Darren

John Finch
The Currency of Information
ken burns
­ wikipedia
­ colour codes/disclaimers
­ contrast w text encyclopedia
­ draw attention to dates in each artifact
­ currency of information
­ accuracy comparison

Evaluating: manipulation of opinion
television of political leaders
­ 3 laptops: JI, SH, JH
­ clips of their positions?
­ start w close up zoom out to mobile
device screen

accessing information/participatory culture
­ space shuttle launch
­ a S. Harper speech
­ 9/11
­ child watching a video of (the above), then
their own video

Safety John Evans
­ kids in body armour
­ parents see what children do
­ cyberbullying
­ positive light
­ group of kids hanging out, one kids walks
by dejected head down ... iphone connected
then all the others in a different way
­ child's hand in a parent's hand (parent
leading) then reversed: create together

Media manipulation, McLuhan Roz
­ violence
­ commercial manipulation
­ 3 political leaders + sham wow guy trust?
trust? trust? trust?
­ girls beauty singers brats brittany hannah
montana
­ remix the dove evolution commercials
­ facebook: a (fairy tale?)book w faces on it
­ pictures of signs to build sentences
­ safety signs
­ morphing animals?

tools: the idea hive (c) C. Fisher
­ logos of tools (wiki, blogger, youtube, click
on upload link; participatory culture)
­ hockey team losing gold medal (Canadian
context)
­ being part of something
­ Canada day video of a girl in Ont.
­ connection to other people/relationships
across generations, parents texting kids,
kids texting grandparents, families
facebooking (benefits)

What to do ... click on
upload ...
fade to black, white text:
what does media literacy
look like in your world?