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Games for Online Learning

Digital media tools combine play and learning, creating immersive, participatory environments.The Media Education Lab explores how online multimedia can support the development of the 4 C's: critical thinking, collaboration, creativity and communication skills,

Media Smart Seminar on October 26th
Join us for a roundtable discussion on digital and media literacy in Philadelphia. You're invited to participate in an informal seminar with educators working in K-12, college and in non-profit organizations…
Labsters Welcome NAMLE to Philadelphia
Everyone at the Media Education Lab is looking forward to the National Association for Media Literacy Education (NAMLE) as it comes to Philadelphia July 22 - 25, 2011. This group…
We're Opening Our Doors
A free professional development program for educators
Powerful Voices for Kids Summer Media Program for Children
A Program Especially for Russell Byers Charter School Students and Middle School and High School ALUMNI

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…
Tuning in to Media: Literacy for the Information Age
In this award-winning documentary, Renee Hobbs offers a compelling analysis of how news and entertainment covered the Rodney King beating and 1992 Los Angeles riots and introduces the key concepts…

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

Hobbs, R.. (2011, February). Visual literacy, media literacy and the rise of digital culture. Les Dossiers de 'Audiovisuel (France),
(2010, June). Media Education Lab 2010 End-of-Year Report. Philadelphia: Temple University
Hobbs, R. (2010, November). Digital and Media Literacy: A Plan of Action. The Aspen Institute, (Washington, DC)
Donnelly, K.. (2008, March). Youth Participation and Media Literacy on The-N.com. SIMILE: Studies in Media and Information Literacy, (8)
Hobbs, R. and Rowe, J.. (2008). Creative Remixing and Digital Learning: Developing an Online Media Literacy Tool for Girls. P. C. Rivoltella (Ed.). Idea Group Press , 230 - 241.
Mendoza, K.. (2007). Connecting the Literature on Girls and the Internet to Evaluation Ideas for My Pop Studio. Philadelphia: Temple University
Mendoza, K.. (2007). WATZ UR NAM?: Adolescent Girls, Chat Rooms, and Interpersonal Authenticity. Philadelphia: Temple University
Mendoza, K.. (2007). How do Girls Experience an Online Game for Media Literacy?: A Research Proposal. Philadelphia: Temple University
Baker, B., Donnelly, K., Mendoza, K., and Surowiak, D.. (2006). Analyzing an Online Game for Media Literacy: My Pop Studio Popstar Producer. Philadelphia: Temple University