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Media Literacy in Urban Schools

Urban schools face important issues when it comes to teaching and learning media literacy skills. The Media Education Lab has partenered with the Russell Byers Charter Elementary School in Philadelphia to better understand the role of mass media, popular culture and technology in the lives of young children from an urban community.

World Summit on Children and Media
Media educators and advocates for children and media --Join us in Sweden next summer for this important international event!
Digital Media and Learning Conference, Feb 18 - 20
Join Renee Hobbs and members of the Media Education Lab at the DML Conference in LaJolla, California on February 18 - 20 for this exciting conference on digital media and…
Sports and Media Literacy
This special event explored how talk about sports can build awareness of health issues while strengthening media literacy skills among African-American young men.Featuring Patrick Johnson and Erik Sakamoto from Oakland's…
Phoenixville Middle School Students Come to Temple!
Students from the Phoenixville Middle School take an outing to Temple University for media literacy learning experiences led by members of the Media Education Lab team. Students visit WRTI radio station and take…

TV Smarts for Kids
TV Smarts is a set of three short videos designed to promote critical thinking about the media.

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

Michael RobbGrieco and Renee Hobbs. (2009, March). Media Use & Academic Achievement among African-American Elementary Children. Philadelphia: Temple University
RobbGrieco, M. Perez, A.C., Moore, D., Dainoff, B., Kiser, E.C. and Hobbs, R.. (2008, April). It’s a Media World After All: A Survey of Children’s Media and Technology Use. Philadelphia: Temple University
Hobbs, R. . (2007, January). Are We Our Brothers' Keepers? Exploring the social functions of reading in the life of an African American urban adolescent. Peter Lang Publishing,
Pereira, T., Stewart, R., Valkova, S., & Yoon, J. . (2007). Media Literacy at Fairhill Community High School: An alternative approach to media education?. Philadelphia: Temple University
Cohn-Geltner, H.. (2007). An examination of the impact of media literacy programs on reengaging high school dropouts in the academic process. Philadelphia: Temple University
Yoon, J.. (2007). Media Education: Benefits for Students and Teachers at Alternative High Schools. Philadelphia: Temple University
Hobbs, R. . (1994, January). Pedagogical Issues in U.S. Media Education. Sage Publications, 453-466.