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Cleve Couch

Educational Leadership:Literacy 2.0:Teaching Media Literacy - 0 views

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      Cleve Couch on 24 Jan 13
       
      Only 76% of my current students have internet access at home via laptop or PC
  • U.S. students may learn something about evaluating sources in research paper assignments and learn to recognize propaganda in social studies, but that's often the extent of their media literacy instruction.
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      Cleve Couch on 24 Jan 13
       
      We have more than 1400 students at my middle school; we share two carts of laptops with 30 laptops each among more than 400 sixth graders--very limited amount of access time.
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  • spurred by students' access to unlimited information on the Internet.
  • Can students learn to recognize bias, track down sources, and cross-check information?
  • One of the most basic strands of media literacy emphasizes the skills and knowledge students need to locate and critically assess online content.
  • digital media literacy skills are vastly underrepresented in the curriculum for all but the most advanced students (as, indeed, are offline critical-thinking and reading-comprehension skills).
  • Choosing appropriate search engines, following relevant links, and judging the validity of information are difficult challenges, not only for students of all ages, but also for most adults, including many teachers.
  • Although based on offline rather than online media literacy, the study found that explicit media literacy instruction increased both traditional literacy skills, such as reading comprehension and writing, and more specific media-related skills, including identification of techniques various media use to influence audiences.
  • From video games to social networks, incorporating what students are doing online into the school curriculum holds great, and perhaps the only, promise for keeping students engaged in learning
Gail Braddock

Admongo.gov - 16 views

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shared by Gail Braddock on 10 May 10 - Cached
  • Gail Braddock on 10 May 10
     
    a game and curriculum designed to educate preteen students about the forms and methods of advertising. Admongo's primary feature is a game in which students earn points by collecting advertisements as they move through a fictional city. As they advance through the game, students will see short videos that explain the type of advertisements they see and how those advertisements attempt to get them to take an action. Watch the video below to learn more. Applications for Education Admongo provides a curriculum for teachers to use with 5th and 6th grade students. The curriculum is designed to complement the lessons students learn by playing the game. On the Admongo curriculum page teachers will find posters, handouts, quizzes and other printable materials to use in their classrooms.
Dean Mantz

Reading Horizons at Home - Lemons for Literacy - 12 views

www.readinghorizonsathome.com/lemonsforliteracy

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shared by Dean Mantz on 15 Jul 10 - Cached
  • Dean Mantz on 15 Jul 10
     
    Interactive website where every correct answer helps someone learn to read. Correct answers will have money donated towards literacy materials for a person in need.
Randy Rodgers

Quest Atlantis - 0 views

atlantis.crlt.indiana.edu

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shared by Randy Rodgers on 03 Apr 09 - Cached
  • Randy Rodgers on 03 Apr 09
     
    Immersive, 3D learning environment, where participants engage in science, ecology, social, literacy, and math tasks to help save a dying Atlantis.
Fred Delventhal

Playfic - 12 views

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shared by Fred Delventhal on 04 Jun 12 - No Cached
  • Fred Delventhal on 04 Jun 12
     
    Play me a story? Welcome to Playfic, the online community that lets you write, remix, share, and play interactive text-based games with the world.
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