Question 1: Should media education have an explicit political and ideological agenda?
My answer to this question goes in both directions. I say yes that education has the duty to help our students understand media both politically and ideologically so that they can be better citizens and understand what they are being exposed to on a daily basis. But I also believe that their is much more to media education than the focus on political and ideological presentations. Some other ideas include creativity, exploration, and communication forms. Our students should be well rounded and educated in all of these areas of importance.
Back to the political and ideological agenda - I feel that it very important that our students understand how politics use the media as a way to both inform and persuade the public. This is an important concept for the students to learn for citizenship and for when they come of the age of voting. As the ideological part - this is probably one of the most important areas of instruction when focusing on media. Everyday students and people in general are exposed to millions of advertisements whether it be a commercial or a billboard - or your best friend where a T-shirt with the company name. Advertisements are everywhere - and it is very important for students to understand those advertisements.
In my digital imaging class we focus on symbolism, and how advertisers use certain symbols or combinations of images or events to create an atomsphere which promotes the product they are selling. My best example would be the TV Dinners - commercials. They will show you a TV Dinner being ate at a table with candles, fancy china wear, and in an elegant home. What this represents is that even the rich eat these dinners (social class) - they are restaurant quality taste (the atmosphere provided) - and they are cooked in a few minutes by you (as they expand to show this elegant table in a kitchen). Students need to understand the message that is being shown to them and be able to evaluate the truth or accuracy behind the message.
In conclusion ... yes I feel that it important that we focus media education on politics and ideologies - but I feel we should focus on more than just those two areas of concern as well.
Friday, November 25, 2011
Week 12 - The Digital Story
Still a work in progress ...
Working on Digital Story Should have it up in the next few posts.
Journal Entry # 11
In a “parallel pedagogy” approach, teachers determine which print or digital tools are best designed to achieve their learning objectives to justify use of these tools in their curriculum.
I selected this quote because I am experiencing this struggle as a new teacher. I teach a media based class in which they learning is primarily taught through the use of text books, and while I understand their ease of use and the concepts presented through them I find it hard to only focus my instruction from these text books. I find my self constantly finding short videos, images, audio, or other types of mhttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gifedia to reinforce the content covered in these printed text books. I notice as we work through the text books my students loose interest and retain very little information. My theory is that they are bored with simple words on a page. So we do additional activities - such as find a topic and further explore it on the internet siting all your sources - create a prezi explaining what you have found. By incorporating technology into the classroom setting we are grasping our students attention and helping to inspire learning rather than forcing memorization of printed material. We are fostering an environment in which the student is engaged and motivated to learn and discover new ideas and concepts. Shouldn't that be the main goal of education?
This website has a great deal of information about improving learning through the use of technological tools in the classroom.
"Critical Issue: Using Technology to Improve Student Achievement ." North Central Regional Educational Laboratory, 1999. Web. 25 Nov. 2011.
I selected this quote because I am experiencing this struggle as a new teacher. I teach a media based class in which they learning is primarily taught through the use of text books, and while I understand their ease of use and the concepts presented through them I find it hard to only focus my instruction from these text books. I find my self constantly finding short videos, images, audio, or other types of mhttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gifedia to reinforce the content covered in these printed text books. I notice as we work through the text books my students loose interest and retain very little information. My theory is that they are bored with simple words on a page. So we do additional activities - such as find a topic and further explore it on the internet siting all your sources - create a prezi explaining what you have found. By incorporating technology into the classroom setting we are grasping our students attention and helping to inspire learning rather than forcing memorization of printed material. We are fostering an environment in which the student is engaged and motivated to learn and discover new ideas and concepts. Shouldn't that be the main goal of education?
This website has a great deal of information about improving learning through the use of technological tools in the classroom.
"Critical Issue: Using Technology to Improve Student Achievement ." North Central Regional Educational Laboratory, 1999. Web. 25 Nov. 2011.
Week 11 Story Map and Storyboard
Below you will see an image of my story map.
Below is my Story Board.
Below is my Story Board.
Journal Entry # 10
An engaging, multimedia-rich Digital Story can serve as an anticipatory set or
hook to capture the attention of students and increasing their interest in exploring new ideas.
Digital Storytelling is one of my favorite lessons. The students get excited that they get to use the combination of images and audio to explore and explain a topic. Many of the students like the idea that they can tell the story or present ideas and concepts through the use of media and explain what needs to be said, without psychically getting up in front of the class and speaking in front of their class mates.
This is a great quote - it explains how the use of multimedia and digital storytelling can engage our students by grasping their attention and increasing http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.giftheir motivation to participate. As I have seen in many of my classes my students are very interested in exploring and learning new ideas. They enjoy being provided with the basic information and having the opportunity to further explore. By using digital story telling we are not only allowing them to explore information and learn through that, but we are giving them ownership by allowing them to create a product. The students are creating a multimedia project in which they are "teaching" their classmates what they have learned. They have the ability to use their creativity and have fun while both learning and teaching others. This is a great way to reinforce information from different points of views, or even cover a chapter by assigning each student certain areas of study.
This video really explains how Digital Story Telling is beneficial in the Educational Setting.
Dishmoptop. Digital Story Telling . 2008. Video . You TuWeb. 25 Nov 2011.
Week 10 - Interview
I am not sure how to add an audio file to this blog posting.
I have sent the file to Professor Lindstrom - anyone else interested in listening to the file please post a request on this posting and I will send you the mp3 file through email.
Interview Question List
1. Please state your name.
2. How old are you?
3. How old where you in the 1960s?
4. Where did you live in the 1960s?
5. Have you ever heard of the Hippie Movement?
6. What do the words Hippie Movement mean to you?
7. What do you think of when you here the 1960s?
8. What do you think of when I say Vietnam War?
9. Can you explain the relationship between the Vietnam War and the Hippie Movement?
10. How would you reflect on John F. Kennedy’s relationship to this ear?
11. Let’s talk about John F. Kennedy’s assignation and the 1960s.
12. How are civil rights related to this era?
13. What do the words Black Power or Radical Movement mean to you concerning this era?
14. When would you say this era ended?
15. Where you involved in this movement – or did you just observe the movement?
16. Can you reflect on some of your experiences during this era?
17. Can you explain how these experiences changed your outlooks on the Militaries and War?
18. Can you explain how these experiences changed you or helped you grow as a person?
19. What values do you feel you possess today due to this movement?
20. Did this era make you feel differently about America?
21. What is your fondest memory of this era?
1. Please state your name.
2. How old are you?
3. How old where you in the 1960s?
4. Where did you live in the 1960s?
5. Have you ever heard of the Hippie Movement?
6. What do the words Hippie Movement mean to you?
7. What do you think of when you here the 1960s?
8. What do you think of when I say Vietnam War?
9. Can you explain the relationship between the Vietnam War and the Hippie Movement?
10. How would you reflect on John F. Kennedy’s relationship to this ear?
11. Let’s talk about John F. Kennedy’s assignation and the 1960s.
12. How are civil rights related to this era?
13. What do the words Black Power or Radical Movement mean to you concerning this era?
14. When would you say this era ended?
15. Where you involved in this movement – or did you just observe the movement?
16. Can you reflect on some of your experiences during this era?
17. Can you explain how these experiences changed your outlooks on the Militaries and War?
18. Can you explain how these experiences changed you or helped you grow as a person?
19. What values do you feel you possess today due to this movement?
20. Did this era make you feel differently about America?
21. What is your fondest memory of this era?
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