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Books we recommend:
Buckingham, David (2003). “Media Education: Literacy, Learning and Contemporary Culture.” Cambridge,
Goodman, Steven (2003). “Teaching Youth Media: A Critical Guide to Literacy, Video Production and Social Change.“ New York: Teacher’s College Press.
Potter, James (2004). “Theory of Media Literacy: A Cognitive Approach. ” Thousand Oaks,
Romer, Dan (2003). “Reducing Adolescent Risk.” Published by American Academy of Political and Social Science.
Websites we recommend:
www.mediaed.orgHomepage for the Media Education Foundation.
www.parentingteensonline.com A great resource aimed specifically for parents of adolescents.
www.smarttelevisionalliance.org The Smart Television Alliance is a group of national nonprofit organizations committed to improving what children see on television. (Disclaimer: this site is funded by Tivo.)
www.commonsensemedia.org Common Sense Media is a nonprofit that rates current movies and television shows based on content appropriate for a given age group.
Blogs we recommend:
http://mediatedcultures.net/ksudigg Kansas State Professor Wesch’s focus on Digital Ethnography
http://spotlight.macfound.org/main/entry Macarthur Foundation’s Spotlight on Digital Media and Learning
http://henryjenkins.org/ Dr. Henry Jenkins, Director of MIT Comparative Media Studies Program
http://mashable.com/ Mashable, the social networking blog
http://civic.mit.edu/ MIT Center for Future Civic Media
http://www.threebillion.com/ The trends, consumption patterns and interests of the 3 billion people under the age of 25
In the community
http://www.parkslopeparents.com/ Area calendar, discussion forum and resources for parents in Park Slope, Brooklyn
http://gowanuslounge.blogspot.com/ A blog of news and views in Brooklyn with a focus on the borough’s rapid development
