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Comment by The Media Show on November 16, 2009 at 11:14am

Hi, it's The Media Show here! We're big fans of media, especially it's use in the classroom. We create media to teach about media. Below is one video about product placement, but you can check out our full series at http://www.youtube.com/themediashow

Comment by Ryan Goble on September 23, 2009 at 8:41am

You might be interested in reading about UNESCO's call for an international Media Literacy Curriculum in the Media Education Discussion Forum - there's also an interesting blurb there about a French proposal to put warning labels on photoshopped models in magazines. Both articles were forwarded to me via Media Literacy Clearinghouse guru and MC Popper Frank Baker.

Enjoy! RRG:)

Comment by Ryan Goble on September 15, 2009 at 3:23pm

Hey everyone - great new PDF from Edutopia- "Top Ten Tips for Teaching with New Media" - posted today in the New Media & Technology Group discussion forum. If you're into using new media and tech, consider joining that group!

Comment by Ryan Goble on September 3, 2009 at 9:17pm

Folks might dig the list I posted in the Science Teacher group this evening with a list of the The Top 10 Infectious Movies if you're looking to teach about disease, infections, pandemics or epidemics.

Full post here

Comment by Ryan Goble on September 3, 2009 at 3:05pm

Hey folks,

If you haven't joined the fledgling "Gaming Group" you might want to check it out. Today there was an, I think, "essential," article about Quest To Learn - a new video game based school in NYC. Frank Baker hipped me to the article.

Note: It is from the British version of The Economist so you'll read about "maths" and other such linguistic curiosities :)

An excerpt...

Periods of maths, science, history and so on are no more. Quest to Learn’s school day will, rather, be divided into four 90-minute blocks devoted to the study of “domains”. Such domains include Codeworlds (a combination of mathematics and English), Being, Space and Place (English and social studies), The Way Things Work (maths and science) and Sports for the Mind (game design and digital literacy). Each domain concludes with a two-week examination called a “Boss Level”—a common phrase in video-game parlance.
In one of the units of Being, Space and Place, for example, pupils take on the role of an ancient Spartan who has to assess Athenian strengths and recommend a course of action. In doing so, they learn bits of history, geography and public policy. In a unit of The Way Things Work, they try to inhabit the minds of scientists devising a pathway for a beam of light to reach a target. This lesson touches on maths, optics—and, the organisers hope, creative thinking and teamwork. Another Way-Things-Work unit asks pupils to imagine they are pyramid-builders in ancient Egypt. This means learning about maths and engineering, and something about the country’s religion and geography.

Full post here - I would love to hear what folks think about this school concept.

BTW - For the record - I'm awful at video games - even Pac-Man.

Comment by Ryan Goble on August 25, 2009 at 4:54pm

If you're not in the graphic novels and comics group you might want to check out this post with a link to a comic on Multiple Intelligences.

Comment by Ryan Goble on August 13, 2009 at 9:09am

Check this new doc on the financial crisis in the Econ, Gov and Biz group here.

Comment by Ryan Goble on July 26, 2009 at 2:02pm

Might be interested in the films screening here in NYC at the IFC docweek. See EVENT: 13TH Annual Docweeks @ IFC CENTER - July 31-Aug 20

Comment by Ryan Goble on July 6, 2009 at 10:26am

If you're into Shakespeare and film check out the posting today in Making Shakespeare Pop! - Global A Go-Go with The Bard

If you teach a lot of Shakespeare, be sure to join the group!

Happy Monday!

RRG:)

Comment by Ryan Goble on June 12, 2009 at 11:24am

Hey Everyone,

Frank's great resource below reminded me of this note I've been sharing with all the bigger groups ... If you're hunting for or sharing a resource it is always best to put that above in the discussion forum. That allows your topic to be easily archived and searchable when new members join or check out the group. Lots of things get lost in the comment wall... if you don't believe me check the graphic novel group's comment wall. It is, as we say here in the S. Bronx, a hot mess.


From there, if you want an e-mail update about a topic or resource being discussed in the forum above because you teach that topic or have a special interest in it you have to remember to click the "follow" button at the bottom of the post.

Also, if you know that someone else might like the resource or discussion topic always feel free to click on "share" and the url will be shared with your co-teaching friend.

So if you really like a topic - "follow" :) and if you have a great resource "discuss"

Annoying PSA complete. Hope everyone is groovy!

RRG:)

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