Assignments for Week 3 (Sept. 13)
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• READINGS: Media Literacy
• “What is media literacy?”
• “Some principles of media literacy” and Handout: Some Principles of Media Literacy
• Lecture: Media Literacy—How do we know what we think we know? (Note: These are the lecture notes. Lecture will be available as “TeddyTV” BB).
• Click here to view Billy Joel and student Ye Li’s take on 50 Years of History in Pictures.
• SmartTalk on blog (below).
• Quiz
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I just watched the Teddy TV Lecture and yes, it's helpful to have the "Face of Ted" there as a talking head.
ReplyDeleteSecond: Location of Sri Lanka: Southern Asia. It's an island in the Indian Ocean off the southern coast of India. When Arthur C. Clark was there it must have still be called Ceylon, right?
Third: Albert Einstein (((ding ding ding, what did I win??). This reminds me of my experience last year as a high school debate judge. The topic word was "Artist" and the contestants had several minutes to prep, then present on the topic word. One particular young lady was very enthusiastic and compelling, good stage presence, well organized speech - great marks right up until she gave reference to "artists such as Victor Van Gogh and Paco Picasso".
I read over "What is Media Literacy" and some of the principles and I had a flash back to my childhood. I loved watching the Mutant Ninja Turtles and Power Rangers when I was a kid and after I would watch a show, I would try to copy what the Power Rangers and Mutant Turtles did. From a early age I was influenced by what I watched and that's nothing to what is on T.V now. After reading these two articles, it's hit me how illiterate of the media I was and still am. I want to teach my younger siblings about media literacy because it will help them out so much! Theodore Sizer's quote stayed with me for awhile and the best thing to do is be educated on media because media isn't going anywhere.
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Okay the "50 Years of History in Pictures" video was awesome!!!! I always knew that tune of Billy Joel's but I never knew exactly what he was talking about. 120 images, that's nuts! But what is even more crazy is what the song was saying, "it will keep on going". The media is like a rapid fire, once it's lit. it spreads. (spreads fast!) You don't need history books anymore. Thanks to Ye Li's video, it can all be summed up in under 5 minutes.
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I love the phrase 'Infotainment,' as used in the 'What is Media Literacy' page. It's one of the main problems we, as Americans, have with distinguishing information and entertainment. Sometimes entertainment is even disguised as vital information (Pres Obama just passed this one-time credit card debt reduction bill... Act now!!!), making it increasingly difficult to tell the difference.
ReplyDeleteI also liked how the article must have been written at least 10 years ago, not just based on the old school HTML and GIF files scattered throughout, but where it actually says 'as we near the end of the 20th century.' The article may need a bit of updating, but the principles still fully apply.
Billy Joel is absolutely timeless. Someone needs to remake that song with more current situations. And more current video-editing software. With better sound quality.
ReplyDeleteI couldn't agree more with the quote by Theodore Sizer in "Simple Principles of Meda Literacy when he said that television is becoming the principle learning system in our society. With channels like MTV VH1 and E the youth of today are constantly viewing the lives and lifestyles of celebrities and reality TV stars. They are constantly expose to their outrageous and unrealistic lifestyle and think that is how life should be. At such an impressionable age the youth of today are looking to these people as role models. It is scary to think what a powerful influence these shows and programs are having on the youth of today.
ReplyDelete-Stephanie Harries
First off, the more I read in this class the more I realize what a sucker I am. You could probably add me to the top of the list of the brainwashed youth/young adults of today. I grew up in a family of technology lovers. My dad had one of the first non-block cell phones I had ever seen, I was one of the first of my friends to have a cell phone (age 11), we had a big screen, a flat screen, a flat screen monitor for the PC, a lap top, touch phone, I-phone, you see where I'm going with this. On top of living in a smaller city where there wasn't a whole lot of options for teens, I don't think I ever had a chance. The worst part about it is that I don't think I can change because I really don't want to. Having said that, I would like to be more aware of what I allow myself to believe and to be more actively searching about the truth behind the news and information I'm sucking up. Sure I should add in my dosage of news papers and scholarly journals every now and again, but I just don't see me giving up my Thursday nights watching the Jersey Shore and Vampire Diaries. Like I said I'm a sucker, hopefully this class will help me out a little.
ReplyDeleteOn another note: I'm glad I wasn't the only one to not realize what "We Didn't Start the Fire" was really talking about. The only part that would ever get stuck in my head is the chorus and I hadn't ever heard the full song until I watched this video clip. I can say that it's really shocking how much more you remember and internalize information when you not only have text, but song and pictures as well. No wonder TV has so much more of an affect on people than books.
Chelsea Ebeling
I'm a lot like Romina in the sense that I loved cartoons as a kid and what I swa affected me to the point where I was trying to live the life of a superhero. Needless to say I was a very accident prone child and spent many a day in the emergency room. After living that maybe I'm a little less prone to being affected by the media. I don't know but my skeptasim sure has been more enhanced scine my childhood days. Hopefully this class will help to fine tune that skeptasim in something of worth. Also it was a great to actually hear a voice to go along with all the emails and some photos Dr. Ted. I look forward to seeing more.
ReplyDeleteWe are heavily influenced by the media. Never has there been a generation that is more so but it is also true that there never has been more available to us. I think it is important that we don't simply allow ourselves to fall victim but that we remained informed about what is going on and not simply accept things but also consider the source and realize that sometimes "E" may not be the best place to gain our information.
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