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Using Mass Media in the Classroom

Using Mass Media in the Classroom. What is the role of mass media in the classroom?. Why use Mass Media?. Students will spend more time engaged with I nternet and public airwaves than they will with books. Students don’t know how to analyze craft used in mass media.

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Using Mass Media in the Classroom

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  1. Using Mass Media in the Classroom What is the role of mass media in the classroom?

  2. Why use Mass Media? • Students will spend more time engaged with Internet and public airwaves than they will with books. • Students don’t know how to analyze craft used in mass media. • Media literacy is essential in today’s media-centered society. 92%

  3. Benefits • Analysis of mass media provides a bridge that links school and home. It facilitates a practical application of techniques usually learned in traditional texts. • Creates more informed citizens and consumers. • Use of mass media increases student participation in class. Mass Media Home School

  4. Uses in Classroom • Critical Thinking • Analyzing media • Literature • Companion to traditional text • Projects • Alternative to research paper • Community of Discussions

  5. Resources • NAMLE – National Association for Media Literacy Education http://namle.net/ • JMLE – Journal of Media Literacy Education http://jmle.org/index.php/JMLE/index • Center for Media Literacy http://www.medialit.org/ • BYU’s Media Education Database http://medb.byu.edu/lesson • Media Awareness Network http://www.media-awareness.ca/english/index.cfm

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