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Hello my name is Candice! I am really excited about this summer school class and getting to know everyone as best as possible. I have taken a few on-line classes in the past and really enjoyed the learning experience. I am definitely a night owl so on-line classes really work out for my schedule. I do not partake in all social media arenas like snap chat or twitter but I do like to keep myself up to date on what is going on in the world we live in. I don’t think there is a better time then right now to take this class with what is going on in politics, so interesting! I don’t know about you but these next five weeks are going to be very exciting, I love expressing myself through writing.

The readings that were assigned in module 1 had a lot of variety. It seemed as though each text had a different audience that it was directing their message to. There were readings that were for anyone who has an interest in media literacy, or is just starting to learn what media literacy is. There were articles that were directed more towards educators that were trying to introduce media literacy in the classroom, or parents who wanted to learn more about media literacy and apply the skills at home. All the articles were thought provoking and helped really lay out what media literacy is, the challenges faced by those who are trying to integrate it into the education system, and the ways the media literacy would help benefit our society.

The “What is Media Literacy” document was a helpful document that went over what media literacy was in a plethora of different ways, it was described with different examples of media literacy, the different types of media literacy, while also discussing how it relates to education and how it’s changed over time. This document included the writings of several different professionals in the field, and if you didn’t know what media literacy was before reading the document, it is now clear and if you did know what media literacy was this document helped solidify many key concepts; whereas the power points that were used were helpful in condensing the information that was stated in the text, and was a nice refresher to go over the important points. The “three models of media literacy” PowerPoint was an important tool to use when reading the documents as it defined each of the three perspectives and was nice to go back to when reading the different texts to see what perspective each writer was coming from.

One of the main differences between the articles, aside from the target audience was the perspectives from which they were writing. The three main perspectives that were discussed were the protectionist model, the ideological analysis model and lastly the constructive model. Each one is a way of seeing how to handle the media and its impact on individuals. Some of the text was difficult to determine what perspective was being represented however there were a few articles that were clear. For example, the article That it was Made by People Our Age is Better by Emilie Zaslow and Allison Butler, was leaning more towards the constructive perspective. “By privileging the voices of the youth participants in the Videocultures project, we found that these teens have a complete understanding of their own culture and of the larger world within which they live” (Butler and Zaslow 38). They acknowledge the fact that the students aren’t just passively being impacted by media but are aware that there are messages being advertised but they’re not blindly listening, however they are still able to enjoy the media and popular culture. They also discuss how the protectionist or ideological models have the ability to be elitist and focus on anti-media, which often results in a sort of censorship.

All the text was enormously helpful in the introduction to media literacy as whole; all the different types of text were helpful because if one is having a difficult time understanding one author’s definition of something they may be able to understand better coming from another author. The combination of all the readings really helped introduce me to media literacy, what it is and the ideas and research behind it.

My name is Madison Towers, and I’m a 21 year old recent transfer student coming from the Bay Area!(GO GIANTS) I was born and raised in the bay, and it’s a total change of pace here in SoCAL. I am just finishing up my first semester here at CI and I love it! I’m a liberal studies major, planning on becoming an elementary school teacher, ideally teaching 3rd grade. I will be graduating next spring, and transferring to CSU Fullerton to work toward my single subject credential and a masters in education. I enjoy traveling, being outdoors, photography, and reading. My biggest(most embarrassing) guilty pleasure is that I’m a huge reality TV junky. The more drama the better. You name it, I watch it. Reality TV makes me feel better about my own life, even though I am aware that its not “reality”. I am looking forward to what this class has to offer, however I am very nervous due to it being a 5 week online course. If anyone has any pointers, that would be super helpful! Thanks in advance.

My name is Cristal Perez and I am a Chemistry major at CSUCI. In 5 years I hope to be performing dental hygiene as well as traveling to impoverished countries and helping improve the dental hygiene of the locals. One of my guilty pleasures is reading Us weekly every morning with my coffee and catching up with irrelevant celebrity news. If I had to describe my identity in three aspects, the  foremost would be family. My family has always been my number one support in life and if it wasn’t for the relationship I have with each and everyone one of them  I wouldn’t be the person I am today. Secondly, my devotion to religion has helped shape me, guide me and provide the path to where I am. Lastly, my humor is second to none!