tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30813003547101076582024-03-05T13:33:11.884-08:00BLOG Media Literacy '14Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17361078745631763632noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3081300354710107658.post-59289055467844335552014-07-13T09:51:00.001-07:002014-07-13T10:06:11.570-07:00Written Assignment<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">For my final project, I created
a<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.ck12.org/user:c2FyYWgucm9ja3dlbGwxMkBnbWFpbC5jb20./book/Chemical-Building-Blocks/r10/">Flexbook
textbook</a>. I chose this tool to use because I do not currently have
resources to meet the needs of all of my students. I teach ESL Science to 7<sup>th</sup>
and 8<sup>th</sup> graders at an urban middle school in Pawtucket. Though we
have textbooks to use in our classroom, they are designed for English
proficient children who read and write on grade level. These textbooks elicited
so much stress and anxiety with my students that I purchased smaller, leveled
books with far less text. Although this was a HUGE improvement, my students
that were entering or beginning still found difficulty with the text. Another
issue with the books is that they will soon become outdated and need to be
replaced. By using a Flexbook textbook, I can control exactly how much language
I want to include on each page. I can insert pictures and videos that cannot be
access from a traditional textbook. Supplemental resources can also be
developed to support the text. Now students in my classroom can feel much more
confident in their reading abilities in English. With anxiety levels minimized
the students will allow themselves to really take in the content and absorb its
meaning. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">Before I could make the
textbook however, I had to become more familiar with technology. I learned how
to screen shot, hyperlink, blog, create digital comic strips, make videos, use Google drive, and experiment with <a href="http://www.pechakucha.org/">Pucha Kucha</a> before/ during the development of
the textbook that I created. Each new bit of technology and media that I was able to include in my textbook will
enhance the meaning of the text for my students. However, there are still many
more tools that I have yet to discover. I look forward to exploring what
technology can do for me and how to incorporate it into my teaching practices.</span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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major lesson that I learned in this course was that just because you are a
<a href="http://www.marcprensky.com/writing/Prensky%20-%20Digital%20Natives,%20Digital%20Immigrants%20-%20Part1.pdf">digital native</a> does not mean that you are technologically literate. I learned
that although students may be able to navigate through technology they may
still be unaware of how to properly use it. Until I took this course, I
was under the belief that our students intuitively know how to use technology
and are far more advanced that I am in the field. I am even guilty of asking my
students to help me figure out issues on my computer! Now however, I understand
that many students can figure out how to use technology enough to "get
by", or do the things that they are interested in such as gaming. Very few
students know how to use technology academically and must be taught to do
so. </span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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impact of media on culture and individuals within it is also another area of
media literacy that I was unfamiliar with. Prior to taking this course, I was
under the impression that famous models and <a href="http://www.rehabs.com/explore/dying-to-be-barbie/#.U8K7pvldV1Y">Barbie</a> dolls were responsible for
giving your girls unrealistic body image complexes. I had never allowed myself
to analyze classic TV shows or movies. Never in my wildest dreams did I ever
think that Disney princess movie from my childhood were so negatively impacting
the self-esteem of young girls. Once I finally allowed myself to watch the
videos with a critical eye I was very dismayed. As a youth I remember watching
these movies and fantasizing about my own prince charming. I used to idolize
princesses like Snow White and Cinderella. Now that I have seen these movies
with a new adult perspective, I no longer idolize such characters; I pity
them. </span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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remember as a little girl wishing to have a small waist, long hair, long legs,
and a beautiful voice like they did. I tried to diet and exercise and practice
my singing all before the age of 10. It seemed like everyone around me thought
it was cute. I however, was on a serious mission that was met with failure over
and over again. The body type that I was striving for did not exist. Neither
did the Hercules looking hero/prince charming. I was left feeling inadequate.
