"The book provides a much-needed guide to what it means to be literate in today's media-saturated environment. Updates traditional models of media literacy by examining how digital media is utilized in today's convergent culture. It explores the history and emergence of media education, the digitally mediated lives of today's youth, digital literacy, and critical citizenship. Complete with sidebar commentary written by leading media researchers and educators spotlighting new research in the field and an annotated bibliography of key texts and resources."--Website.