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“Explicit teaching of 21st-century literacy metaskills can position students to analyze and evaluate news reporting in today’s visually drenched world.” ("A seven-power lens," 2003)
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I really enjoyed this article about developing news media, visual, and information literacy within the classrooms, especially when North Marion is incorporating technology within their curriculum. Students need to have the skills necessary to sift through all the information that is presented to them in and outside of the school. This is why I chose the quote above. However, I do agree that most students (especially in our low economic region) don’t get these skills from home, which means that they must be taught within our classes. I may use Figure 1 in this article as a tool to help my students build these skills as they “surf the net”.
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A seven-power lens on 21st-century literacy. (2003, Nov/Dec). MultiMedia Schools, Retrieved from http://www.noodletools.com/debbie/literacies/newsmedia/PowerLensSingle.pdf
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I found a video on teachertube that talked about Media Literacy within the classrooms, and the importance of such skills.
Considine, David M. (Writer). (2009). Media Literacy Across the Curriculum [Web]. Available from http://www.teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=124975&title=Media_Literacy
The North Marion project sounds exciting from all I've heard. As a good deal of those students may be of a lower economic standing, it should be a great boost for them.
ReplyDeleteYea, we can already tell a difference between the freshmen and the upper class-men in behavior.
ReplyDeleteI listened to your video on teacher tube and what struck me the most was that 78% of teenagers use the internet. I wasn't surprised by this percentage. It just reinforces the importance of media literacy skills to the younger generations.
ReplyDeleteI may use Figure 1 as a teaching tool as well!
ReplyDeleteYour video was a good choice. I used a similar one with my post. One thing that I really liked about this one is that it points out the importance of teaching students about plagiarism and how to avoid it.
ReplyDeleteI agree with your comment that many of our students are not getting certain skills at home requiring us to teach these skills, on top of the mountain of other curriculum, in our schools. Being informed on the best practices for teaching these skills will make it easier on both teachers and students.
ReplyDeleteHi Heather! Great to have another class with you! :) I find it very interesting that we chose the same quote! I agree our students live in a virtual world and while some of them are extremely advanced on the technology some of them lack the skills needed. As educators it is our duty to help them be capable citizens in the future. I think your video was a great supplemental link, and pointed out many important facts about media literacy!
ReplyDeleteI'm really glad some of you are considering using the 7 Power Lens with your students. I think putting students in role of being information detectives can make them feel like that are doing something important in the world and that they are knowledge creators not just consumers! I believe media literacy can be a unifying theme in any K-12 classroom to center project-based learning experiences.
ReplyDeleteGreat post. I also agree that many of the students are not learning the skills that they need at home. Last year I had to teach my students how to use Excel through Tech Steps. Even though there were written step by step direction, many students had trouble with basic computer skills.
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