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Review: Horror And The Horror Film (2012), William Costanzo

Journal of Media Literacy Education

No abstract provided.

Review: Diy Media: Creating, Sharing And Learning With New Technologies (2010), Tom Hallaq

Journal of Media Literacy Education

No abstract provided.

Connecting Assessment And Instruction To Help Students Become More Critical Producers Of Multimedia, Jonathan William Ostenson

Journal of Media Literacy Education

Classroom teachers have been encouraged to incorporate more multimedia production in the classroom as a means of helping students develop critical media literacy skills. However, they have not always been well trained in how to evaluate the work students create; many teachers struggle to know which criteria to use in assessing student work. This article outlines criteria from the fields of visual and film art that can inform both assessment and instruction. These criteria include color, angles, lighting, sequencing, and transitions. Approaches to teaching these criteria are also discussed.

The Markings Of A New Pencil: Introducing Programming-As-Writing In The Middle School Classroom, Quinn Burke

Journal of Media Literacy Education

Using the setting of a writing workshop to facilitate a deliberate process to learn computer programming, this exploratory study investigates where there is a natural overlap between programming and writing through the storytelling motif, and to what extent existing language arts coursework and pedagogy can be leveraged to introduce this new form of digital composition to middle-school children. Whereas previous studies linking children’s programming with storytelling did so within the informal afterschool clubs, this study focuses on integrating computer science into the classroom, aligning curricula to core-content English language arts instruction.

New Media Literacy Education (Nmle): A Developmental Approach, Diana Graber, Kelly Mendoza

Journal of Media Literacy Education

No abstract provided.

Finnish Media Literacy Education Policies And Best Practices In Early Childhood Education And Care Since 2004, Leena Rantala

Journal of Media Literacy Education

The purpose of the article is to describe Finnish media literacy policies and good media education practices in early childhood education and care. This article will focus on describing two central action lines related to the Children and Media Program, initiated by the Division for Cultural Policy of the Ministry of Education and Culture in 2004. These action lines include the reform of the legislation for the protection of minors and the distribution of audiovisual programs in Finland, and the development of the Media Muffin project, including implementation, evaluation and publication of resource materials. In exploring these two initiatives, this …

Making Sense Of Tv For Children: The Case Of Portugal, Sara Pereira, Manuel Pinto

Journal of Media Literacy Education

Empowering children for a critical and judicious use and consumption of media is a main objective of media literacy. This paper aims to examine the range of television programs available for children in Portugal through a comparative analysis of the programming for children broadcast by the four Portuguese terrestrial channels (RTP1, RTP2, SIC and TVI) over the course of a year. A content analysis of 4,491 programs reveals that about one third have an explicit educational goal and that preschool children are the primary target audience for children’s television. There are clear differences among Portuguese public and private channels in …

The Practice Of Media Education: International Research On Six European Countries, Alberto Parola, Maria Ranieri

Journal of Media Literacy Education

This paper presents and discusses the results of OnAir, a European project on Media Education funded by the European Commission. This two-year project aimed at collecting, documenting, and developing media education practices across Europe, especially in Belgium, Bulgaria, Italy, Lithuania, Poland, and Romania. In particular, the paper focuses on the role of documentation in improving teachers’ practical knowledge and highlights the challenging aspects at stake in this process. The analysis of collected data reveals that documentation of media education practices is often poor both in terms of information about instructional practices and in teacher reflection on their actions. Stronger collaboration …

The Global Youth Media Council: Young People Speaking And Learning About Media Reform, Michael Dezuanni, Prue Miles

Journal of Media Literacy Education

The 5th World Summit on Media for Children and Youth held in Karlstad, Sweden in June 2010 provided a unique media literacy experience for approximately thirty young people from diverse backgrounds through participation in the Global Youth Media Council. This article focuses on the Summit’s aim to give young people a ‘voice’ through intercultural dialogue about media reform. The accounts of four young Australians are discussed in order to consider how successful the Summit was in achieving this goal. The article concludes by making recommendations for future international media literacy conferences involving young people. It also advocates for the expansion …

Old Media, New Media: The Graphic Novel As Bildungsroman, Gretchen Schwarz, Christina Crenshaw

Journal of Media Literacy Education

No abstract provided.

