Thursday, March 24, 2011

Bartholomew's Bats and Maurer's are Media Savvy!

In today's world, students have to learn so much more than reading, writing, and mathematics. They must learn how to apply skills to problems that do not even exist yet.  With every new day, our children are exposed to new sources of information.  We must give our students opportunities to explore, analyze, and critique information.  The fourth grade students at Forest Creek are learning about media literacy and the effects that advertising has on our habits.  They are becoming critical thinkers as they watch commercials and examine advertisements, discovering how the media tries to persuade us to purchase products.  The students were able to create their own advertisments using many of the "tricks" they learned from examining other ads.  As students become more aware of how advertisments can influence people, students are able to make wise choices based on research, rather than impulse.  We are very proud of our media savvy students!

Please enjoy the pictures of some of Mrs. Maurer's students working on one website about media literacy.






Mrs. Bartholomew's students graciously allowed us to use parts of their reader's response journals on media literacy:

" Another cool think was how they taught us not to buy everything we see on T.V.  Grown-ups want you to learn that stuff."

"On food commercials, sometimes they try to make the food look perfect."

"In the commercials, they try to persuade you by putting famous people in the video."

"I learned advertisers make stuff look better in TV than in real life. I think advertisers are mad scientists."

"I learned you have to make an ad exciting and funny to attract new customers to your product."

"We played Cool or Cost. We had to pick which is a bargain brand and which is expensive."

"I learned some things are fake and advertisements can be a rip off!  I also learned that if you're selling something you should sell something that appeals to boys and girls because then you will have more buyers and make more money."

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