Staff will be taken through the same info that the students are going to have so that there will be common ground when it comes to expectations and understandings of digital media.
CONTENT TO BE TAUGHT:
- Key Vocabulary
- Media
- Digital Media
- Digital Life
- Social Networking
- Virtual Worlds
- Blogs
- Multiplayer Games
SCHEDULE:
The material will be taught during an early out teacher inservice. It will take approximately 45 minutes including question and answer time.
- Introduction
- Vocabulary
- Q & A differences between Digital and regular media
- Video Digital Life 101 (from www.commonsense.org)
- Concept Map
- List "Types" of digital Media
- List "Actions" students take with those types
- List "Your Feelings" about digital media
- List "Your Parents' Feelings" about digital media
- Wrap up and assess
HOMEWORK:
Teachers will walk through the handout that students are going to be given to complete at home with their parents.
