Baker

=Frank W. Baker =

 //MLC's mission is to assist K-12 educators who want to: // // - t each standards that include non-print, media texts - learn more about media literacy - integrate it into classroom instruction - help students read the media  // // - help students become more media aware //  //- locate appropriate resources // 
 * thought of by some as "most media literate educator"
 * worked for Orange County (Orlando, FL) Public School System as an administrator of Instructional TV/Distance Education.
 * created [|Media Literacy Clearinghouse]  website

His ideas:

Baker stresses that 21st century skills include critical thinking and media literacy. Students need to understand how media is created to appreciate it. Recently, he and the National Council of Teachers of English sent out a petition to their members to sign a resolution that concludes: //" // <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16.9px; line-height: 20px;">//<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">We, the undersigned urge that more specific media/digital literacy standards related to critical analysis of media/digital consumption/use, production, representations, social/cultural analysis, ownership, and influence on society be explicitly stated in the Common Core Standards." ( // <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">found at <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16.9px; line-height: 20px;">//<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal;">[] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">). They did this because they believe the standards do not cover media literacy well enough. // <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">

When it comes to reading and books, Baker believes "//What might be true is that they are reading fewer books, but perhaps they are reading more via media and technology. With mobile phones, laptops and other emerging devices reading and writing are happening.//" Read more: <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; font-style: normal; line-height: normal;">[] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">My Take ** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 133.1%;">: <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 121%;">Since college and earning my degree in Family Studies, the effects of television on young people and media literacy have been of great interest and concern for me. I have gone for years without watching television, because of my concern for the effects it has on the mind, the body, etc. (Admittedly there was a stint of watching "24" and "the Office"). I would just as soon read a book. Now with the explosion of video games, texting and mp3 players young people are immersed in media, bombarded with so much information that it is crucial they learn how to filter and discern. So I firmly believe in what Baker supports and am excited about using his website to create lesson in my career technology class. A number of years ago I took a graduate level course in media literacy and now analyze everything according to what I learned there.

Though I agree with what he says about books and reading, I would be sad and think we could possibly be losing something if we utterly discount the usefulness of books for students. (jmbooth) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">