Australian Teachers of Media
The membership of ATOM includes a collective of educators from across all subject disciplines at all levels of education, the screen media industry and, increasingly, the general public interested in the media.[1] ATOM aims to foster and encourage a generation of students who are both media-literate and technologically savvy.[2] The Victorian chapter is responsible for the ATOM Awards that have been presented annually since 1982.ATOM formerly published Australia's longest running film publications, Metro Magazine and Screen Education; creates and distributes education resources including study guides; and hosts professional development for screen and teachers.The magazine also covers television, video, multimedia, the Internet and radio.