Quote:
"News is truth shaped by an author and editor."
Response:
I completely agree with the above quote. The news is not the "honest truth." Especially not after it has been shaped by the author and/or editor. It has to be edited and shaped in a way so it can't be found offensive. Also, since it is "shaped" by the author and editor, then their personal opinions and feelings get into the way of the truth. News media is frequently biased. If the network favors one Presidential candidate over the other, the favored one has the most stories to have him/her appear in the best light. Despite what some people belief the news is not objective and truthful.Wait, it is the truth, after it has been "shaped by an author and editor." However, if it has been shaped or changed in anyway, it is not the truth.
Resource:
Abilock, Debbie. "A Seven-Power Lens on 21st-Century Literacy." . N.p., 21 Apr. 2002. Web. 22 Feb. 2012.https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=0B6DFAmexYq7vMTFmZjZhNWItZWY5Ni00NzdhLWIxYzItMmE4NmI0MGI5NzJl&hl=en
Related Resource:
This youtube video talks about and describes some of the ways the media has been caught lying or concealing the truth especially during the 2008 Presidential election.
Day, J. (Producer). (2008). Media caught lying, verson 2. [Web Video]. Retrieved on February 26, 2012 from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7iW5kOB1pmg
Sunday, February 26, 2012
Thursday, February 23, 2012
Class Activity 1: Obama Pictures (Picture 1)
People | Objects | Activities |
1) Coast Guard on the ferry | Sky American flag | Looking at the sea |
2) Two coast guards on the ferry | Ferry control tower | Looking at sea with binoculars |
3) Mayors of Gulf Shore Ala. & of Dauphin Island | Crane Concrete wall Part of the ocean | Walking down the pier |
4) President Obama, Governor of Alabama, and US Coast Guard Adm | The pier Part of a concrete wall | Walking down the pier Obama smiling Other people talking |
Things I infer from the photo:
1) Obama is confident in his solution
2)The people are near the water so they're working on resolving the oil spill
3) Obama took care of the problem
The questions the article raises to my mind after seeing the picture are:
"How is he seizing the claim process? How is he fixing things because it doesn't look like he is? and Why doesn't he look like he is taking this seriously?"
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Media Literacy Meets ISTE-NETS
Media literacy is extrememly important in this technological day and age because some form of technology is everywhere you turn. One can get news from the Internet, TV, radio, smartphones, I-pads, etc. In order to inquire into what you hear, you need to be able to analyze it, which is a part of media literacy. Media literacy helps you understand and build on the sense of media's role in society and on skills of self expression that are needed for citizens of a democracy.
The first standard I chose is Standard 3. Standard 3 involves working and learning in the model digital age. The substandard I chose is 3d which involves facilitating the use of current and new digital tools to analyze & evaluate & use information resources for research and learning. Media literacy ties in with this standard in a couple of ways. One, if you don't know how to evaluate the information you are researching, you could be in some trouble. Two, with all of the conflicting information out there, it's important to be media literate so you can sort through the lies and recognize them as lies.
The second standard I chose is Standard 1. Standard 1 includes inspiring and facilitating student learning and creativity. The substandard I chose to go along with it is 1a which supports, promotes, and models creative and innovative thinking and inventiveness. In my opinion, this goes along perfectly with media literacy. Media literacy is all about analyzing and evaluating what you see or hear. By promoting innovative thinking, I believe that helps strenghthen your ability to analyze and evaluate.
The first standard I chose is Standard 3. Standard 3 involves working and learning in the model digital age. The substandard I chose is 3d which involves facilitating the use of current and new digital tools to analyze & evaluate & use information resources for research and learning. Media literacy ties in with this standard in a couple of ways. One, if you don't know how to evaluate the information you are researching, you could be in some trouble. Two, with all of the conflicting information out there, it's important to be media literate so you can sort through the lies and recognize them as lies.
