Sunday, October 9, 2011

You want me to make a powerpoint...What's that? [Double Entry Journal #7]

Quote: "U.S. students may learn something about evaluating sources in research paper assignments and learn to recognize propaganda in social studies, but that's often the extent of their media literacy instruction. Even though students are spending more and more time on the Internet and teachers increasingly expect their students to do assignments online, digital media literacy skills are vastly underrepresented in the curriculum for all but the most advanced students (as, indeed, are offline critical-thinking and reading-comprehension skills)."

Response: I have never thought about this statement but now that I read it I believe it. In all my schooling this is the first technology-based course I have ever taken. In elementary we have computer class but that's just playing games, but other than typing in middle school, that's it. But yet ever since they were invited we had to make powerpoints, graphs using excel, and papers using word. But we were never taught how to use those things; I can't remember how I learned to use them but I know it wasn't in school. With technology advancing so much everyday we need to be teaching students how to use those programs and many more.

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Sources:
David, J. (2009, March). Teaching Media Literacy. Educational Leadership, 66, 84-86.
Youth Relationships Featuring the Fourth R-Research and Consulting - Critical Media Literacy. (n.d.). Youth Relationships Featuring the Fourth R. Retrieved October 9, 2011, from http://youthrelationships.org/research_consulting/media_literacy.html
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5 comments:

  1. Sammy's BlogOctober 9, 2011 at 2:15 PM

    I couldn't agree with you more. My post was pretty much the same as yours. I don't remember learning any of this growing up. I think it would be awesome to start teaching it at a young age so they're are better prepared. Good post :)

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  2. Sarah StockerOctober 9, 2011 at 5:43 PM

    This is so true. I know I did not learn how to use these things in school it was all on my own. Great post I couldn't agree more.

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  3. kels184October 9, 2011 at 6:44 PM

    I agree so much!! When students are learning how to use power point and word their being taught at home where their parents had to teach themselves as well. I feel like before students have to make a project they should be taught how to use these different systems. Great post!

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  4. Sean HarwellOctober 9, 2011 at 8:54 PM

    This is not as true for me as you. In my elementary school we had a computer class that showed use how to do powerpoints as well as typing. We mostly did research skills in computer class in middle school and in high school we went more in depth with the word programs and did more typing. This just shows how it's all about where you went to school.

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  5. Sarah QueenOctober 9, 2011 at 11:03 PM

    I always had computer classes but when Ms. Swiger asked us in class how many of us had taken technology based courses, I couldn't believe how few had. Technology education should be started earlier and made a requirement.

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