You missed a key resource!
One of the best resources you could use for this is 'The Gruen Transfer' which is hitting its fifth season now. Absolutely perfect for this unit! http://www.abc.net.au/tv/gruentransfer/#
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Mark, I really agree with you. I teach Critical Reading at the Community College level, and I notice that many of my students were not used to thinking critically about advertisements. In order for...
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Thanks for the added great resource. I'm sure I missed a number of key resources! It's great to have others join the dialogue and share their ideas. I'm glad you did. Mark
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Good one, Mark. As someone who came into education from the graphic arts field, I am constantly amazed at the utter lack of attention visual literacy gets. No small part of the problem is that, as the...
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This is a fantastic unit, and it truly focuses on the 21st century skills our students need. Check out the Ted Ed video/lesson on coding. It's a great resource for flipped learning and gives great...
View ArticleA short visual literacy video inspired by Ernie Kovacs
Thanks for this great how-to post on teaching visual literacy. Back in the late 1970's I started teaching a high school "Media Studies" class. It was one semester, social studies elective that examined...
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Peter: I loved Ernie Kovacs, as I imagine you did too. He was absolutely the master of the sight gag. And I loved your little video, perfect and so great that you have that preserved. I also enjoyed...
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A great resource Denise. Thank you. I hope others will check it out. Mark Quote: This is a fantastic unit, and it truly focuses on the 21st century skills our students need. Check out the Ted Ed...
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And it's why we need to train teachers to do this, but you and I both know how few resources are being provided for released time and faculty development. And this is one area where teachers could...
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I found this book very useful http://www.npr.org/2011/05/21/136494993/the-influencing-machine-traces-m...
View ArticleGreat to see education headed in this direction!
Thanks for the blog and illuminating the importance of film and media literacy. As you mention, visual images do shape our reality and although students are becoming more technologically savvy, they do...
View ArticleThanks Laurie
Your Labragirl project also looks great. BTW, my new piece, on critical consciousness related to representations of women in advertising and the media is now online here. Thanks again for your response.
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