Media+Studies+20+-+What+are+we+learning+today?

__**Monday, May 28th to Thursday, June 21st, 2012**__ __**What are we learning?**__
 * We can define popular culture
 * We can create a piece of media text from conception to production to presentation
 * We can recognize the role of culture in all communication
 * We can write to express understanding
 * We can read to find meaning and interpret
 * We can speak to share thoughts, opinions, and feelings
 * We can confer with peers and teachers
 * We can recognize underlying values and issues as they apply to a particular media issue or problem
 * We can recognize the impact of media communications
 * We can use a variety of resources to assist their research
 * We can learn how technology impacts on their lives, society, and the environment
 * We can manage time and resources
 * We work independently or with a peer
 * We can communicate findings and conclusions in an appropriate manner for a specific audience and purpose.


 * __How we will learn it__**

**I will be out of the classroom due to a death in the family. I will be back on Thursday, June 14th. Please continue to work hard on your projects. Also, the replacement teacher has been given the list of names of people allowed to leave the school to work on their projects. If you want to leave the form must be filled out (copies available below for download) by your parent/guardian and brought back to them so they can add you to the list. I will see you next week.**

As you can see, we have reached the final unit in our class. Hard to believe it is already time to start wrapping up the semester. You are being given over 15 hours of time to work on this before your presentation. Remember, this unit of study is where you get to create your own presentation on any topic you wish to when it comes to media. Make sure that you choose a topic that is of interest to you and that you won't get bored with after a few classes.


 * We will be scheduling presentation times as the semester starts to wind down. I am here to help you out so please use me!**

Again, all of the details can be found in your project packages which you can download here:



Permission for to be out of the classroom, must be signed by parents :



Remember, if you need to finish anything up that you have not completed, during the course of the semester, you can always set up a time with me to complete them during this time.

Have a good one!



__**Tuesday, May 22nd to Friday, May 25th, 2012**__ __**What are we learning?**__
 * We can understand the codes and conventions used in advertising
 * We can examine the ways a company makes us feel in our personal lives
 * We can view a specific piece of media and examine the codes and conventions on how it makes us feel personally and the image it is trying to represent
 * We can view, and examine, the codes and conventions of a TV show and it's effect on pop culture
 * We can examine how a piece of media is created in a stage production and the process from concept to performance

__**How we will learn it**__
 * __Tuesday, May 22nd:__** Hope you all had a great long weekend! Today we will be finishing up our unit on Disney World (please see last week's entries). All responses should be uploaded to your wikispace, by the end of this week.

__**Wednesday, May 23rd and Thursday May 24th:**__ During these classes, we will see how a piece of media is produced from concept to design to production. We will be taking a look at the documentary film "LOVE: The Beatles" as the guys from Cirque Du Soleil create a piece of media from start to finish and the path they took to get there. Please download the following handout and answer the questions as we go through:



__**Friday, May 25th:**__ Glee Day! No questions but we will be using Twitter! #GleeMS

Have a great weekend!



__**Monday, May 14th to Friday, May 18th, 2012**__ __**What are we learning**__
 * We can view the art of advertising through travel
 * We can examine how advertisers and media corporations use public relation messages to reach us
 * We can view examples of how a media corporation persuades us to buy products, accept ideas, and adopt postitive images of their company.

__**How we will learn it**__ __**Monday, May 14 and Tuesday, May 15th:**__ Today we are going to examine when advertising and businesses collide to produce a text that makes us believe a company makes us believe they have a postive image. Today and tomorrow, we are going to be looking at the "Disney" corporation and how they use their public image of "Dreams come true" tagline to make us believe in their brand. We are going to be focusing on the Walt Disney World resort in Florida as a basis to examine how they persuade us to buy into their products. Please download the following handout. We will be going over it in class and then view a vacation planning DVD for Disney World. As we go through it, we are going to see how they persuade us to spend our money on their product and their ideology that if we spend our money with them, we will have a good time.



__**Wednesday, May 16th**__: Today, Mrs. McIntrye is in with you. Here is what you need to do:

1. Make sure that you have your Disney World handout completed and uploaded to your wikispace. 2. Any other things you need to upload to your wiki (Glee, PSAs, etc.) you have this time to get it done. 3. Before the end of class you need to get with a partner or group of three and complete the following assignment:
 * **You have just been picked by the Disney company to market Disney World to the younger Tween set (ages 10 to 12). How would you go about doing this? What attractions/rides/parks would you highlight? How would you setup a show or use media to create something that these tweens would get excited about going to Disney World? Think about visuals, music, etc. We will be discussing this in class tomorrow and looking at an example.**

__**Thursday, May 17th**__: Finishing up our Disney World unit by looking at your dicussions from yesterday (look up). We will then view and example of how Disney decided to advertise their parks to the tween set.

Have a great weekend!
 * __Friday, May 18th:__** Glee! We will respond to the episode, once again, using ** #GleeMS ** on Twitter! I want reactions to the show, as we go!