People would tell me to love myself, so I thought "Hmmf. I suppose I will
just have to accept what I am and settle with my appearance." Only now do
I realize that I should not have thought of it as settling. I wish I had been
excited and happy to be myself. </span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">Yet
despite all of these delusions of girl-hood, I never once linked these feelings
to the media that I was immersed in every day. Times have changed a bit since I
was young, but messages conveying the importance of perfection
still permeate our lives. There are still toys out there that are
impossibly thin, wear too much make-up, and are unnaturally
disproportionate. I am very grateful that the wool has been pulled
back from my eyes. I will be sure to be more sensitive to such harmful messages
when I have children of my own. I think it is also important for me as an
educator to be sure that my students are aware of the harmful messages that can
infiltrate the media that surrounds them. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">Another element of this course
that I will be using with my students is the digital toolbox that was shared
with us from <a href="http://www.medialiteracysummer2014.blogspot.com/">Dr. Bogad</a>. I think that it is important that students learn to
value their technology as an educational tool rather than an instrument of
entertainment. As an educator that has now explored the many opportunities that
technology has to offer I will be sure to share them with my students. I feel
that they should all know how to gather relevant input and be able to develop
meaningful output. They should be the collectors as well as the contributors.
In my experience I have seen students simply collect information on the
internet. The only information that I have seen them put out is subjective and
released through social media. I would love for them to experience creating
something new from collected information to contribute to the world. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: medium;">Overall, this class was a wonderful experience for me. I learned so many new things that I can take into my classroom and share with my students. I truly feel like a catalyst for something big. I look forward to sharing my new skills with my students and finding new ways to incorporate it into my curriculum. </span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17361078745631763632noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3081300354710107658.post-23757647054536259212014-07-09T12:15:00.001-07:002014-07-09T12:15:43.593-07:00power point<div dir="ltr">final project.pptx - <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1gEcQLAfc_eZlYtelBhQ0FmSTE2eFg1VWdJaVZxdFFMdU9z/edit?usp=sharing">https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1gEcQLAfc_eZlYtelBhQ0FmSTE2eFg1VWdJaVZxdFFMdU9z/edit?usp=sharing</a></div> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17361078745631763632noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3081300354710107658.post-74317402681865540772014-07-08T05:42:00.001-07:002014-07-08T05:44:10.324-07:00Turkle vs. Wesch<br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">After reading the article by Turkle and watching the TED talk from Wesch, I see that although they have very different approaches, the issue that they are both combating is the same. I think most tech savvy Americans can agree that they spend a large amount of their day consumed by technology. Some people are embedded in technology for work. Some are swimming in seas of social media for recreation. Whatever the reason, people are definitely spending more and more time "connected" in a digital world then ever before. </span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEiMcKVeQ2rMdiDHpf9n6wg8PG1oS3kdE-SqSZaL6ld8fsDPJLQXV897CHEr1VMzVsxttZqICbHlEayYLu1r9BoLkF26Ru2hn65L8MFBNc3hJW-_d1WdNrbm9coOV9uL2usUTLn-hhHyBtPG1w1GcDD8bn-VZKPoaDgb9A=" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://blog.nq.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Image-61.png" height="278" width="400" /></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">As mentioned earlier, Wesch and Turkle agree on this front. The areas in which they differ are in their suggestions on how to rectify the issue of lost personal human interaction. Turkle suggested in her article that folks should simply forget their devices and start interacting with each other LIVE. For most digitally connected people, this idea sounds nice, but would never work in a practical sense. Many people need to stay "connected" due to their line of work. Others have made their digital lives so much a part of their real lives that to disconnect would be more of a distraction and cause for anxiety, anger, and inattention. Instead, Wesch suggested that we teach our students how to do the things that are very difficult for humans, that technology makes easy for us. These things include being able to: connect, organize, share, collect, collaborate, and publish. As mentioned, technology gives us all of the tools that we need to complete each one of these tasks. It is up to the human however to use these tools in a meaningful way. Wesch also pointed out that meaning cannot be sought. Information is everywhere across the digital landscape, but information and meaning are very different. Students need to learn how to make meaning from the information that is available to them. They must learn how to </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">connect, organize, share, collect, collaborate, and publish in a meaningful way. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Technology is a wealth of knowledge that should be explored. However, students really must learn how to explore it and utilize it. Ignoring technology and the possibilities that it holds does a disservice to our young people. By ignoring this resource, we are only contributing to the misuse of this powerful tool. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Though Wesch mainly focused on young people (mainly students) Turkle focused on all people. She mentioned that adults are choosing to email rather that converse in a live setting. I agree that many adults are beginning to turn away from two sided conversations. I disagree however that these adults are only engaging in one sided conversations where only their ideas are getting posted all over their social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter. In almost all of these social media arenas the conversations are dimensional. You post an idea for the world to see and respond to. It begins a global conversation in some cases. The only one sided conversation to be had in the world of technology is email. In some emails, an idea or message is sent out to your co-workers and not meant to be responded to. In this scenario, the conversation is one-sided. But this does not differ from classic mail correspondence where an informational letter is sent out to many people with no intention of getting responded to. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Overall, I think both Wesch and Turkle recognize the same issue. The way in which they differ is the way in which they suggest their solutions to this issue. </span>
