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“some of the purposes driving the uses of digital tools in this course:
- building social relationships
- learning argumentative writing
- collaboratively constructing responses to media texts
- critically analyzing media representations
- analyzing genre conventions in print and media texts
- understanding how audiences construct meanings through media ethnographies”
(Beach, 1953)
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It seems like you would have to have an entire semester class that focuses on digital and media literacy, in order to cover all the aspects and skills needed to understand and decipher the literature that is presented to our students daily. I find it hard to pick out the key concepts of what students should learn about media literacy. Ultimately, they need to know what they can and cannot believe, and how to find out the truth when they are given information.
Reference:
Beach, R. (1953). An american perspective: justifying uses of digital tools to foster critical media literacy. The Journal of Media Literacy, Retrieved from http://www.journalofmedialiteracy.org/index.php/current-issue/145-an-american-perspective-justifying-uses-of-digital-tools-to-foster-critical-media-literacy
Related Resource:
I found a website that is a good resource for teachers who want to use digital tools within their curricula:
Digital tools for teachers [Web log message]. (2011, July 17). Retrieved from http://digitaltoolsforteachers.blogspot.com/
Great additional resource! I'm going to use some of the activities in my instructional tech. class!
ReplyDeleteI love the resource. I saved it to use in the future. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteI agree that there is so much to learn about media literacy. Hopefully digital media classes will start to be offered as an elective course.
ReplyDeleteThe purposes of media literacy are vast and all seem to be vital to the future education of our students. I agree that a lot of time needs to be dedicated to these skills.
ReplyDeleteI'm excited to see how Mary Jo uses Glass Giant with 2201 students! Excellent resource!
ReplyDeleteI didn't know there was so much to media literacy. At the beginning of this class I thought what could we do for an entire semester on this topic?
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