Review: Storykit (2009), Erin Reilly

Journal of Media Literacy Education

No abstract provided.

Making Visible The Invisible: The Role Of Editing In Media Analysis And Language Arts, John Golden

Journal of Media Literacy Education

No abstract provided.

The Graphic Novel As Advanced Literacy Tool, David Seelow

Journal of Media Literacy Education

No abstract provided.

Connecting The Old To The New: What Technology-Crazed Adolescents Tell Us About Teaching Content Area Literacy, Lane W. Clarke, Kevin D. Besnoy

Journal of Media Literacy Education

This article describes a study where Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs) were integrated into two eighth grade social studies classrooms to create a bridge that connected traditional textbook teaching with new technology. This article will explore the motivation for this type of integration, give specific details about the study, and share what we learned from students about how using the technology gave them control over their reading, connected to their lives, and gave a new spin on the old in terms of content area literacy strategies. Finally, this article will conclude with future directions for educational implications for research and practice.

Integrating Secondary Reading Standards And Media Literacy Education: Introducing The Lie-Search Presentation, William Sewell

Journal of Media Literacy Education

No abstract provided.

Lights, Camera, Action: Using Film And Graphic Novels To Explore Themes Of Power And Social Control In The High School English Classroom, Dolores A. D'Angelo Ph.D.

Journal of Media Literacy Education

No abstract provided.

Differentiating Between “The” Media And “Our” Media, Beau Beaudoin

Journal of Media Literacy Education

Today’s students are both consumers and producers in a participatory media culture of Facebook, YouTube and other online formats that bear both similarities and differences to traditional films, television and other professionally produced programming. This article describes the challenges of translating media education principles that were successfully utilized with broadcast media examples, to students’ personal images uploaded to and created for UGC sites. Findings from a three year study that successfully employed professional media samples are compared with anecdotal descriptions from a participatory media assignment created to update the Culture, Race & Media, course through a website-based curriculum http://www.cultureraceandmedia.com. Readers …

The Epistemological Equation: Integrating Media Analysis Into The Core Curriculum, Chris Sperry

Journal of Media Literacy Education

Chris Sperry gave this keynote address at the National Association for Media Literacy Education conference in Detroit on August 4, 2009. Chris is the Director of Curriculum and Staff Development for Project Look Sharp, a media literacy initiative at Ithaca College founded in 1995. He has taught secondary social studies and media studies at the Lehman Alternative Community School in Ithaca, New York since 1979. He is the co-author of numerous curriculum kits that integrate media decoding and critical thinking into the curriculum. These include Media Construction of: War, Presidential Campaigns, the Middle East, Soviet History, Africa, Economics, and Global …

Review: Independent Film Channel’S Media Project (2008), Megan Fromm

Journal of Media Literacy Education

No abstract provided.

Review: Code Of Best Practices In Fair Use For Media Literacy Education (2008), Chris Boulton

Journal of Media Literacy Education

No abstract provided.

Obtaining, Processing, And Constructing English: Blogging In The Esl Classroom, Glori H. Smith

Journal of Media Literacy Education

No abstract provided.

The Past, Present, And Future Of Media Literacy Education, Renee Hobbs, Amy Jensen

Journal of Media Literacy Education

Media literacy education in the United States is actively focused on the instructional methods and pedagogy of media literacy, integrating theoretical and critical frameworks rising from constructivist learning theory, media studies and cultural studies scholarship. This work has arisen from a legacy of media and technology use in education throughout the 20th century and the emergence of cross-disciplinary work at the intersections of scholarly work in media studies and education. Reflecting the emergence of a common ground for the field, the Core Principles of Media Literacy Education in the United States was created by a team of scholars and practitioners …

