Quote:
“Unfortunately, some see media literacy as option for low-performing, underachieving students whose interest can be piqued by TV and nothing else” (Hobbs, 1996).
Reflection:
I can’t believe that some educators believe that media literacy is just an outlet for low-performing students. There are many other ways to get a student engaged, other than resorting to media literacy. This quote really astounded me. Don’t get me wrong, I do believe that media literacy should be taught within the school; however, it shouldn’t be used as a tool just to engage students in learning. For example, in my class, we are making rollercoasters to show Newton’s three laws of motion and to learn equations.
Reference:
Hobbs, R. (1996). Teaching media literacy. In E. Dennis and E. Pease (Eds.), Children and the media. New Brunswick: Transaction Press (pp. 103-111). Retrieved from http://www.medialit.org/reading-room/teaching-media-literacy-yo-are-you-hip
Related Resource:
The related resource I found dealt with teaching media literacy in a lesson plan centered around the occurrences of 9/11. I thought that this might be a good idea, since September is towards the beginning of the school year, and it would combine history that happened during the student’s lifetime.
Garfunkel, J. (n.d.). Media literacy in a post 9/11 world. Retrieved from http://www.hrusa.org/september/activities/medialiteracya.htm
I can’t believe that people see media literacy as an option for underachieving students. I think media literacy can be quite challenging. Do they mean media literacy as in video games (which I can’t figure out how to play)? That statement really took me by surprise.
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ReplyDeleteYour lesson plan for media literacy and 9/11 is a powerful way for teachers to see that media literacy is more than a low level way to address content.
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