Initially, when going through all the readings in an attempt to better understand media literacy, I found that Zaslow and Butler’s (2002) three models were easiest for me to understand. They separated media literacy into three models of protectionist or discrimination models, ideological analysis models, and constructivist models. The protectionist or discrimination models, as defined…
Being born in 1995, I am on the cusp for technology entering the classroom. I can remember teachers attempting to teach us how to use the laptops and iPads. I think we watched television more often then we used the other technology, however. I grew up in a world where media was just blossoming and…
What is media literacy? It is a question that seems to warrant a simple answer however, the concept as I am quickly discovering in this course, goes far beyond basic interpretation skills. For one to be considered truly media literate, they must have the ability to examine and decipher messages that seek to entertain…
As this class began and I completed the first activities on my own, I have to honest, I still was unclear on what media literacy was. I did do some research on my own but I was still confused, but after proceeding with the assignments and getting to the assigned readings I began to understand…
When signing up for this class, I honestly had no idea what media literacy was and didn’t have a single clue what this class would be about. After completing these readings, I learned a ton of new information and found the majority of the readings fairly interesting. So far from what I learned, it has…
Prior to this class, I’ve never put much deep thought into the media at all.. Let alone connecting it to education and children. I was confused when I saw this this course was on the list of classes I had to take in order to receive my degree in Liberal Studies(elementary education). The first realization…
Before starting this class, I thought I knew what media literacy was. In this module, I have learned that media literacy and media education is much more complex than just understanding the media. According to Jane Tallim, to be media literate means to be able to analyze and question media. So, I leaned that not…
A constructivist model of media literacy, or education, focuses on students not only being analytical of media sources and content, but also allowing for students to enjoy media (Zaslow and Butler, 2002), This ideology best aligns with my impression on media literacy after reading through the articles and research in module one. While the constructivist…
Just posting this as an example of what we can do if any of us has any questions, so we can all help each other!
So when I first signed up with this course, I was not expecting to be this into it. So far, I have found all of the readings, videos, and assignments/ activities to be very interesting. I am on vacation in Puerto Rico right now and usually I would put homework off till the night time…
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