According to a website I recently looked over, media education week is when ‘Educators will focus on online behaviour, encouraging youth to "Think Critically, Act Ethically."’ It also asks the question “who can teach media literacy?” The website responds with, “You can.” We are all essential in the process of making everyone “media literate.” And what can we do? Well, I know I can start by learning more about media myself (which has been helped greatly by the availability of this course ). I’m sure many of us enjoy talking, I know I do. We can all talk to at least one person about what it is we see in the media, how we feel about different messages being put out there, and how we can make a difference if we see something we don’t agree with. I know this would probably be an easier task if we were all parents or teachers or people with some authority, but most of us are just teenage students who are probably a little hesitant about bringing up certain concerns with our peers. If we would all just learn how to look at media, and determine the message being given to us, I think it would be a lot easier to spread the word about media literacy.
-Emily
http://www.mediaeducationweek.ca/
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