The audiovisual as a source of information in school: challenges for media literacy

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to explain about the audiovisual productions as sources of information and research in school libraries and teaching resource in schools. The paper is about the coming audiovisual reading both known media, as the more traditional, and also briefly discusses current phenomena that occur with audiovisual on the internet. The text also presents key concepts to work with literacy media and the media literacy, which provide basis for critical reading of media audiovisual texts. It also discusses the need to abandon the view that the audiovisual media are corrupting the print media, and television and film, as well as the internet, are a threat to the school environment. There is talk also of importance to reformulate the role of the library, which have to admit other means of access to information and aggregate them more consistently in your environment. Hopefully, with this work, the teacher can go beyond the illustrative use of the image and the audiovisual sector, which is usually the most recurrent in the classroom when using these means.