The second standard I chose is Standard 1. Standard 1 includes inspiring and facilitating student learning and creativity. The substandard I chose to go along with it is 1a which supports, promotes, and models creative and innovative thinking and inventiveness. In my opinion, this goes along perfectly with media literacy. Media literacy is all about analyzing and evaluating what you see or hear. By promoting innovative thinking, I believe that helps strenghthen your ability to analyze and evaluate.
Friday, February 17, 2012
DEJ #5
The digital story that I created does fall under Fair Use guidelines. One, my digital story was made for a class assignment so it had an educational purpose. Two, many of my pictures were my own personal images so I didn't need to credit them. The images that weren't mine I got from Google images and they were accurately credited at the end of my video. Switchfoot's song This Is Your Life was used as the background music to my video but I didn't change it from it's orginal format or try to claim it as my own. I properly credited the song at the end of the video as well. The final reason I know my digital story falls under Fair Use guidelines is because Youtube didn't block or take my video down from the site.
Thursday, February 16, 2012
Activity #2: Code of Best Practice in Fair Use for Media Literacy
1.)Media in education is using digital and audiovisual material to pass on facts and information. Media literacy education is teaching people to access, analyze, evaulate, and communicate messages, but it can only work when people have a clear understanding of "fair use".
2.)The social bargain at the heart of fair use is copying.
3.)Fair use is more important today because copy right protects more works now for longer, creators have a harder time obtaining and paying for licenses to use the material.
4.) Two key questions that judges use to determine fair use are:
"Did the unlicensed use “transform” the material taken from the copyrighted work by using it for a different purpose than that of the original, or did it just repeat the work for the same intent and value as the original?" and "Was the material taken appropriate in kind and amount, considering the nature of the copyrighted work and of the use?"
5.)Yes that is Fair Use because the material it was being used a teaching tool and since that was the nature the copyrighted work was being used for a teacher showing The Lion King would fall under Fair Use.
6.) The principle that relates the strongest to my digital story is principle 4.. It relates the best because I used a video editing software to make it and I included parts from copyrighted material for illustration and sound.
7.)No.
8.) No because you are using it for educational purposes. All you have to do is cite the information you used.
9.)Yes, educators need to do things legally so they can teach their students the right & legal thing to do.
10.) The myth that surprised me the most was that fair use was too complicated and best left up to lawyers because that's what I thought. I didn't think it was that easy.
2.)The social bargain at the heart of fair use is copying.
3.)Fair use is more important today because copy right protects more works now for longer, creators have a harder time obtaining and paying for licenses to use the material.
4.) Two key questions that judges use to determine fair use are:
"Did the unlicensed use “transform” the material taken from the copyrighted work by using it for a different purpose than that of the original, or did it just repeat the work for the same intent and value as the original?" and "Was the material taken appropriate in kind and amount, considering the nature of the copyrighted work and of the use?"
5.)Yes that is Fair Use because the material it was being used a teaching tool and since that was the nature the copyrighted work was being used for a teacher showing The Lion King would fall under Fair Use.
6.) The principle that relates the strongest to my digital story is principle 4.. It relates the best because I used a video editing software to make it and I included parts from copyrighted material for illustration and sound.
7.)No.
8.) No because you are using it for educational purposes. All you have to do is cite the information you used.
9.)Yes, educators need to do things legally so they can teach their students the right & legal thing to do.
10.) The myth that surprised me the most was that fair use was too complicated and best left up to lawyers because that's what I thought. I didn't think it was that easy.
