Introduction and Evaluation of the Notice Boards Designed for Pre-school Children and Their Parents within the Framework of “Media Literacy” Theme

Abstract

The aim of this study was to raise the awareness of pre-school teacher candidates within the framework of medialiteracy the importance of which has been noticed recently in Turkey and which has attracted attention of academiccircles as a research topic. In addition, by providing opportunities for pre-school candidates to design materials onthis topic, it also aimed to help them practice what they know and internalize the information they would obtain onmedia literacy. In this regard, the article introduces the notice board practices of media literacy theme performed byteacher candidates for pre-school students and their parents. Teacher candidates made their own choices on designingnotice boards either for children or for their parents. Encouraging candidates to design such notice boards and to usethem in training and then in their professional life is extremely important for them both to discover their owncreativity and to develop their hand skills. Moreover, dealing with the media literacy theme and expecting them todevelop materials by informing the candidates on this issue is a step taken towards raising the awareness of teachercandidates who will educate future generations. From this point of view, it could be recommended to providepractices on board and material development and use within the framework of media literacy theme throughin-service seminars for teachers currently continuing their professional life; and to share functional teachingmaterials among teachers on various platforms (conferences, congress, workshops etc.).