Media Literacy - Sept. 8-11

Fri. Sept 11/09 - Media, Participatory Culture and You

• We're working in the Library Computer Lab today.
• Get started on the project "My Media: Consumer / Producer" (Due Fri. Sept. 25)
• Include: The full title, your name, your block.
  
• Construct an image / word collage that tells a visual story about how you consume and produce media (examples: music, art, games, photography, messaging, writing, literature, lists, collections, etc.). No pictures of yourself or other people.
  
• Your display can be handmade on paper or digitally constructed (computer generated poster, PowerPoint, OpenOffice Impress, or Animoto).
• Wikimedia Commons has over 5 million image/video files you can use for your project.
  
• Evaluation /20 marks (10 marks for media consumer elements. 10 marks for media producer elements).
  

Thurs. Sept 10/09 - Media, Participatory Culture and You

• Today, we're watching the documentary film Rip: A Remix Manifesto
• This film was made by a British Columbian, and it can be viewed on YouTube (see the link on the right side of this blog)
  

Wed. Sept 9/09 - Media, Participatory Culture, and You.

• Today, we're reviewing new media literacy skills / terminology and discussing the "My Media" digital story / project. You will use images and words to create a digital or paper display highlighting some of the media you use, consume, and produce. You can use your own photos and/or appropriate images from magazines and the Web. (Do not use images of yourself or other people in this project). You will have computer lab time on Friday, Sept. 11 to work on this project. It is due on Fri. Sept. 25. NOTE: You can sign up for a free Animoto account if you want to make a 30 second presentation like the example below.
  

These two MIT videos will be viewed and discussed in class.



Tues. Sept 8/09 - Welcome to English 10.

Media, Participatory Culture, and You.

• Today we reviewed the course outline and started our media literacy unit.