Monday, May 12, 2014

MEDIA IN THE CLASSROOM


Did you know that 96 percent of students with internet access report using social networking technologies, and that three in five (59 percent) use these tools to talk about educational topics online?


http://www.mediabistro.com/alltwitter/schools-social-media-stats_b46620




Pros:

Educational Tool

Enhance student engagement

Improve communication between student and teacher

Preparing students for successful employment

 

Cons:

Social media can be a distraction

Cyberbullying

Discourages face-to-face communication
 
 
 
 
Media Violence: Statistics’08
~ 61% of TV programs contain some violence
~ 44 % of the violent interactions involve perpetrators who have some attractive qualities      worthy of emulation.
~ Of all violent scenes on television, "86 % feature no blood or gore.
~ Only16 % of violent programs feature long term, realistic consequences of violence.
~ 70 top-selling video games- 89% contained some kind of violence
 
media can cause distorted concepts of:
• love & sexuality
• romance
• success & normalcy
• self image
 

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