This post is part of a series on social media and media literacy. To see all of our media literacy related posts, please click here.
In a previous post about information overload and it’s issues, we discussed how when our brains are overloaded, it’s hard to decide what’s real and what’s not on a good day. So now, when we’ve been overwhelmed for months with new information every day, it’s easy to fall into common media traps.
Listen Up! Perfect Podcasts for Kids
Kids bored or stressed? Need some fresh ideas? These Hoopla titles can help revive, inform and renew your kids and family.
Boredom Busters
Learn a new skill, start a new hobby or just find some fun with one of these ebooks from Hoopla.
Laugh-Out-Loud Jokes for Kids by Rob Elliott
These one-liners, tongue twisters and knock-knock jokes are perfect for the young comedian.
Hand Shadow Fun by Frank Jacobs
10 Movies Available on Hoopla:
Nicolas Cage-O-Rama-A-Thon
As I have been going through Hoopla’s movie library, the one constant I keep seeing is Nicolas Cage’s face on movie after movie, either in close-up or with an explosion behind him, sometimes both. It made me wonder, “Is there an all Nicolas Cage 10 movie list available on Hoopla?” Yes, my friends. Yes, there is.
10 Movies available on Hoopla Part 6:
Season of the Witch
The Crow- 1994- Classic comic book adaptation about avenging angel Eric Draven. A comic adaptation with muscle. With Brandon Lee. The first of the not-so-great sequels is also available.
