TOPIC 1 MEDIA LITERACY
LEARNING OUTCOMES
- Broaden knowledge about the importance of media literacy.
- Learn materials aiming at developing media literacy skills.
- Learn how to engage students and motivate them to establish effective collaboration and develop problem solving skills as well as their self-esteem.
- Learn how to lead and deliver experiential activities to stimulate the students’ media literacy skills.
- Get to know and practice ICT tools stimulating media literacy awareness.
- Exchange good practices and discuss challenges with fellow colleagues and the course trainers.
VIDEO
READING
PRACTICAL TASK
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PRACTICAL TASK 1 (optional)
QUESTIONING THE MEDIA
Let’s explore the Instagram, a very popular online platform among young people.
Find information in the Internet and answer the questions.
Share your answers with the class.
• Production: who makes media?
• Language: how do media communicate meaning?
• Representation: how do media portray the world?
• Audience: how do people make sense of media?
https://www.instagram.com/
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PRACTICAL TASK 2 (optional)
FACT CHEKING
Check the fact and answer the questions.
The fact: Ukrainian children will start this school year offline.
Fact Checker: https://www.factcheck.org/search/#gsc.tab=0
Share your answers with the class.
1.Who is behind the information?
Who shared it?
Why are they sharing?
2. What is the evidence?
Is it a reliable source?
Is the source reputable? An expert?
3. What do other sources say?
MEDIA LITERACY TEST
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SUMMARY
Congratulations!
You successfully submitted Media Literacy Topic.
Now you know what is Media Literacy, can define different kinds of media, analyze the elements of Media Triangle and check facts on special resources.
You know the difference between the media message and media effect and can check facts.
All these will help you to be a good teacher and develop your students’ media literacy skills.
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