lecture notes 1

Lecture notes and commentary 1

My thinking is to have three focuses in this order over the course of the semester. Media literacy, issues, ethics; although these will be always present.

Topics list:

Media literacy – personal media inventory,

circle map of media literacy, - literacy changed the world/history (understanding symbols), efficiency and standardization, messages from others are partial, paradoxically also have multiple levels, sender attends to metamessage, media can create heightened sensory experiences, all media has bias (all communication is persuasive), bring critical distance to media experience, be a media practitioner, producer as well as consumer

comparison of media literacy definitions

Mediated communication - powerpoint

Culture and media – gods must be crazy, media literacy worksheet about terms, Mickey Mouse

5 trends – powerpoint?

Production values

National conference- check out acme curriculum resources further

Use Katrina for media bias unit

Need to go through special sections and categorize, need to identify films to be used, identify 10 media literacy worksheets, 5 case studies

Prep industry presentation, 3 tests, debate, honors option