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Websites we recommend:

Center for Social Media at American University is an excellent place to learn more about public media, and especially the fair use of media.

Media Education Foundation is a nonprofit organization producing media and study guides to help people of all ages increase their media literacy skills.

Media Education Lab at Temple University is a great place to start learning more about media literacy.

Parentingteensonline is a great resource aimed specifically for parents of adolescents.

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.)

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:

Mediatedcultures.net is Kansas State Professor Michael Wesch’s blog on Digital Ethnography.

Macarthur Foundation’s Spotlight on Digital Media and Learning.

Blog of Dr. Henry Jenkins, Director of MIT Comparative Media Studies Program.

Mashable, the social networking blog.

Blog for Center for Future Civic Media at MIT.

Threebillion.com reports on the trends, consumption patterns and interests of the 3 billion people under the age of 25

Books we recommend:

Buckingham, David (2003). “Media Education: Literacy, Learning and Contemporary Culture”. Cambridge, UK: Polity Press.

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, CA: Sage Publications.

Romer, Dan (2003). “Reducing Adolescent Risk.” Published by American Academy of Political and Social Science.

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