1. The mission of Project Look Sharp is to provide materials, training and support for the effective integration of media literacy with critical thinking into classroom curricula at all educational levels. Project Look Sharp Ithaca College 1119 Williams Hall Ithaca, NY 14850 Phone: 607-274-3471 Fax: 607-274-1925 [email_address] www.projectlooksharp.org Summer Institute 2011 Day 1 Division of Interdisciplinary & International Studies
4. Schedule Mon - Thur: 7:30-8:20 breakfast AM: curriculum integration 8:30 start 11:45 Lunch PM: Media Production 12:45 start 4:00 end additional lab hours 4-6pm Wed. and Thur . Friday Presentations 8:30 start TBD end After-Hours Options : Meet at the flagpole or coordinate with participants Mon. 5:00-7:15: Gorge Hike 7:30: dinner - Viva Tue . 5:00-7:15: tour of Ithaca 7:30: dinner - Thai Wed . 4:00-6:00: lab open 7:30: dinner - Moosewood Thur . 4:00-6:00: lab open Here Computer Lab Here Upstairs
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8. New Media ( since 2000 ): the Web, e-mail, IM, chat rooms DVDs, PDAs, digital cameras Web 2.0 Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts, Texting FaceBook , YouTube, Napster, Flickr, Second Life , Twitter
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15. The average time 8-18 year-olds spend with media (not school related) per day? 7:38 hours per day
16. The average time 8-18 year-olds spend with media (not school related) per day? 7:38 hours per day 10:45 hours of media exposure per day
17. What are the dominant media forms? print :38 movies :25 computer 1:29 video games 1:13 music/audio 2:31 TV content 4:29
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25. Multiple Literacies Traditional Literacy Information Literacy Media Literacy Health Literacy News Literacy Technology Literacy Visual Literacy Quantitative Literacy
26. The purpose of media literacy education is to help individuals of all ages develop the habits of inquiry and skills of expression they need to be critical thinkers , effective communicators , and active citizens in today’s world.
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29. Weak Sense Critical Thinking vs. Strong Sense Critical Thinking
30. Weak Sense - asking questions about things that don’t seem right, defend existing beliefs & knowledge Strong Sense - being open and ready to question everything, even your own beliefs; being able to modify beliefs in light of new information
43. KEY CONCEPTS OF MEDIA ANALYSIS 1. All media messages are “constructed.” 2. Each medium has different characteristics, strengths, and a unique “language” of construction. 3. Media messages are produced for particular purposes. 4. All media messages contain embedded values and points of view. 5. People use their individual skills, beliefs and experiences to construct their own meanings from media messages. 6. Media and media messages can influence beliefs, attitudes, values, behaviors and the democratic process.
44. Hate.Com Extremists on the Internet produced by HBO and The Southern Poverty Law Center KEY CONCEPTS OF MEDIA ANALYSIS
45. 1. All media messages are “constructed.” Hate.Com Extremists on the Internet produced by HBO and The Southern Poverty Law Center
46. 1. All media messages are “constructed.” 2. Each medium has different characteristics, strengths, and a unique “language” of construction. Hate.Com Extremists on the Internet produced by HBO and The Southern Poverty Law Center
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48. 1. All media messages are “constructed.” 2. Each medium has different characteristics, strengths, and a unique “language” of construction. 3. Media messages are produced for particular purposes. Hate.Com Extremists on the Internet produced by HBO and The Southern Poverty Law Center
49. 1. All media messages are “constructed.” 2. Each medium has different characteristics, strengths, and a unique “language” of construction. 3. Media messages are produced for particular purposes. 4. All media messages contain embedded values and points of view. Hate.Com Extremists on the Internet produced by HBO and The Southern Poverty Law Center
50. 5. People use their individual skills, beliefs and experiences to construct their own meanings from media messages. Hate.Com Extremists on the Internet produced by HBO and The Southern Poverty Law Center
51. 5. People use their individual skills, beliefs and experiences to construct their own meanings from media messages. 6. Media and media messages can influence beliefs, attitudes, values, behaviors and the democratic process. Hate.Com Extremists on the Internet produced by HBO and The Southern Poverty Law Center
52. "An enlightened citizenry is indispensable for the proper functioning of a republic. Self-government is not possible unless the citizens are educated sufficiently to enable them to exercise oversight.” Thomas Jefferson
53. Students should “understand the relationships among language, knowledge, and power.” Students should “understand how genres shape reading and writing” Students should “use a variety of technologies to address a range of audiences” CPN Faculty Handbook Outcomes Receiving Emphasis: