Media literacy has definitely changed rapidly thanks to the internet. Unfortunately, parents and educators aren't keeping up with the technology the way children are. As social networking becomes more popular, more children are becoming more comfortable with sharing their life in cyber space instead of face-to-face. We, as parents and educators, need to stay on par with these technologies and help teenagers understand that what is posted online stays online for anyone to see. More and more employers are using social networking sites like Facebook to screen applicants for inappropriate behavior.
Now, not all is bad with teenagers and the internet. Today's teenagers are learning via the internet. Playing games online, communicating through social networks, and creating their own content to be shared on YouTube are all examples of ways this generation is learning media literacy. Schools need to try to implement these new technologies into teaching literacy. No longer is literacy confined to reading and writing. The hard part will be trying to assess what makes a student literate with these new technologies.
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