@lordsplodge @nixCraft @Daojoan that's because the #Internet became #accessible for #TechIlliterates & #MediaIlliterates and #Consoomers who are either unable or unwilling to use their brains.
Parents: What would your teen be like now if you had let them binge-drink, do some hard drugs, and pass through *every day* as a shut-in for most of their childhood?
If you've let them live today's typical screen-based childhood (w/ algorithmic social media) you don't have to wonder—the answer is *the way they are now*!
The real question becomes: who would your child be if you'd let them grow up with a childhood that had been *mostly free* of those influences"
“There is this myth of the digital native, that because some people have grown up with digital devices, they are well equipped to make sense of the information that those devices provide,” says Joel Breakstone, who led the 2021 study. “The results were sobering.”
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2025/04/23/gen-z-media-tiktok-misinformation-00287561
frivolous complaining
@sundogplanets misinformation is an opportunity to dig deeper! "Why /did/ _that_ website choose to tell /me/ about _this_ information?" is an important exercise in #medialiteracy all aspirant scientists should practice!
please excuse my frivolous encouragements; ethnic weakness 
I keep seeing tiktoks talking about the issues people travelli to the US are having, and in the comments there are Australians who respond with some form of "Australia is now saying not to travel to the USA because it isn't safe"
..except that Australia isn't saying any such thing, and the US is still listed as green with the advisory "Exercise normal safety precautions".
So I've started asking these people commenting where they found that information, and they're all talking about news stories they've seen and heard in the media... so I asked more questions..
These people believe that the news media is run by the government.
I am not joking. I've had multiple people in the last week explaining to me that the news media is literally the government informing the population - not in a "we're reporting on this official statement given by the Australian government" way, but in a "this story is written by the government" way.
Media literacy is dead.
Shhh! Don' tell anybody, but we are in the process of a ground-up redesign of our website to make our film-based learning resources easier for everyone to find.
In the meantime, we're aware that it can be hard to find things on our site. We'd love to help you find what you need.
Take a look around our library yourself. If you'd like help finding anything by film length, student age, subject, theme, activity, or anything else, drop us a note on Mastodon or through the contact section of our site, and we'll do our best to find you the very thing.
Also, if you're using resources as a grandparent, parent or babysitter, or otherwise outside a formal learning environment, we'd love to hear what you're using and how it works for you. Drop us a note here in the Fediverse or contact us through our site. /5
https://journeysinfilm.org/library/
#Parenting #Families #Childcare #Education #MediaLiteracy @parenting
Finally, we've just launched a new series of free creative prompts based on super-short films that are bite-sized for kids' attention spans.
Watch a film that's as short as one minute, then springboard off a prompt for reflection, journaling, discussion or creative writing.
We offer prompts for a super short films across a range of subjects and themes, suitable for kids of al ages. (Yes, the films and prompts are all free.) /4
https://journeysinfilm.org/articles/watch-and-write-new-classroom-warm-up-tool/
@education @film #Parenting #Families #MediaLiteracy #Childcare #Babysitting #Homeschooling #Education #ShortFilm
We also offer free lesson plans and activities, for children as young as 8 years, across a range of school subjects. These are great for homeschooling and classroom use -- and they can provide fun, educational ways to keep kids busy and learning.
Several guides include hands-on arts and crafts activities, like the instructions for making a bug kite for the free short film The Love Bugs. (For ages 8 and up).
Many lessons also include printable hand-outs that kids can work on solo.
Some guides are also available in Spanish and Portuguese.
We offer lesson plans & activities for He Named Me Malala, The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind, Whale Rider and more!
Learn more at the link below and read on for some fun short film activities in the next post. /3
https://journeysinfilm.org/articles/make-teaching-easy-with-classroom-ready-lesson-plans/
#Parenting #Families #MediaLiteracy #Childcare #Babysitting #Homeschooling #GlobalEducation #Education @education
Our free film discussion guides are appropriate for children as young as 8 years old. They can help students dig deeper into the facts and themes of a film -- on their own, in discussion with others, or as a prompt for journaling and reflection.
Some of our guides are also available in Spanish.
We offer discussion guides for:
- Short films like Golden Age Karate (5 minutes);
- Disney films like Hidden Figures;
- Documentaries like Jane about Dr. Jane Goodall;
- Docu-series like Genius about Albert Einstein;
- and more!
Learn more at the link below and read on for even more resources in the next post. 2/3
https://journeysinfilm.org/articles/discussion-guides-make-screening-films-easy/
#Parenting #Families #MediaLiteracy #Childcare #Babysitting #Homeschooling #GlobalEducation #Education @education
A new study reports that screen time is prevalent under grandparents' care.
If you are a grandparent (or anyone else caring for children), and you want to enrich children's media experience, we offer media-based learning materials and activities for kids as young as 8 years old. Like all of our resources, these fun learning tools are free for everyone.
Many of those films, series and games are also available for free, too.
More in the posts that follow below ! 1/n
https://phys.org/news/2025-04-screen-prevalent-grandparents.html
A note about #AI slop...
How extremist groups are radicalizing teens online | AP News
How do you think media and education influence how we see corruption?
WP8 of #RESPOND explores how platforms, journalism and civic education shape public views of corruption across Europe.
Explore our research 
https://www.eu-respond.eu/work-package/wp8/
#RESPOND #EUProjects #HorizonEurope #ResearchAndInnovation #EUResearch #PoliticalCorruption #DigitalTransparency #PublicPolicy #MediaLiteracy #Journalism #RESPONDProject #CivicEducation #CorruptionPrevention #CorporateInfluence
Just a wee one to start us off this week. Don’t let the title of this recently acclaimed four-part miniseries mislead you: Adolescence isn’t just about the volatile mess of a teen’s mind, and its potentially ruinous consequences. It’s a snapshot of a sort of behaviour that can and does exist at any age—including among many adults who unfortunately shape large swaths of our world.
#TV #MediaLiteracy #Politics #HumanBehaviour #Humanism
https://open.substack.com/pub/mlclark/p/the-teenagers-in-the-room-with-us?r=1ii76&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
Tonight at 20:00 CET we'll discuss the influence of big tech on journalism and the role of factchecking and media literacy with Data Morgana guests Eva Hofman and Helen Meijer and our host Julia Janssen.
Hop into your favorite chair, and join online! Register here: https://formz.publicspaces.net/s/cm8yluvxo001woxvqgz16gkr4
CONF: On May 8, 2025, the University of Fribourg hosts „The (Ab)use of AI-Generated Images“, a conference exploring the ethical, legal, and societal implications of synthetic visuals in journalism, law, and art.
How do we legislate images that blur authorship, reality, and intent?
#AIArt #Ethics #MediaLiteracy
https://arthist.net/archive/47197
“When the gods fell silent, we invented algorithms. When the prophets disappeared, we logged on.” — LN
Conspiracy theories aren’t just beliefs. They’re stories.
Stories that explain chaos. Stories that evolve.
New essay: The Myth Machine
Conspiracies as the modern evolution of myth, meaning, and control.
Read it here: https://mountainthermit.blogspot.com/2025/04/the-myth-machine-how-conspiracy.html
April 2 is International Fact-Checking Day. Teach with riveting films like Navalny and The Post to equip your students with tools and skills to evaluate media accuracy. Our classroom-ready lessons can help you foster critical thinking about producing, consuming and sharing media.
Our Media Literacy Lessons explore on Fake News, Media Analysis, Propaganda, and more. For grades 6-12.
https://journeysinfilm.org/product/media-literacy-journalism-lessons/
#InternationalFactCheckingDay #MediaLiteracy #Homeschooling @education
