Strengthening Media Literacy

 

MEDIA AND DIGITAL LITERACY SEMINAR OF OUR PROJECT Our Project's Online Event on "MEDIA LITERACY and DIGITAL LITERACY" was held by the corporation of Kırklareli and Ankara Provincial Directorates of National Education and eTwinning Provincial Coordinators, and under the leaderships of all project partners and participated by teachers and students all around Turkey.  The guests of our event, where accurate reading of the news, digital literacy and media literacy were discussed, were our NSS Communications Officer Rümeysa CRIST and RTÜK Department Head Emir ULUCAK. Our guests enlightened all participants with their presentations. Our event attended by Kırklareli Provincial Director of National Education, School Principals, Kırklareli and Ankara eTwinning Coordinators was so fruitful that we were all highly benefitted. We also submitted "Certificate of Attendance" to participating teachers. We are grateful to our guests.  

  Pre-test results

  GENERAL INFORMATION In general, access to media messages can be defined as analyzing the accuracy and reality of these messages with a critical point of view and creating their own media messages. The place and role of media in today's world is an indisputable fact. Instead of isolating ourselves from the media, it is necessary to understand and use the specific structure, language, constantly changing and developing practices of media. Therefore, we decided to carry out this project with the aim of increasing this awareness of our high school students and providing them with media literacy skills.   PROJECT AIMS -To learn and assimilate the basic concepts and information about transmission, media and media literacy. - To ensure that they reach correct and real information by using different media channels effectively. - To enable them to question the accuracy of information from sources - To enable them to evaluate the media messages individually, socially, politically, eco...

  In general, access to media messages can be defined as analyzing the accuracy and reality of these messages with a critical point of view and creating their own media messages. The place and role of media in today's world is an indisputable fact. Instead of isolating ourselves from the media, it is necessary to understand and use the specific structure, language, constantly changing and developing practices of media. Therefore, we decided to carry out this project with the aim of increasing this awareness of our high school students and providing them with media literacy skills.