Julie Smith - Master the Media: How Teaching Media Literacy Can Save Our Plugged-in World

Todays technology empowers educators to move away from the traditional classroom where teachers lead and students work independentlyeach doing the same thing. In 50 Things to Go Further with Google Classroom: A Student-Centered Approach, authors and educators Alice Keeler and Libbi Miller offer inspiration and resources to help you create a digitally rich, engaging, student-centered environment. They show you how to tap into the power of individualized learning that is possible with Google Classroom.

Julie Smith is recognized nationally and internationally as a leading expert in media literacy. As a profess or at both Southern Illinois and Webster University in St. Louis for the past 15 years, Julie specializes in media literacy, advertising analysis, social media, digital literacy, and Web 2.0 approaches. With digital media part of our daily lives, Julie makes a strong case for integrating media literacy in our schools and classrooms. She teaches audiences across the country how to access and utilize Web 2.0 tools, and she supports educators in understanding how to embrace and leverage new concepts, such as social media, rather than fear them.

Julie Smiths highly sought-after keynotes, workshops, and professional development programs help educators, parents, and students alike make sense of our media-driven culture. Her insights will change the way you think about the world we live in today and the significant role you play in it! Her confident, engaging, and down-to-earth style ensures the information she shares is highly accessible to all participants and that people leave her workshops inspired to be a part of this digital revolution. Popular presentation topics include:

Media Literacy: The Time Is Now!

Your Kids Are Doing It, Why Arent You? The Truth about Social Media

Tackling Social Media Responsibility: One Schools Story.

Using Cell Phones in Class Its NOT the Coming of the Apocalypse.

Email: heyjuliesmith@gmail.com

Twitter: @julnilsmith

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