Readings & research
Media education

• Books, articles and reports
• Websites
• Other readings & research

Books, articles and reports

2008

Schumacher, Colin  (2008) Making meaning onscreen: a student handbook. www.colinschumacher.com.au

2007

Metiri Group (2007) Technology in schools: What the research says. CISCO Systems http://www.cisco.com

UNESCO (2007) Media education: A kit for teachers, students, parents and professionals. 3 January, 2007. http://portal.unesco.org

2006

Beach, R (2006) Teachingmedialiteracy.com: A web-linked guide to resources & activities.Teachers College Press

Cable in the Classroom. Media literacy report - CIC survey shows media literacy a vital and underserved need in schools. http://www.ciconline.org November 2006

Before 2006

Buckingham, D. (2003) Media Education: Literacy, Learning and Contemporary Culture. UK: Polity Pr. September 2003.

Collins, R. L.; et al (2003). Entertainment Television as a Healthy Sex Educator: The Impact of Condom-Efficacy Information in an Episode of Friends. In Pediatrics. Vol. 112, No. 5, November 2003, p. 1115-1121.

Hart, Eileen M. (2002) Teens, sex, and media - the influence of electronic entertainment on American teen sexual culture: a reason to revive rhetoric in English teacher education programs. US: Eileen M. Hart.

Hendershot, H. (ed.) (2003). Nickelodeon Nation: The History, Politics, and Economics of America's Only TV Channel for Kids. US: New York University Press. March 2004

Kline, S. (2003). "Media Consumption as a Health  and Safety Risk Factor". North Vancouver Media Risk Reduction Intervention, Simon Fraser University, Media Analysis Lab.

Potter, W. J. (2005). Media Literacy (3rd Edition). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. (soon to be out in the 4th edition early 2008)

Potter, W. J. (2005). Becoming a Strategic Thinker: Developing Skills for Success. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Prentice-Hall. (these are the skills of media literacy -- a how to book)

Potter, W. J. (2004). Theory of Media Literacy: A Cognitive Approach. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. (written for scholars to provide a theoretical foundation for the media literacy research)

Websites

Alliance for a Media Literate America (US)

Education Network Australia (EdNA) (Australia)

Media Awareness Network (Canada)

Media Education Foundation (US)
"The Media Education Foundation is a non-profit educational organization devoted to media research and production of resources to aid educatiors and others in fostering analytical media literacy."

Media Smart (UK)
- helping children to watch wisely

Metro Magazine (Australia)
(by ATOM - Australian Teachers of Media)