I found chapters one-three in the Hobbs text and the six principles of media literacy that PLS works with to be practically identical.
The ideas within the text and the ideas within the principles want the same goal: to integrate media into English Literature. By doing so, educators hope to enhance students writing and critical thinking, views of cultural beliefs and customs, and to help their students see through various lenses.
"...urges English educators to incorporate a wide range of texts including films, television, advertising, then Internet, music, and popular culture." (Hobbs, 7) I find this quote to be very interesting because all of the items listed create an entirely different English classroom from what we are used to. Also, these are the things that most teenagers are spending endless amounts of their time on! Of course engaging it into lessons with create motivation and more interest!
My question though, is: does this mean we get rid of books in the classroom?
"...recommends that teachers make learning a long-term, thining-centered process, providing for rich, ongoing assessment and guidance" (Hobbs, 8).
This is where I believe Blogging comes in with all of its benefits. If students blog, it will enhance their understanding of topics and assignments being done in the classroom, the learning will continue outside of the classroom, and it helps create an on-going atmosphere.
Like I said above, the similiarities are the same. I think engaging media related work into an English classroom is a huge step which many of us are not prepared for or ever saw ourselves teaching. Hobbs showed us that the curriculum based around media worked out very well for Concord High School. All we need to learn now, is how to teach it.
Nervous? I sure am.
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Does this mean we get rid of books in the classroom? (Very good question). I don't think we can, at least not right now. I think we can start moving to different electronic texts and media sources, but it's too soon to start making radical changes like eliminating the use of books in the classroom.
Like Dr. Stearns was saying, perhaps in our lifetimes we will have paperless classrooms. I think those changes will come eventually, but not when we start out as fresh young teachers.
I think the idea of paperless classrooms is kind of frightening. I realize that all changes are, but I just can't imagine teaching in a school where there are no books, when books are really all I've known in the majority of my own education.
Don't get me wrong, I understand that the odds of this happening are good, it just frightens me...that's all.
Anyways, all that I really wanted to say was that I agree with what you said about why blogging is important...I just kind of went off on a tangent.
No, I don't think that we can or should remove books from the classroom altogether. I think that we need to use other media to supplement the books we teach. For example, students can use various forms of media to do a project on their understanding of a book instead of turning in the same boring book report. Or, we can use media to demonstrate a point we are trying to make.
In one of my other classes, I am making lesson plans for built-in judgments. The media is full of built-in judgments, and it would be a great tool to help students understand the term as it applies to their own lives.
Kris,
I am nervous too...beyond nervous to the point where I hope I can accomplish my goals as an ELA educator without failing to give my students the best possible education I can.
I do not think we need to get rid of books...I certainly will not. But what we can do it incorporate small projects or daily activities that enhance critical analysis through technology, whether it be a daily or weekly blog assignment, computer research project, etc.
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