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<span style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Children and </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;">authoritarianism</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;">Exclusion of some children from using the Legos</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;">Unfair rule over which Legos can be used</span></div>
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In an after school day program, a situation that began as a learning
project turned out to be a dramatic tug-of-war between children over power and
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The dilemma began subtly as children worked together to
build a Legotown. As resources grew
increasingly scarce, some children took the lead and began excluding others
from participating. These leaders also took control over the rationing and
ownership rights of “cool” pieces. <o:p></o:p></div>
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One day, and outside group of children that rented the
school over the weekend, destroyed the village “accidentally”. The following
Monday when the program’s children returned, they were devastated. Some
children suggested taking the loose pieces, throwing them into a bin and
collectively rebuilding. The <i>leaders</i>
however, did not like this idea because “cool” pieces would be thrown into the
communal bin. This was a problem because they felt the “cool” pieces belonged
to them because they had used them in buildings that <i>they </i>built themselves. <o:p></o:p></div>
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In response, teachers confiscated the Legos until an
agreement was made. I thought it was interesting that the teachers did not face
authoritarianism with more authoritarianism by dishing our new rules for the
Legos. Instead, they let the children decide democratically what should be
done. <o:p></o:p></div>
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The children discussed the issue for months. I found it
interesting that some of the children suggested <i>giving</i> the other children the “cool” pieces, or letting them <i>use </i>them. Other children argued that
when stated that way, it’s obvious that some children in Legotown still have
more power than others. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Other children suggested that each house be required to be a
specific size. Others in protest of this argued that special buildings like the
firehouse need more Legos because they need to be bigger.<o:p></o:p></div>
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In the following days the children discussed power. They
explored its meaning, benefits, and dangers. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Teachers then conducted an experiment where they chose 2
leaders at random to develop rules for a Lego trading system game. The game was
designed to be unjust. Children with the most points were allowed to make the
rules for the game. In this exercise the
children got to experience what it was like to be a leader and to be a
follower. They were able to experience the frustration and helplessness that
accompanies being a follower, and the joy and control that comes from being a
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</span></span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">If I receive it as a gift, I own it</span></li>
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</span></span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">If it has my name on it, I own it</span></li>
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The teachers suggested bringing the Legos back into the
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</span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">All structures are public structures and anyone
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17361078745631763632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3081300354710107658.post-46507391036905880022014-07-02T06:03:00.001-07:002014-07-02T06:32:33.686-07:00DisneyMy relationship with Disney animated children's culture is tight knit. Our family was very up-to-date with the newest Disney movies. Each Halloween, myself or my two sisters would choose to be one of the princesses. Whenever we played any type of role-play game with Barbies or dress-up clothes, one of us was always the princess. I was usually always Belle, my oldest sister was Aurora, and my middle sister was Arielle. We strayed from these characters on occasion, but these princesses where the ones that looked most like us and therefore, they were the default choice. I remember when we played this role play game in the school yard, my black friend LaRae was upset because she could not be a princess. We had her play the role of Sebastian from The Little Mermaid instead. Then and now I feel awful that LaRae was the only girl in our group that could not be a princess. I can't imagine how she must have felt that day. Although, I did want to add, and am surprised that Christensen did not mention it, there was a princess movie that was put out in <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUEQ_JXXpQU">1997 that had Brandy as the lead princess role</a>. I loved it as a child! I had my mom record it and I watched it all the time.<br />
