{"id":1766,"date":"2023-08-24T03:50:22","date_gmt":"2023-08-24T07:50:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wfsu.org\/education\/?page_id=1766"},"modified":"2025-04-16T13:56:02","modified_gmt":"2025-04-16T17:56:02","slug":"media-literacy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wfsu.org\/education\/media-literacy\/","title":{"rendered":"AI &#038; Media Literacy"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pb_line_ACAF958DE07430A797EAF09388ACE1BC\"  class=\"pb-line pb-clear-fix\" style=\"background-repeat:no-repeat;\"><ul class=\"pb-layout pb-layout-100 pb-reset-list pb-clear-fix pb-main\"><li class=\"pb-layout-column-left\"> <div class=\"pb-space-line\"><\/div><div><div class=\"pb-space-line\"><\/div><div class=\"pb-space pb-clear-fix\" style=\"margin-top:-80px;\"><\/div><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"pb-script-tag\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\">jQuery(document).ready(function($){$(\"#pb_line_ACAF958DE07430A797EAF09388ACE1BC\").PBLayout({\"bg_parallax_speed\":\"30\",\"bg_parallax_enable\":\"0\",\"bg_parallax_mobile_enable\":\"0\"},0);});<\/script><\/div><div id=\"pb_line_B2F72FE2035DDB636464529B3DD8438A\"  class=\"pb-line pb-clear-fix theme-section-padding-top aligncenter\" style=\"background-repeat:no-repeat;\"><ul class=\"pb-layout pb-layout-100 pb-reset-list pb-clear-fix pb-main\"><li class=\"pb-layout-column-left\"> <div class=\"pb-space-line\"><\/div><div><div class=\"pb-text border-radius-image-custom\"><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-963411 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/wfsu.org\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/peoplewithlargedevices_teal-1024x475.png\" alt=\"people with large devices\" width=\"1024\" height=\"475\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wfsu.org\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/peoplewithlargedevices_teal-1024x475.png 1024w, https:\/\/wfsu.org\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/peoplewithlargedevices_teal-300x139.png 300w, https:\/\/wfsu.org\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/peoplewithlargedevices_teal-768x357.png 768w, https:\/\/wfsu.org\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/peoplewithlargedevices_teal-1536x713.png 1536w, https:\/\/wfsu.org\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/peoplewithlargedevices_teal-2048x951.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>WFSU Public Media and WFSU PBS KIDS are committed to making a positive impact on the lives of children through curriculum-based entertainment. With resources and programming available 24\/7, we leverage the full spectrum of media and technology to build knowledge, critical thinking, imagination, and curiosity. Our learning partnerships involve parents, teachers, caregivers, and informal education communities Together we help to empower children for success in school, the \u2018world of work,\u2019 and lifelong learning!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"pb-script-tag\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\">jQuery(document).ready(function($){$(\"#pb_line_B2F72FE2035DDB636464529B3DD8438A\").PBLayout({\"bg_parallax_speed\":\"30\",\"bg_parallax_enable\":\"0\",\"bg_parallax_mobile_enable\":\"0\"},0);});<\/script><\/div><div id=\"pb_line_E8F3A4C025DC5F187B5148363F08076C\"  class=\"pb-line pb-clear-fix news-layout\" style=\"background-repeat:no-repeat;\"><ul class=\"pb-layout pb-layout-33x33x33 pb-reset-list pb-clear-fix pb-main\"><li class=\"pb-layout-column-left\"> <div class=\"pb-space-line\"><\/div><div><div class=\"pb-space-line\"><\/div><div class=\"pb-space pb-clear-fix or-col1\" style=\"height:30px;\"><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"pb-layout-column-center\"> <div class=\"pb-space-line\"><\/div><div><div class=\"pb-space-line\"><\/div><div class=\"pb-space pb-clear-fix\" style=\"height:50px;\"><\/div><h3 class=\"pb-header or-col2\" style=\"color:#2638C4;line-height:1.2;\"><span class=\"pb-header-content\">What Is Media?<\/span><\/h3><div class=\"pb-text\"><p>Media is defined as a means of communication that reaches and influences people widely. Here at WFSU Public Media, that includes:<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"pb-list pb-list-icon-type-gr\" id=\"pb_list_962F3AF290AED1DE5EA341526C6A68B7\"><p><style>\n    .list-item {\n      width: 100px;\n      text-align: center;\n      font-weight: 200;\n      border: 3px solid black;\n      color: black;\n      border-radius: 15px;\n      display: flex;\n      flex-direction: column;\n      align-items: center;\n      justify-content: center;\n      gap: 10;\n      padding: 10;\n      font-family: \"PBS Kids\";\n      transition: 0.3s ease-in-out;\n      box-shadow: inset 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);\n    }\n    .list-item:hover {\n      scale: 105%;\n      transition: 0.2s ease-in-out;\n    }\n  <\/style><\/p><div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; justify-content: center; gap: 20px;\"><p class=\"list-item\" style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Radio \/ Audio on Demand<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wfsu.org\/image\/education\/icons\/radio.png\" width=\"35\" \/><\/p><p class=\"list-item\" style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">TV \/ Video on Demand<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"color: grey;\" src=\"https:\/\/wfsu.org\/image\/education\/icons\/tv.png\" width=\"35\" \/><\/p><p class=\"list-item\" style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Websites<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wfsu.org\/image\/education\/icons\/website.png\" width=\"35\" \/><\/p><p