__**Monday, May 7th to Friday, May 11th, 2012**__ __**What are we learning?**__
 * We can examine a social issue based through a documentary
 * We can create a Public Service Anncouncement using technology
 * We can create a PSA for a specific audience

__**Monday, May 7th to Tuesday May 8th**__ : Today and tomorrow, you will be working with Mrs. McIntyre as you work your way through the documentary called "The Cove". As you watch the documentary, Mrs. McIntyre is going to have you thinking about the rights of animals and public awareness. Remember to keep in mind that it is a documentary and one person's opinion and visual. Do you agree with everything you are being shown?
 * __How we will learn it__**

__**Wednesday, May 9th to Thursday, May 10th**__: During these classes we will be disucssing the media messages of PSAs (Public Service Announcements). We will be talking about the types of PSAs that are out there and their effectiveness within society. After we have looked at a couple as examples, I would like for you to create a page on your wiki called PSAs and go and find five (5) more that you believe are effective and current with socities story of today.

__**Friday, May 11th**__: Glee Day! :) Episode 11



Have a gret weekend!



Here is a list of assignments that need to be posted to your wikispace. They are due by Friday, May 4th. Progress reports will be handed out next week!



__**Tuesday, May 1st to Friday, May 4th, 2012**__ __**What are we learning?**__
 * We can analyze a TV show for codes and conventions
 * We can analyze a TV show and look at how it reflects on socities story and valuce within our personal lives
 * We can examine a new social media platrom
 * We can see the positives in negatives in using a social media platfrom as Twitter

__**How we will learn it**__ __**Tuesday, May 1:**__ Last day to work on Product Placement Presentations.

__**Wednesday, May 2nd**__: Product Placement Presenations

__**Thursday, May 3rd**__: Today we are going to look at the social media platform, Twitter, and it's uses; both positive and negative. We will be signing up for accounts and using it through the computer and our phones (if your data plans allows it). What we will be looking at is how to follow, following back, tweeting, retweeting, and other things. My hope is that you discover is is a bit different than Facebook and that you can use it as a network of gathering information.

__**Friday, May 4th:**__ Glee Day. Today, we are going to tweet about Glee using the hashtag #GleeMS

Have a great weekend!



__**onday, April 23rd to Friday, April 27th, 2012**__ __**What are we learning?**__
 * We can listen to a guest speaker discuss his opportunities he has created with his hobby in media
 * We can identify the use of product placement in a specific movie
 * We can examine how advertising is visual but can also be subliminal in the way we see it and hear it

__**How we will learn it**__ __**Monday, April 23rd**__: Today, I am pleased to have Mitch Smith join us. Mitch is a local man that had definitely started to make a name for himself in media, especially on YouTube. He took a hobby of creating pieces of video and posting them to YouTube and overtime, people started watching. Video counts started piling and YouTube came and said, "Hey! We want to start paying you!" Mitch is here to share his story or how he is now using his "Media Hobby" and making some money for himself to pay for his school (and all the other fun stuff, of course!). Thanks for coming Mitch!

__**Tuesday, April 24th to Thursday, April 26th**__: During these classes, you are going to be given time to create your "Product Placement Presentations". You are allowed to work with a group of three, two, or by yourself. Your task is to create a scene (3 minutes long) of any genre of movie or TV show and include as many product placements as you want. This can range from food, to transportation, to clothes, etc. Remember, you can present them in any form that you wish. This could be in a storyboard and you explaing the scene to the class (like Morgan did in the documentary), pictures of your scene, a video. The choice is up to you! We will be presenting these next week! :)

__**Friday, April 27th**__: GLEE! Guess what? I forgot to make questions!!! Class discussion at the end of the episode! :)

Have a great weekend!

__**Monday, April 16th to Friday, April 20th, 2012**__ __**What are we learning?**__
 * We can analyze a TV show for codes and conventions
 * We can identify the use of product placement in a specific movie
 * We can examine how advertising is visual but can also be subliminal in the way we see it and hear it
 * We can analyze a TV show and look at how it reflects on societies story and value within our personal lives

__**How we will learn it**__ __**Monday, April 16th to Wednesday, April 18th:**__ I will be away today and tomorrow. Mrs. McIntyre will be be in with you.

For the next couple of classes we are going to be looking at a specific piece of media that focuses product placement within it. Most of us, over the past few years, has heard a little bit about the Transformers movies (there have been 3 of them over the last 5 years). You know, those robots called Autobots that come to earth to save us from the Decepticons. Yeah, those guys! :) Well, within the first movie there are over **96 product placements** thrown into it. Our job is to actually see if we can spot as many as we can. **Within this search you will need to keep your eyes AND your ears open**. Yes, not only is product placement about sight, it is about what you hear, as well. Please download the following handout to your network space. We will be completing these as we watch the movie. Afterwards we will post your findings and your opinion question to your wikispace. Here is the handout:



__**Thursday, April 19th:**__ Today, we will use it as a catch up period to finish off your Transformers handouts. We will go over a few things you may have missed in the movie and discuss how advertisers are so sneaky about getting their way when putting their products into these movies. Please make sure you upload your finished assignment to your wikispace.

