Why not learn about media literacy through music? This page contains the newest work of the WonderMediaLibrary.Org team — a full-length musical tentatively called “Click: Connect IRL” for use for FREE by community and high school productions.
The songs and the musical are another way to spread the word to audiences about the often-troubling effects of clicking on social media and instead encouraging folks to engage with real-life relationships that click!
We’ll post our published songs here as they roll out. Each tune presents a key media literacy concept complete with lesson plans and programming ideas. Facilitators do NOT NEED TO BE MUSICAL to use these resources to teach media literacy; music is for everyone, and these learning tools are accessible even to folks who can’t keep a beat!
The full-length musical debuts in 2026. Please visit our GoFundMe page if you’d like to support this non-profit effort.
American Lyricism by Jeff Moehle is an upbeat rock anthem championing the need for us all to put down our phones and see our common humanity, not our online differences. The song is on all popular streaming services. The link on Spotify to the song is here. Thought-provoking questions and activities applying media literacy to the song are in this slide presentation.
Chorus:
Mix up the beat
Take to the street
Say it loud:
We won’t retreat
We’re feeling strong and feeling proud.
Cuz we believe that we all share the same heart–
We are a part of everyone.
Dreamer by Nashville recording artist Rachael Davis and Tiyi Schippers is a Americana ballad about youthful dreams being co-opted by social media’s version of what success looks like. It offers something for all ages with lyrics and a rich melody that invite introspection about the media’s influence on our aspirations and goals.
The song is on all popular streaming services. A link on Spotify to the song is here.
Click here for a 7-slide presentation offering lessons, activities and ideas for classroom, library and community engagement.
Chorus:
Darlin’ you were born a dreamer
Now let those dreams come through
Always remember that you are the shining star
That makes your wish come true
Be OG in the Digital Sea (Turn It Off) by musician J. Hobbs is an upbeat pop tune to be enjoyed by all ages. It’s danceable, singable and memorable!
The song is on all popular streaming services. Here’s the Spotify link. Lyrics to help you sing along after a listen, and questions to analyze the text as a true media literacy expert are coming soon!
Chorus:
I can take
What I need
Leave the rest behind
I don’t need to click
Be OG
In The Digital Sea
Fighting for my right
To turn it off
Whose Story Gets Told? is a rap, a salsa, a jazz piece and more! This tune featuring four unique voices tells personal stories of how media tell individual’s stories. The song is on all popular streaming services. Here’s the Spotify link to “Whose Story Gets Told?” by Lady “Ace” Boogie, Nathan Moore, Álvaro Paz and Carla Fernández-Soto.
Click here for a 7-slide presentation offering lessons, activities and ideas for classroom, library and community engagement.
Chorus:
Is it you? It is me? Is it her?
Is it them? Is it they? Is it us?
Whose story is it anyway?
“Identity Theft” is a soulful pop song about how youth identity is shaped by online portrayals by Nashville recording artist Cynthea Kelley. The song is on all popular streaming services. Here’s the Spotify link to “Identity Theft.”
A slide presentation offering lessons, activities and ideas for classroom, library and community engagement around this beautiful song are coming soon!