class=\"list-item\" style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Apps<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wfsu.org\/image\/education\/icons\/app.png\" width=\"35\" \/><\/p><p class=\"list-item\" style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Social Media<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wfsu.org\/image\/education\/icons\/social-media.png\" width=\"35\" \/><\/p><p class=\"list-item\" style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Podcasts<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wfsu.org\/image\/education\/icons\/podcast.png\" width=\"35\" \/><\/p><p class=\"list-item\" style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Special Projects<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wfsu.org\/image\/education\/icons\/special-project.png\" width=\"35\" \/><\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"pb-space-line\"><\/div><div class=\"pb-space pb-clear-fix\" style=\"height:50px;\"><\/div><div class=\"pb-space-line\"><\/div><div class=\"pb-space pb-clear-fix\" style=\"height:50px;\"><\/div><h3 class=\"pb-header\" style=\"color:#2638C4;line-height:1.2;\"><span class=\"pb-header-content\">Media Literacy is A Skillset<\/span><\/h3><div class=\"pb-list pb-list-icon-type-gr\" id=\"pb_list_669500D6F81771F1EB2C85B9334A8139\"><p>Media literacy is the ability to:<\/p><div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; justify-content: center; gap: 20px;\"><p class=\"list-item\" style=\"background-color: #fb4241;\">Access<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wfsu.org\/image\/education\/icons\/access.png\" width=\"35\" \/><\/p><p class=\"list-item\" style=\"background-color: #f7e03b;\">Analyze<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"color: grey;\" src=\"https:\/\/wfsu.org\/image\/education\/icons\/analyze.png\" width=\"35\" \/><\/p><p class=\"list-item\" style=\"background-color: #00ab4e;\">Evaluate<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wfsu.org\/image\/education\/icons\/evaluate.png\" width=\"35\" \/><\/p><p class=\"list-item\" style=\"background-color: #2fc0eb;\">Create<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wfsu.org\/image\/education\/icons\/create.png\" width=\"35\" \/><\/p><p class=\"list-item\" style=\"background-color: #f5b338;\">Act<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wfsu.org\/image\/education\/icons\/act.png\" width=\"35\" \/><\/p><\/div><p>...on the wide variety of ways that people communicate and share information.<\/p><p>Learn more about how to identify online misinformation and disinformation at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.childrenandscreens.org\/learn-explore\/research\/online-misinformation-and-disinformation\/\">childrenandscreens.org<\/a>.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"pb-space-line\"><\/div><div class=\"pb-space pb-clear-fix\" style=\"height:100px;\"><\/div><h3 class=\"pb-header\" style=\"color:#2638C4;line-height:1.2;\"><span class=\"pb-header-content\">S.T.E.Ps to Media Literacy<\/span><\/h3><div class=\"pb-text\"><style>\n  .row {\n    display: flex;\n    width: 100%;\n    justify-content: center;\n    gap: 20px;\n    flex-wrap: wrap;\n  }\n  .step-box {\n    min-width: 45%;\n    border: 2px solid #999;\n    border-radius: 5px;\n    display: flex;\n    align-items: center;\n    flex-direction: column;\n  }\n  .step-title {\n    width: 60%;\n    border-bottom: 1px solid #AAA;\n  }\n  .step-link {\n    color: black;\n    font-family: 'PBS KIDS';\n    font-weight: 700;\n  }\n<\/style>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"step-box\">\n<p class=\"step-title\"><a class=\"step-link\" href=\"https:\/\/thinkport.org\/medialiteracy\/families.html#select\">SELECT<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"step-body\">\n<ul>\n<li>Age-appropriate Media<\/li>\n<li>Learning Goals<\/li>\n<li>Health Media Habits<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"step-box\">\n<p class=\"step-title\"><a class=\"step-link\" href=\"https:\/\/thinkport.org\/medialiteracy\/families.html#talk\">TALK<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"step-body\">\n<ul>\n<li>Active Viewing<\/li>\n<li>Family Media Plan<\/li>\n<li>Conversation Starters<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"step-box\">\n<p class=\"step-title\"><a class=\"step-link\" href=\"https:\/\/thinkport.org\/medialiteracy\/families.html#explore\">EXPLORE<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"step-body\">\n<ul>\n<li>Outdoor Fun<\/li>\n<li>PBS KIDS Apps and Games<\/li>\n<li>Podcasts for Families<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"step-box\">\n<p class=\"step-title\"><a class=\"step-link\" href=\"https:\/\/thinkport.org\/medialiteracy\/families.html#play\">PLAY<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"step-body\">\n<ul>\n<li>Play and Learn Together<\/li>\n<li>Family Fun<\/li>\n<li>Make Time to Read<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"pb-space-line\"><\/div><div class=\"pb-space pb-clear-fix\" style=\"height:25px;\"><\/div><div class=\"pb-divider pb-clear-fix aligncenter\" style=\"border-bottom-width:2px;\"><\/div><div class=\"pb-space-line\"><\/div><div class=\"pb-space pb-clear-fix\" style=\"height:25px;\"><\/div><div class=\"pb-list pb-list-icon-type-gr\" id=\"pb_list_D8D2729FC43E0249599D94027472BB62\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/namle.net\/a-parents-guide-to-media-literacy\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-962968  alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/wfsu.org\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/namle-guide.png\" alt=\"NAMLE media literacy guide cover\n\" width=\"393\" height=\"511\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wfsu.org\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/namle-guide.png 810w, https:\/\/wfsu.org\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/namle-guide-231x300.png 231w, https:\/\/wfsu.org\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/namle-guide-788x1024.png 788w, https:\/\/wfsu.org\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/namle-guide-768x998.