Media literacy provides a framework to access, analyze, evaluate, create, and participate with messages in a variety of forms. It is the ability to apply critical thinking skills to the messages, signs, and symbols that are transmitted through mass media. We live in a world that is filled with media of all kinds, from newspapers to radio to television to the internet. Having a Personal Learning Network that values media literacy enables us to understand and evaluate all of the media messages we encounter on a daily basis, empowering us to make better choices about what we choose to read, watch, and listen to. It also helps us become smarter, more discerning members of society.