Update! October 26, 2021 Join Lucy & the pups for a Halloween haunt to celebrate Media Literacy Week Oct. 25-29, 2021 as new Halloween coloring pages and Pre-K through grade 2 FREE activities "appear" to seed inquiry early with characters from "The Secret of the Vanishing Bones" new kid lit! Follow the fun with FREE downloads and more ideas in the Parent/Educator Guide at … [Read more...]
Analyzing Media Messages: A Digital Dogs Demo of NAMLE’s Key Questions
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Blizzard’s Snow Job: Security About As Tight As Parental Controls
Nov. 14, 2012 Call it karma, payback, or just ‘got caught,’ the class action lawsuit against Blizzard Entertainment (makers of mega-hits like Diablo, World of Warcraft, Starcraft etc) is really about gamers tired of being played.Anyone who thinks youth and gamers “don’t care” about privacy and security might want to watch closely as this media mess unfolds, because it’s an … [Read more...]
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