Alfabetización mediática para adolescentes

This LIVE class is great for students who want to dig into how the media affects our everyday lives--both directly and indirectly. Students will understand bias, manipulation, importance of the freedom of press, propaganda and many other nuances that make up the media that comes at them from all sides. This class will use Nearpod to share videos, articles, and activities to help student understand the following concepts. 


Week 1:
The Role of Media
--recognize the many roles of the media (Nearpod)
**gate-keeper
**watch-dog
**agenda-setter
**entertainment
**business
--identify these roles in the media and post in the class Padlet
--participate in class discussion about real ways we've discussed the media acting as these roles 

Journalism
--understand what standards-based journalism looks like (Nearpod)
**credible sources
**telling the truth
--find examples of credible and non-credible sources 

Week 2:
Bias
--learn the types of bias and that we all have it (Nearpod)
**cultural bias
**social bias
**political bias
--identify our own person biases and reflect on them

Evaluating Evidence by Evaluating the Media
--learn the tricks that media can play to manipulate its audience into believing something (Nearpod)
**taking things out of context
**manipulating data
**distorting the narrative
**customizing the news
--find examples of media manipulation and post in the class Padlet

Week 3:
Evaluating Media--Sourcing your information
--learn how to find out who is behind the media you are reading and watching (Nearpod)
**credibility
**conflicts of interest
**sponsored conflict
--find examples of the above and discuss

Propaganda
--differentiate among different forms of persuasive media (Nearpod)
**testimonials
**band-wagons
**name calling
**generalities
**card-staking
**plain folks
**transfer
--find examples of propaganda and post in the class Padlet

Week 4:
Satire
--understand the difference between satire and misinformation (fake news) (Nearpod)
--write or perform a piece of Satire 

Diversifying Your Media Diet (Nearpod)
--learn how the media we choose to consume offers us perspective
**inherent biases of media sources
**impact of technology
**echo chambers
--compare various news agencies reporting of a national event in 2016