1. 0 EDTE 506/507C3 EDTE 506 Web Design and Authoring EDTE 507 Media Studies in Schools June 22, 2009

2. 1 EDTE 506/507C3 Agenda The first tutorials Assignments, this time and next time Discussion questions

3. 2 EDTE 506/507C3 The First Tutorials We (Heather, Jessica, and I) will meet at 4 in TO on Monday, June 29 We’ll look at Dreamweaver, probably Fireworks, some of the page creation sites, and we’ll do a little video recording and editing We’ll be on the second floor of SBET; I’ll give you the room number by June 24

4. 3 EDTE 506/507C3 Assignments for This Time EDTE 506 Reading/Watching/Browsing Review the Page Creation Sites list on the class wiki Review the Web 2.0 Slides on the class wiki Continue work on the short paper “Evaluation of a Web Learning Site,” the paper and the PowerPoint presentation due 6/24

5. 4 EDTE 506/507C3 Assignments for This Time EDTE 507 Reading/Watching/Browsing Thoman & Jolls, Literacy for the 21 st Century, Section I: The Challenge of Teaching in a Global Media Culture (pp. 7-15)—one of the hardcopy handouts Gillmor, Principles for a New Media Literacy—one of the hardcopy handouts Write your assumption for the “Critical Analysis of Media” paper, post it on your page in the class wiki Continue work on the short paper on the media’s influence on shaping perceptions, beliefs and attitudes, the paper and the PowerPoint presentation due 7/8

6. 5 EDTE 506/507C3 Assignments for Next Time EDTE 506 Reading/Watching/Browsing Beer, Chapter 3 Continue work on the short paper “Evaluation of a Web Learning Site,” the paper and the PowerPoint presentation due 6/24

7. 6 EDTE 506/507C3 Assignments for Next Time EDTE 507 Reading/Watching/Browsing Thoman & Jolls, Literacy for the 21 st Century (one of the hardcopy handouts), pp. 38-47 Deconstruct the Hyundai ad at http://www.nmmlp.org/media_literacy/deconstruct_this_027.html; answer the deconstruction questions before you read the sample deconstruction at the bottom of the page; post your deconstruction on your wiki page http://www.nmmlp.org/media_literacy/deconstruct_this_027.html Begin writing the introduction for the “Critical Analysis of Media” paper Continue work on the short paper on the media’s influence on shaping perceptions, beliefs and attitudes, the paper and the PowerPoint presentation due 7/8 Set up an RSS feed to subscribe to changes in the Home discussion, using the Notify Me tab. You’ll have to register for a Bloglines account, but it’s free and not dangerous. In Bloglines, check the “Wikispaces : EDTE506-507 : home discussion” box at the top, then click the Subscribe button at the bottom. We’ll go over this on June 29 if you have problems.

8. 7 EDTE 506/507C3 Discussion Could you use a page creation site to develop a Web learning site? What are the pros and cons? How about a Web 2.0 application? What does “the democratization of media” mean, and how does it relate to Web 2.0? Who says “media literacy” is now a quaint term and why? Do you agree? Does literacy for the 21 st century lead to changes in what students need to know, and new requirements for schools and teaching? If you don’t agree, why? If you do agree, why and what? At http://www.frankwbaker.com/comparing_magazine_covers.htm, do the “Compare and Contrast Magazine Cover” activities 1 and 2, then post your analyses on your page in the class wiki.http://www.frankwbaker.com/comparing_magazine_covers.htm Deconstruct the coverage of recent events in Iran by http://foxnews.com and http://www.alarabiya.net/english.html. Are there any differences? http://foxnews.comhttp://www.alarabiya.net/english.html