Know Your Government 2015 Digital Citizenship: Building Responsible Citizens Utilizing Media Please have your KYG Coordinator’s Packet and KYG Curriculum available as we will reference it throughout this webinar.

Polls Let’s take a poll……. Chat box……. Questions……..

Agenda Why this topic, this year? Coordinator’s Packet Research Blogging Curriculum Meeting Rundowns Compliments (if time allows) *Find page 49 and begin renumbering; page 52 got stuck

“How can citizens be best prepared to participate in a democracy? What kinds of knowledge, attitudes and skills are essential for being a citizen in a media age? How do we create opportunities for young people to develop their interests in democracy? What role can the media, teachers and parents play?

In more and more classrooms in the United States, educators are beginning to help students acquire the skills they need to manage in a media- saturated environment, recognizing that in its broadest sense, literacy must include the ability to skillfully 'read' and 'write' in a wide range of message forms, especially considering the dominance of image-based electronic media.” H obbs, R. (1998). Building citizenship skills through media literacy education. In M. Salvador and P. Sias, (Eds.) The Public Voice in a Democracy at Risk. Westport, CT: Praeger Press, pps

Media Literacy And Building Citizenship Skills Elihu Katz (1992, 37) reminds us of the organic connection between communication, education and democracy: "democracy is meaningless without multiple voices...it is simply impossible to talk about citizenship training in modern society without reference to mass communication." There are three major ways in which media literacy can contribute to strengthening the future of American democracy through outreach to the 45 million students in our nation's schools.

First, media literacy practices help strengthen students' information access, analysis and communication skills and build an appreciation for why monitoring the world is important. Media literacy can inform students about how the press functions in a democracy, why it matters that citizens gain information and exposure to diverse opinions, and what people need to participate in policy decision-making at the community, state and federal levels.

Secondly, media literacy can support and foster educational environments in which students can practice the skills of leadership, free and responsible self-expression, conflict resolution and consensus- building, because without these skills, young people will not be able to effectively engage with others in the challenges of cooperative problem-solving that participation in a democratic society demands. Third, media literacy skills can inspire young people to become more interested in increasing their access to diverse sources of information. media-literacy-education

Teambuilding: Postcards Meeting 2, Activity 9, page 29 1.Open Postcard Activity in File Share; 2.Pick a photo that represents you as your county coordinator/chaperone for KYG 3.Briefly share how it represents you, using the chat box 4.After the webinar, write HOW it represents you under the photo, also include your name and address 5. to Rachel at: 6.we’ll be sending them to you in early February

Coordinator’s Packet Form A is the Registration Form, pg. 19 Turn in when you register your delegation. Health forms are fillable pages available online: Bring copies to KYG in Olympia when you come for the conference. Keep your copies for travel.

Curriculum! Introduction Why What How- (next slide) Blogging -- Effectivelyhttp:// Effectively KYG Blog – KYG Blog – Carey, Rachel, or Clinton to request address to post a blog Carey, Rachel, or Clinton to request address to post a blog Facebook -- Facebook -- State-4-H-Know-Your- Government/ https:// State-4-H-Know-Your- Government/ Twitter ; #WAKYG15

Chaperoning for Life Skill Development 1 1. Structured meetings before KYG and during KYG Provide consistent process for engaging youth in activities and discussions to encourage increase participation and learning. To include: Community Builders, Group agreement, Content or subject matter focus, Appreciation, Closing/Reflection 2. Intentional focus on life skill development 3. Learning support through the experiential model: Do/Reflect/Apply

Curriculum! Meeting 1 Meeting Agenda- write out/display each meeting Teambuilding- Group Agreement- display each meeting What is Media? Video County Issue brainstorming Life Skills

Curriculum! Meeting 2 Teambuilding Activity Photovoice Media literacy Invite Legislators

Curriculum! Meeting 3 Netiquette LpYGkQ&list=PLvzOwE5lWqhRhUa0Zet5 __9yfLX8NRvb3&index=12 LpYGkQ&list=PLvzOwE5lWqhRhUa0Zet5 __9yfLX8NRvb3&index=12 Beginner’s guides Do Now o-now/ o-now/ Polleverywhere.com -- example

Curriculum! Meeting 4 TicTacToe Politics and the Media Compliments/Appreciation News Displays for Conference Twitter Summary What’s happening at the conference in Olympia?

Saturday 3:00 – 5:00Check in 3:30 – 5:00 Challenge 5:00 – 5:30Room Check in 5:30 – 7:15Dinner, Welcome, Speaker, 7:15- 7:30Break 7:30 – 8:30 Chaperone meeting 7:30 - 8:30 Session A – Getting acquainted 8:45 – 9:30County Meeting 10:00In your own room – quiet Sunday Breakfast on your own 8:00 – 9:30 Session B – Media 101 9:30 - 9:45Break 9:45-10:45 Session C – Journalist & Reporter :00-12:00 Session D - Research Part 1 12:00-1:30Lunch 1:45 - 2:45 Session D- Research Part 2 2:45 – 3:00Break 3:00 – 4:30 Session E - Compilation & Posting 4:30 – 8:00County Night Out 8:00 – 9:00 Session F – Breaking News 9:15 – 9:45County Meeting 10:00In your own room – quiet Monday Breakfast on your own 8:15 -10:15 Session G – Investigate and Respond 10:15–10:45Break 10:45- 12:15 Community Service 12:30- 1:30 Lunch 1:45 – 4:00 Scavenger Hunt 4: :00 Dinner Prep 5:30 – 7:30 Legislative Dinner 7:30 – 8:00 Break 8:00 – 10:00 Dance, Movie, Game Room 10:15–10:45 County Meeting 11:00In your own room – quiet Tuesday 8:30 – 10 Session H – Wrap Up

Curriculum! Meeting 5 – Post conference Opportunity for youth to carry out the work they have completed on their County Issue More detailed outline will be given out at KYG conference

Questions? Blog/Twitter questions: Rachel or Clinton Other curriculum questions: Jan Have Fun! Learn something new!