Sunday, September 21, 2014
Note Card Confession
Below are the three quotes that inspired my note card confession.
" As much as some educators might like to think of themselves as transmitters of the official culture, we now must help students become active, critical interpreters of contemporary culture, helping them grasp the multiple realities and diverse forms of knowledge and experience that are circulating in this dense and ever-changing stew." ( Digital and Media Literacy pg.29)
" Students had opinions about the variety of sentences that their peers had written on their sticky notes." ( Digital and Media Literacy pg 31.)
" Listening and asking questions are the most important practices that activate critical thinking in the high school classroom." (Digital and Media Literacy pg 33.)
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Nissa,
ReplyDeleteMy favorite part of your video was that you used the word "activate" in terms of critical thinking. I think it has a way of empowering the student.
Implementing notecard confessions in the classroom challenges students to go beyond regurgitating facts; it forces them to use those critical thinking skills by analyzing what they've read and presenting it in condensed format.
I really enjoyed your music choice. It was very upbeat and made me very positive while watching your Note Card Confession. I love assessment when you can give students the opportunity to express their thoughts. I feel this assignment, in particle, was allowing us to express our thoughts on the reading. Your last note card now has me thinking about how this assignment falls right into our reading. Not sure how I missed that earlier but now I am fully seeing it.
ReplyDeleteThanks for pulling your last quote out!
The guitar music you chose was perfect! It made for very enjoyable listening for your video. Well done!
ReplyDeleteI love that you referenced media assisting the acceptance and understanding of other cultures around us. This is a great quote from the reading and makes relevant sharing these note card confessionals as learning tools.
Nissa,
ReplyDeleteI loved your choice of music to complement your confessional.
Your quotes truly resonated with me. They are truly the fundamental ideas of critical media literacy education. It is about reading between the lines, and activating the student's critical thinking skills.
I especially liked how you incorporated the fact that media can be used as a tool to teach students about the various cultures that we coexist with. This is such a powerful example of culturally-responsive teaching through critical media literacy.
Nissa, your third quote is the same line that I drew from in one of my quotes. I think it is interesting to examine the classroom and how we can make it more experiential. Do students learn by being directed, or at times should we let them stumble forward, allowing them to seek their own answers and ask questions when they hit barriers? Rather than telling individuals that critical media literacy is important, it is possible to guide students to discover this for themselves if facilitated properly, making the message that much more powerful.
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