This is an archived course. A more recent version may be available at ocw.mit.edu.

Related Resources

This page features study resources, useful links, and other interesting media literacy Web sites.

The New Media Literacies Project

In the Mix - Lesson Plan: Exploring Media Messages

Howard Rheingold's Participatory Media Literacy
(Rheingold's site for his course on participatory media literacy, including resources and links.)

Danah Boyd's "Identity Production in a Networked Culture: Why Youth Heart MySpace"
(An unedited crib of Boyd's lecture on MySpace.)

Media Literacy Clearinghouse

Futurelab: Research

Danah Boyd: Apophenia
(Blog of social technology researcher Danah Boyd.)

For Teachers New to Wikis

Reading at Risk (PDF)
(NEA survey on reading in America.)

Using technology in teaching and learning: Resources to help you navigate a digital world

The Ecstasy of Influence: A Plagiarism
(When we discuss authorship, borrowing, plagiarizing, etc., what do we assume? This is a great essay that points out that literary authors have been "borrowing" for quite a long time.)

A New Literacies Sampler

Usability in Game Design Course, Fall 2007 version (Kathleen Harmeyer, University of Baltimore)

Alliance for a Media Literate America
(A clearinghouse for media literacy research, connections, information, data. One of the more professional organizations out there.)

Media Literacy Education (PDF) (Courtesy of the Alliance for a Media Literate America. Used with permission.)

Peanut Butter Wiki
(A great site for building a quick-and-easy wiki!)

NCTE's Resolution on Composing with Nonprint Media
(The National Council of Teachers of English wrote a resolution regarding the process of composing with nonprint media. View the statement here.)