Class+8

=Class 8 - Media Literacy=

What If? Technology in the 21st Century

 * this week's article explored the relationship between technology and increasing the quality of contemporary education
 * students are so disinterested in their education that it has increased the drop out rates and a difficult transition into post-secondary rates
 * the article suggests that part of the solution is to incorporate more technology into education
 * students being comfortable and having the opportunity to explore new methods of technology will also enhance new skills that are needed in today's society
 * "We are educating a generation of children and youth who have no memory of a world without the Internet, without instant access to information, without an array of media at their fingertips." - This line from the document sums up the challenge and why chance needs to occur.
 * I believe online classes should be meant for students who are unable to make it to school everyday. This will help with the drop out rates because students who are cannot go to school because they need to work to provide for a family, or of a sickness they may have. However, for the students who are able to attend school, should take advantage of that because interpersonal skills are still very important.
 * Another important part of the article is the emphasis that the role of the teacher has changed with this revolution of technology. As new teachers we need to recognize this. Courses are to be built as student- centered and technology based where teachers are more like guides and mentors to help the students learn on their own.

**__Media Awareness Network - What is Media Literacy?__**

 * Helping teachers to understand the technology and knowing how to use it


 * __Media Literacy Triangle: All media is construction__**


 * 1) Text: narrative, students' writing
 * 2) Audience: to whom they are writing
 * 3) Production: process, technique, tools, copyrights


 * __The Digital Process with Comic Life__**
 * Pre-writing: brainstorm, storyboard (template), script
 * Writing (Construction): Drag and drop images, text bubbles
 * Post-Writing: Revise (images, frames, gutters), feedback, edit (colours, shading, fills), add background, placements, publish to web, video and print [[image:Page_1.jpg width="570" height="738" align="center" caption="This is the comic that I made in class."]]


 * __Bitstrips__**
 * Bitstips.com is a website where students can make a cartoon of themselves or a character they might want to create.
 * This tool is very helpful for a classroom and especially students with learning disabilities and Aspergers.
 * Below is the character that I made of myself.


 * __Bloom's Digital Taxonomy__**
 * this version of Bloom's Taxonomy is the classification of the different types of technology and where they would be found in the pyramid.