Wednesday, July 16, 2008

New Media - concerns and possibilities

What are your your concerns about our student's use of new media?
Can you see using any of these forms in your teaching?

Tuesday, July 15, 2008

"Truth"

Should we use the word "truth" when talking about media representations (or our work in the classroom) or not? Why/why not?

"Real Bugs"

What else did you notice about the "Real Bugs" commercial?

Books as Media

Why don't we tend to think of books as "media"? What are our assumptions about the nature and effects of media?