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Media and Family

  • Media literacy can be taught in the home as well -- in fact, parents can be the best teachers of media literacy. Instead of merely restricting children's media usage, parents can engage in discussions about the messages embedded in their children's favorite media and how those messages relate to the family's own values.

Events

  • 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…
  • Parent Media Literacy Workshop
    A parent workshop on how to build children's academic achievement through engaging with children on their media and technology use, offered by Renee Hobbs and Kelly Mendoza.
  • Children and Choices
    At this day-long seminar for educators and parents, participants explored issues related to the impact of mass media and new technologies on child development and learned strategies for building media…

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:



  • 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," premiering February 2, 2010.
  • Growing Up Online
    Check out our lesson plans for teachers and an interactive quiz for parents encourage reflection and analysis of the Frontline film, "Growing Up Online."  Renee Hobbs and Kelly Mendoza developed materials…
  • TV Smarts for Kids
    TV Smarts is a set of three short videos designed to promote critical thinking about the media. 

Research and Scholarship

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