Digital Learning By Renee Hobbs
Digital and Media Literacy: Connecting Culture and Classroom
JUST RELEASED! Learn the secrets of media literacy pedagogy in Grades 7 - 12 and maximize the power of mass media, popular culture and digital media for teaching and learning.
Digital Workshops for the Digital Nation
Renee Hobbs and her colleagues at the Media Education Lab developed the Digital Workshops for Parents and Educators as part of Frontline's "Digital Nation."
My Pop Studio
Create a pop star and reflect on values in music Edit a TV show and see how juxtaposition reshapes meaning Try multitasking and see how it affects your memory and attention ----And more…

Research and Scholarship

Some of the publications of members of the Media Education Lab team:

Hobbs, Renee. (2011, September). Digital and Media Literacy: Tapping into Popular Culture. NASSP Principal Leadership, (September 12) 1.
Hobbs, R. . (2011, September). The State of Media Literacy: A Response to Potter. Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media, (55) 419 - 430.
Hobbs, R.. (2011, September). Promoting Intellectual Curiosity with Digital and Media Literacy. School Library Journal, September 6,
Hobbs, R.. (2011, September). It's All in the Family: Keynote Address to the International Association for Visual Literacy. Philadelphia: Temple University
Hobbs, R., Yoon, J. & Al-Humaidan, R. Ebrahimi, A., Cabral, N., . (2011, August). Online Digital Media in Elementary School. Journal of Middle East Media, (7) 1 - 23.
Morris, N., Gilpin, D., Lenos, M. & Hobbs, R. . (2011, July). Interpretations of cigarette advertisement warning labels by Philadelphia Puerto Ricans.. Journal of Health Communication, (16) 908 - 922.
Hobbs, R., Cipollone, M., Bailin, E., Moore, D.C. & Schlesinger, M.. (2011, June). Young Audiences and New Authors in a Multimedia Landscape. Philadelphia: Temple University
Moore, D.C.. (2011, June). Asking Questions First: Navigating Popular Culture and Transgression in an Inquiry Based Media Literacy Classroom. Action in Teacher Education, (33) 219 - 230.
Hobbs, R., Cabral, N., Ebrahimi, A., Yoon, J. & Al-Humaidan, R. . (2011, June). Field-Based Teacher Education in Elementary Media Literacy as a Means to Promote Global Understanding. Action in Teacher Education, (33) 144 - 156.
Hobbs, R.. (2011, June). Connecting Kids with News in their Community. Nieman Reports, (65) 48-52.