Emu Today, September 10, 2013, Eastern Michigan University

EMU Today

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Cellular And Organismal Toxicity Of The Anti-Cancer Small Molecule, Tolfenamic Acid: A Pre-Clinical Evaluation, Umesh T. Sankpal, Chris M. Lee, Sarah F. Connelly, Omer Kayaleh, Don Eslin, Robert Sutphin, Steven Goodison, Lina Adwan, Nasser H. Zawia, Lenard M. Lichtenberger, Riyaz Basha

Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences Faculty Publications

Background/Aims: The small molecule, Tolfenamic acid (TA) has shown anti-cancer activity in pre-clinical models and is currently in Phase I clinical trials at MD Anderson Cancer Center Orlando. Since specificity and toxicity are major concerns for investigational agents, we tested the effect of TA on specific targets, and assessed the cellular and organismal toxicity representing pre-clinical studies in cancer. Methods: Panc1, L3.6pl, and MiaPaCa-2 (pancreatic cancer), hTERT-HPNE(normal), and differentiated/un-differentiated SH-SY5Y (neuroblastoma) cells were treated with increasing concentrations of TA. Cell viability and effect on specific molecular targets, Sp1 and survivin were determined. Athymic nude mice were treated with vehicle or …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 89, No. 5, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.

• Parker, Jacob. Resident Assistant Arrested, Potential Witness to Larry Thomas Shooting – Thompson
• Crumbie, Trey. Step Up – Fraternity / Sorority Step Show
• Crumbie, Trey. Bully Producer to Lecture Tonight – Cynthia Lowen
• Parker, Jacob. Kids & Artists Work Side By Side at Kentucky Museum
• Crumbie, Trey. Supreme Court Decision Highlights Diversity
• Holloway, Kaely. Amendments Revised After Emergency Meeting – Student Government Association
• Country Stars Head to WKU for Homecoming – Justin Moore, Corey Smith
• Barnes & Noble Hosts Bourbon Expert, Political Scientist – Mike Veach, Michael Cairo
• September …

The Legacy, September 10, 2013, Lindenwood University

The Legacy (2007-2018)

Student Newspaper of Lindenwood University

The Utah Statesman, September 10, 2013, Utah State University

The Utah Statesman

Weekly student Newspaper of Utah State University in Logan.

Feeling The Heat? Substantial Variation In Temperatures Does Not Affect The Proportion Of Males Born In Australia, Barnaby J. Dixson, John Haywood, Philip J. Lester, Diane K. Ormsby

Human Biology Open Access Pre-Prints

The global proportion of male births has been shown to vary with climate, with a higher proportion of male births documented in colder climates. Here we examined the hypothesis that ambient temperature predicts fluctuations in the proportion of male births in Australia and within seven Australian states using historical annual data spanning 1910-2009. We predicted that within states with tropical ambient temperatures the proportion of male births would decrease when ambient temperatures are higher. Considering the national composite births for the whole of Australia first, the proportion of males born ranged only from 0.510 to 0.517. We observed no relationship …

The Protein Ferritin Controls Iron To Protect Kidneys, Greg Williams

Browse All News

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Membrane Lipid-Modulated Mechanism Of Action And Non-Cytotoxicity Of Novel Fungicide Aminoglycoside Fg08, Sanjib Shrestha, Michelle Grilley, Marina Y. Fosso, Cheng-Wei Tom Chang, Jon Y. Takemoto

Chemistry and Biochemistry Faculty Publications

A novel aminoglycoside, FG08, that differs from kanamycin B only by a C8 alkyl chain at the 4″-O position, was previously reported. Unlike kanamycin B, FG08 shows broad-spectrum fungicidal but not anti-bacterial activities. To understand its specificity for fungi, the mechanism of action of FG08 was studied using intact cells of the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae and small unilamellar membrane vesicles. With exposure to FG08 (30 µg mL−1), 8-fold more cells were stained with fluorescein isothiocyanate, cells had 4 to 6-fold higher K+ efflux rates, and 18-fold more cells were stained with SYTOX Green in comparison to exposure to kanamycin B …