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Project *Pass out My Media Logs *Have students fill them out before class discussion Divide students into groups of 4 or 5 guide on a mental journey through a day in their media lives think abut their average day using digital media and think about the questions I am asking..
Typical Digital Day. What is Digital Media Typical Digital Day *What is Digital Media? *what digital media you use if any when you get out of bed( check phone, watch tv ) *what do you do with the digital media during the day *Do you use digital media during school? * Do they multitask using 2 or more forms of digital media after school or during homework?
Media Logs go into groups of 4 or 5… refer to logs Ask and discuss.. Was anyone surprised by how much media they use? How so? Was anyone surprised by how little media they use? How so? What are some of the common activities that people in your group do with digital media? What are some of the common activities that one person in your group does with digital media? Do you do more things with digital media in or out of school? Do you do more things with digital media alone or with other people? Do you consume (watch, listen, read) more digital media or create more?
Each student has different media habits and different media lives b/c every student and family is different. How many of you have rules about how much media they can use and what are some of these rules??
Media Bar Graph Fill out the Media bar graph Handout or make pie charts. Analyze the pie chart Who in the group appears to spend the most time with digital media overall? What forms of Digital Media do group members seem to use least? Are there aspects of your classmates’ media lives that you found particularly interesting Final Wrap UP In comparison to other in the class, would you characterize your media intake as low, high or somewhat in-between?
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