Google Docs

I found google docs useful because on my home computer i do not have microsoft word but google docs works and allows me to write essays.

Prezi was very easy to use for my copyright project.

Creative Commons

Media Bias

This week we continued to look at the power of media and how bias can influence our perception whether it is intentional  or not. Watch the video clip below and share your thoughts about how we can use  media in a positive way for teaching and learning.

Knowledgeable vs. Knowledge-able

We have been talking about the power of the media  both positive and negative. watch the video above and think of what burning questions you might have. What do you think you can do to impact the world?

Evaluating Information

Last week we found out how powerful the media is. Knowing how powerful the media is, why do you think that it is so important that we know how to evaluate the information we find?

The Power of the Media

Media and the way that we get information has changed drastically over the past few years. We communicate with kinds of media that did no even exist a few years ago. We learned about the world around us by reading the newspaper, watching the news on TV or listening to the radio. Now we have all kinds of social media, and the news that we receive through the more traditional venues has changed its whole structure. Opinions are as much a part of the news as the facts are and the global community has in many ways become the eyes of the world. News programs ask their audience to "follow them on Facebook" or "send in photographs and Tweets" to share with the public. How do you feel about these changes? How has your role changed? What shills do you think are important for you to have as you navigate this rapidly changing world?