CommonSense Media Presentation

1. CommonSense Media

2. Task - A specific piece of work.
Audience - Person we are communicating with.
Purpose - Reason for the interaction.

3. Norms
Mom Best friend
Grandma Mr. A.
Standards of expectations for communicating
in the context of that audience.

4. Forms

5. NORMS associated with these devices at
times can be very unique.

6. Communication Forms & Norms
• Who are the communicators?
• What is the purpose of their
communication?
• What FORM of communication might they
be using?
• What NORMS are they using (vocabulary,
spelling, slang, sentence structure, etc.)?

7. In order to be an effective communicator,
you have to be able to adapt your
communication style to fit your audience.

9. Norms
Mom Best friend
Grandma Mr. A.
Standards of expectations for communicating
in the context of that audience.

10. Forms & Norms Activity
Feeling: Mad
Reason: Frustrated with your homework.
Form: Email
Form: IM Chat

11. Forms & Norms Activity
Feeling: Sad
Reason:Your favorite pet just passed away.
Form: Email
Form: IM Chat

12. We adapt the way we express ourselves using
different FORMS and NORMS depending on...
- the audience (who we are talking to).
- the context (the setting or situation).
- the purpose (what we set out to do).

13. Task - A specific piece of work.
Audience - Person we are communicating with.
Purpose - Reason for the interaction.
Forms - Type of communication being used.
Norms - Standards and expectations for
communication.

14. Problem
• 6th graders don’t understand yet that you
need to consider your audience, purpose,
and form when communicating.
• As a result, they are writing the same way
to their teachers as they do to their
friends.

15. Solution
• Create a skit in which the characters do
not adapt the correct NORMS of
communication for the audience at hand.
• As a result, they get into a sticky situation
or cause a misunderstanding.
NORMS - vocabulary, slang, sentence structure,
spelling, grammar, punctuation, tone, etc.

16. 6th Grade Students Digital Forms
- Incorrect Norm -
Vocabulary, slang, sentence structure, spelling, grammar, punctuation, tone, etc.
•Emailing a teacher
•Posting a comment on a wiki page
• Submitting an essay in English class.
•Commenting on another classmates Facebook page.

17. Mom Best friend
Grandma Mr. A.