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 393px) 100vw, 393px\" \/><\/a>The idea of asking questions is essential to critical thinking and the core to the National Association for Media Literacy Education's (NAMLE) guide to media literacy. Teaching your children to be informed skeptics gives them the ultimate methodology to succeed in the digital world. They will learn how to analyze and evaluate the messages they are receiving. They will grow to be aware of issues like bias and credibility. They will learn to be an active participant in the world as opposed to being a passive consumer.<\/p><p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/namle.net\/a-parents-guide-to-media-literacy\/\">complete NAMLE guide<\/a>, in multiple languages, can be accessed via their website.<\/p><p>&nbsp;<\/p><\/div><div class=\"pb-space-line\"><\/div><div class=\"pb-space pb-clear-fix\" style=\"height:50px;\"><\/div><h3 class=\"pb-header\" style=\"color:#2638C4;line-height:1.2;\"><span class=\"pb-header-content\">Artificial Intelligence in Media<\/span><\/h3><div class=\"pb-video\"><div class=\"pb-video-content\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GvYYFloV0aA\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><div class=\"pb-text\"><p>As artificial intelligence continues to grow and become incorporated into the media and content we consume, it is important to understand AI and how it functions. Learning how AI works allows us to understands it&#8217;s strengths and weaknesses, becoming aware of its risk and tendency for biases. Learn through a brief introduction about how modern AI models are created and how they learn to create content.<\/p>\n<p>To learn more about AI, how it is affecting our every day lives, and how you can become more aware of it potential biases; go to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.commonsense.org\/education\/collections\/ai-literacy-lessons-for-grades-6-12\">commonsense.org<\/a>\u00a0to find a collection of video lessons about everything AI and its effect on our world.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"pb-space-line\"><\/div><div class=\"pb-space pb-clear-fix\" style=\"height:50px;\"><\/div><h3 class=\"pb-header\" style=\"color:#2638C4;line-height:1.2;\"><span class=\"pb-header-content\">Additional Information<\/span><\/h3><div class=\"pb-text border-radius-image-custom\"><ul>\n<li>PBS Learning Media:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/florida.pbslearningmedia.org\/collection\/newsandmedialiteracy\/\">News and Media Literacy<\/a><\/li>\n<li>PBS Learning Media:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/edu-landing.kqed.org\/certification\/\">Media Literacy Educator Certification<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/teach.pbskids.org\/catalog\">PBS KIDS PreK-2 Teachers Self-paced learning<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.childrenandscreens.org\/\">Children And Screens | Institute of Digital Media and Child Development<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Common Sense Education: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.commonsense.org\/education\/collections\/ai-literacy-lessons-for-grades-6-12\">AI Literacy Lessons<\/a><\/li>\n<li>NAMLE: <a href=\"https:\/\/namle.org\/a-parents-guide-to-media-literacy\/\">Parent&#8217;s Guide to Media Literacy<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"pb-layout-column-right\"> <div class=\"pb-space-line\"><\/div><div><div class=\"pb-space-line\"><\/div><div class=\"pb-space pb-clear-fix or-col3\" style=\"height:30px;\"><\/div><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"pb-script-tag\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\">jQuery(document).ready(function($){$(\"#pb_line_E8F3A4C025DC5F187B5148363F08076C\").PBLayout({\"bg_parallax_speed\":\"30\",\"bg_parallax_enable\":\"0\",\"bg_parallax_mobile_enable\":\"0\"},0);});<\/script><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"main.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1766","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-22 18:15:27","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wfsu.org\/education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1766"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wfsu.org\/education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wfsu.org\/education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wfsu.org\/education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wfsu.org\/education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1766"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/wfsu.org\/education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1766\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":965253,"href":"https:\/\/wfsu.org\/education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1766\/revisions\/965253"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wfsu.org\/education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1766"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}