MEDIA LITERACY IS THE ABILITY TO ACCESS, ANALYZE, EVALUATE, CREATE, & ACT USING ALL FORMS OF COMMUNICATION.
IN ITS SIMPLEST TERMS, MEDIA LITERACY BUILDS UPON THE FOUNDATION OF TRADITIONAL LITERACY AND OFFERS NEW FORMS OF READING AND WRITING. MEDIA LITERACY EMPOWERS PEOPLE TO BE CRITICAL THINKERS AND MAKERS, EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATORS AND ACTIVE CITIZENS.
WEBSITES
Common Sense Media: "How To Spot Fake News" - http://tinyurl.com/jnh5fl3
Project Look Sharp - http://www.projectlooksharp.org
A News Literacy Toolkit for a "Post Truth" World by Joyce Valenza - http://tinyurl.com/PostWorldTruth
The Media Literacy Clearing House - http://frankwbaker.com/mlc
FACT CHECKING WEBSITES