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Friday, February 10, 2012
DEJ #4 The Fine Line Between ADHD and Kinesthetic Learners
Quote:
"Now, teachers, relatives, and next-door neighbors are quick to point out the characteristics of ADD. Increasing numbers of youngsters are routinely placed on ”trials” of Ritalin, without first ruling out other factors that could be causing apparent ADHD symptoms. A kinesthetic learner may not need medication so much as innovative teaching methods." (Linksman)
"Now, teachers, relatives, and next-door neighbors are quick to point out the characteristics of ADD. Increasing numbers of youngsters are routinely placed on ”trials” of Ritalin, without first ruling out other factors that could be causing apparent ADHD symptoms. A kinesthetic learner may not need medication so much as innovative teaching methods." (Linksman)
Response:
I completely agree with the above statement. I believe people today are too quick to put a label on who they deem to be "problem" kids. If they are fidgeting around, always getting up out of their seat, or causing a disturbance, it must be because they have ADD or ADHD. Some teachers don't stop and think that maybe their teaching style isn't helping the student(s) learn. They automatically stick a label on them, maybe recommend to the parents that the child is ADHD, and then go on. As a teacher, it is his/her job to educate and help the students learn. In order to do that, teachers need to learn what teaching style the students have and then try to accommodate each of the styles by mixing up his/her teaching style.
Technology can help kinesthetic learners in numerous ways. For one thing, learning via technology provides a way for hands on learning that kinesthetic learners benefit from. For example, if in a science or health, instead of listening about open heart surgery, have students "perform" open heart surgery by using a simulation or something of that nature. Teachers can have students take or find pictures to put together video story. Instead of talking about how buildings are made to be earthquake resistant, have the student build a model and test it out. Ipads have numerous educational apps that can be used also to help kinesthetic learners.
Reference:
Linksman, R. (n.d.). The Fine Line Between ADHD and Kinesthetic Learners - Free Article. ACN: Alternatives for autism, Tourette syndrome, ADHD, learning problems, obsessive compulsive disorder, depression. Retrieved February 10, 2012, from http://www.latitudes.org/articles/learn01.html
Kinesthetic teaching strategies. (2011, September 24). Retrieved on Feburary 10, 2012 from http://www.best-teaching.com/09242094-kinesthetic-teaching-strategies/
Related Source:
This website offers numerous teaching strategies to help reach the kinesthetic learner.
Thursday, February 2, 2012
Double Entry Journal #3: The Keypad Solution
Quote:
“And so it is rather bizarre that the first widespread change in how people spell English words appears to have come from a group of (largely) young people sending text messages to one another with cellular phones and other electronic devices.” (Shea 2010)
Reference:
Shea, A. (2010, January 22). The Keypad Solution. The New York Times. Retrieved February 2, 2012, from http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/24/magazine/24FOB-onlanguage-t.html
Related Resource:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Cs85s4w2U0
This video goes along with my viewpoint of how "text talk" may not be ruining the English language, but it is becoming a problem in school systems today.
“And so it is rather bizarre that the first widespread change in how people spell English words appears to have come from a group of (largely) young people sending text messages to one another with cellular phones and other electronic devices.” (Shea 2010)
Response:
I was rather surprised by the above quote. Up until I read this, I never considered the idea that texting was the first widespread change in how people spell English words. I was always under the impression that other major changes in spelling had already occurred. For example, English spelling that was used in the time of William Shakespeare or the 1700’s are not frequently used today. In my opinion, I see that as a “widespread change” in the spelling of English words. Yes, texting has made an impact but when it comes down to it, most of the abbreviations have already been around. The article states that “virtually all the commonly used ones can be found in English a century ago.” (Shea 2010) On the other hand, I can see how it has been making a change. For example, in my high school English class, I listened to enough lectures about the importance of using proper English in our papers instead of texting abbreviations. Since she had to repeat that lecture numerous times, apparently that was becoming quite the problem. Seeing as I helped proofread many of my classmate's work, I agree with her. Using abbreviations such as "ur" or "btwn" in a paper isn't the best idea, no matter how long they have been around. I believe that if students don’t understand the proper time to use the “texting lingo”, then that is when a problem occurs. Reference:
VOALearningEnglish. (2010, February 22). Students' Writing and the Web: Motivator or OMG?. Retrieved on 2 February 2012 from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Cs85s4w2U0
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