Double Journal Entry #6:

The relationship between media literacy skills and traditional literacy skills is for the most part fairly simple, they go hand in hand. You must obtain at least some sort of learning or education in traditional literacy skills before you can properly utilize media literacy skills.

Quote: Can schools provide the skills students need to become media literate in a digital world (David, 2009.)?

After reading this question it took me no time at all to answer it. In my opinion, no. Schools cannot provide the skills students need to become media literate in a digital world, and my reasons are thus. First, most schools do not have enough computers for their students and computers are a key necessity to media in a digital world. Secondly, the way the school systems are banning so many websites from the classroom soon, there may not be much of the digital world that students can associate their skills with or learn from. Lastly, how can we teach and provide our students with the skills to become media literate in a digital world when some of our teachers lack the skills of media literacy and also cannot function properly in a digital world themselves?

Youtube is a site that is blocked/banned in most school systems, even though it has a part of the site that you can visit for strictly educational videos. Most school systems cannot even access the educational sect of youtube due to the security certificate blocking anything that has a youtube site address or is connected with the site in any way. This video shows why youtube should be accessible in the classroom.

Sources:

David, John L. "Educational Leadership:Literacy 2.0:Teaching Media Literacy." Web Article. ASCD. Mar. 2009. Web. 22 Feb. 2012. http://www.ascd.org/publications/educational-leadership/mar09/vol66/num06/Teaching-Media-Literacy.aspx.

Youtube for Schools