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I completely agree with Christensen's claims as far as racial and sex inequality is concerned. I did notice however that violence is not mentioned very much. I have always wondered if removing cartoon weapons and violence from popular cartoons really mattered. It seems like since those things have been removed, violence in young people has only escalated. The action of removing these elements from cartoons was almost like putting the cookies on the top shelf. Children knew these things existed, but were only to be seen and used by adults. It almost increases the desire in children to use these things. In modern day American culture it is difficult to even find children's toys that resemble guns, swords, knives, etc. I am curious to see if there is a correlation between the lack of these resources for children and the increase in violence for children.<br />
Brave challenges the typical Disney stereotype of princesses in many ways. Rather than being the weak, thin, pretty character, Merida was more realistic. She wielded a weapon, was adventurous and boisterous. I am happy that the media is changing its portrayal of leading ladies, but there is still a long way to go. Merida still fell under the "white" stereotype of princesses. She was also not overweight, which is another issue that Christiensen pointed out.<br />
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After reading the text about the digital native and digital immigrant, I was left scratching my head. I wonder how many children either of these men (Barlow and Rushkoff) have come in contact with. The young people that I have met are a mixed bag of digitized skill. Some students struggle to use the internet while others seem to navigate through the web like an experienced traveler. Likewise, some adults that I have met do not even know how to add contacts into their cell phones, while others have have even their vehicles individually digitized to meet their digital needs. Overall, I get the impression that people fear what they do not know. Those that know little about the inner workings of technology do not trust it, nor do they trust those who know it well. They feel the need to name this group of individuals and identify their differences. We all know from experience throughout history that until people truly understand what it is that they do not know, they have difficulty embracing it. I think that is exactly what this book points out in this section.<br />
I think the book also neatly points out that if we buy into this division of them vs. us, we eliminate the possibility of extending our guidance into this vast arena. Young people need the guidance from more experienced adults to sort out fact from fiction and deduce the most credible content from multiple sources. If we remove ourselves from the largest pool of sources that has ever existed, we are doing our young people a terrible disservice.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17361078745631763632noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3081300354710107658.post-26707143033560489912014-06-30T09:33:00.001-07:002014-06-30T19:20:27.903-07:00Immigrant or not?I am 27 years old. I consider myself to be a digital immigrant that has now been digitized. I am able to navigate through new foreign technology quite well. I am noticing as time progresses that technology is adapting to our needs and becoming much more homogenous. I believe that my acclimation to technology developed through the numerous <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/complete-visual-history-of-cell-phones-2011-5?op=1">cell phones</a> that I have owned throughout the decades. I began my cell phone ownership with an old Nokia phone. It was before flip phones became popular. It was very simple in form and did not have a camera, color screen, music storage etc. If fact, I am not even sure if there were different ringtones available. I remember that my phone had a changeable cover and texting took forever! Since then, my cell phones have seemed to become increasingly more technical and complex as time passed. I had no choice but to acclimate in order to continue owning a cell phone!<br />
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Other technologies have also been in my life since I was kid. We did not own a computer until I was in high school but was lucky enough to have a <a href="http://thenextweb.com/gadgets/2014/04/21/nintendos-original-game-boy-now-25-years-old/">Gameboy</a> and <a href="http://gizmodo.com/5066071/old-sega-genesis-ads-remind-us-of-the-first-real-console-war">Sega Genesis</a>. Later, in high school, my sisters and I also got a Nintendo 64. As these systems became more complex and added new buttons and commands, our knowledge of technology evolved.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I am a middle school ESL Science teacher at a school in Pawtucket. I attended the University of Rhode Island for my undergraduate degrees and am completing my post graduate degree at Rhode Island College. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I have two older sisters that drive me nuts, but I love more than anything. We are each 18 months apart and sometimes I feel like we might as well have been triplets. We annoy the bananas out of each other but they are the only two people in the world that really make me laugh until I cry. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I love movies like Bridesmaids, The Labyrinth. I watch Law and Order SVU like a junky, and am also a HUGE fan of Sex in the City. Since getting Netflix though, I must admit that I really miss reruns of The Golden Girls.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> I also really wish that Netflix included more of my favorite old TV shows like Alf, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0fghHpInB0">Mork and Mindy</a>, The Carol Burnett Show, and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMwiIBueWxc">Fraggle Rock</a>.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I try to stay healthy and convince myself that red wine is one of the major healthy food groups that should be consumed every day.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Teaching is the last thing that I expected to be doing as a career, but I could not be happier. I see myself in a lot of my students. They too have the fine-tuned skilled of driving me batty, but make me laugh in equal quantities. </span></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17361078745631763632noreply@blogger.com0