TY - JOUR AU - Casey Mackay, PY - 2022/09/08 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - The Case for Media Literacy Implementation in the Social Studies Curriculum JF - Learning to Teach Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies Through Research and Practice JA - LearnTeach VL - 11 IS - 1 SE - Section on Social Studies DO - UR - https://openjournals.utoledo.edu/index.php/learningtoteach/article/view/583 SP - AB - <p><span class="TextRun SCXW146303958 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW146303958 BCX0">Media </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW146303958 BCX0">l</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW146303958 BCX0">iteracy is a subject that is worthwhile for implementation </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW146303958 BCX0">in</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW146303958 BCX0"> social studies classrooms for students </span><span class="NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW146303958 BCX0">in</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW146303958 BCX0"> the internet-age. Because of the wealth of information available at any given time, there is a serious need for the education of students on how to find reputable information throughout all the messaging that is spread throughout the media environment. It is now more difficult than ever to procure media information that is not laden with bias, so students need to be informed on how to consume and create media responsibly. Students must be given structure in how they can effectively sift through information that they both consume and propagate as creators, especially in the realm of social media.</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW146303958 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:480}"> </span></p> ER -