Also, you will be working groups of 3, 2, or by yourself in creating a scene from a movie or TV show (your choice what type of scene), and figuring out how you could enhance that scene with product placement. You can create this however you would like. You can map it out in a story board format, take pictures of the scene using the products, or record it on video. We will be presenting these to the class next week!

__**Friday, April 20th**__: Glee Day! Here is the response questions!



Have a great weekend!

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__**Monday, April 2nd to Thursday, April 5th, 2012**__ (Friday, April 6th is Good Friday)
 * __ What are we learning? __**
 * We can Recognize the codes, forms, and conventions of the various mass media
 * We can Recognize the ways in which the various mass media shape their messages, and construct a sense of what the world is or how it works
 * We can Analyze and evaluate the various mass media, including their sources, intents, and underlying values
 * We can Recognize the role and power of advertising in the mass media
 * We can Extend and apply their speaking, listening, writing, reading, viewing, and representing abilities
 * We can Extend and apply their representing and viewing abilities by designing and creating a media text
 * We can analyze a TV show for codes and conventions
 * We can analyze a TV show and look at how it reflects on societies story and value within our personal lives
 * We can view presentations and examine the impact their message has on social issues within our pop culture (Riverview Presenation)

__**How we will learn it**__ __**Monday, April 2nd and Tuesday, April 3rd:**__ For these two classes, we will be finishing up "The Greatest Movie Ever Sold" and we will be having bonus Glee for you by watching 2 episodes. Please download the response questions for the two episodes below. Remember, all response questions need to be posted to your wikispace.




 * Also, have you handed in your permission form to attend the Challanges presenation at Riverview on Wendesday, April 4th? If you have forgotten to pick up a form, here is the letter that was sent home, and a copy of the permission form:**


 * Please make sure the permission form is brought back before Wednesday. Parents, if you would rather email me permission for your son/daughter to attend, that is fine, as well.**

** __Wednesday, April 4th__: Today we will be spending the afternoon at Riverview. Please make sure you are on the bus at 12:50 pm at the front of Peacock. We will be returning to Peacock for 3:15 dismissal. **

__**Thursday, April 5th**__: Today, you are being given time to work on the material you missed from your period 4 or 5 class, from yesterday. If you need the computer lab to complete any of the assignments you missed, please feel free to come in and use them.


 * I hope you all have a SAFE and AWESOME Spring break!**

__**Monday, March 26th to Thursday, March 29th, 2012**__ (Friday, March 30th is a non-student day due to Student Lead Conferences)
 * __ What are we learning? __**
 * We can Recognize the codes, forms, and conventions of the various mass media
 * We can Recognize the ways in which the various mass media shape their messages, and construct a sense of what the world is or how it works
 * We can Analyze and evaluate the various mass media, including their sources, intents, and underlying values
 * We can Recognize the role and power of advertising in the mass media
 * We can Extend and apply their speaking, listening, writing, reading, viewing, and representing abilities
 * We can Extend and apply their representing and viewing abilities by designing and creating a media text
 * We can analyze a TV show for codes and conventions
 * We can analyze a TV show and look at how it reflects on societies story and value within our personal lives


 * __How we will learning it__**
 * __Monday, March 26th to Wednesday, March 28th:__** Last week, as we watched, Sexy Inc., the tone of the movie was very much centered on the girls view, with some thoughts for the boys sprinkled in. Today, I want to view this 22 minute documentary and discuss the implications that advertising and media images have on the boys. Some questions to think about as we view:


 * 1. What is the standard view of the perfect guy?**
 * 2. Do boys obsess over their bodies in the same way that girls do, based on what media tells us?**
 * 3. What do we all need to remember about the images that are presented to us in the media? Are we seeing reality or fiction?**

Next, we are going to take a look at an episode of Dr. Phil that examines the obsession with body image, except, this time, it deals with a boys point of view. Again, remember we are watching a TV show. You need to be willining to think "outside of the box" as we examine this subject. If you would like to view the episode clips please click the link below to go to the YouTube page:

Dr. Phil: Body Obsessed Boys

After that, we are going to start looking at the art of advertising by studying the art of "Product Placement". In this section, we are going to be looking at how companies use advetising within movies and TV to promote their products to you. We will be watching the documentary **"Greatest Movie Ever Sold"** to help us look at how this technique is used, and we will be using class discussion at different points in the movie to look at some of the things being shown to us.

__**Thursday, March 29th:**__ Glee! Do your thing! :)



Have a great weekend!

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__**Monday, March 19th to Thursday, March 23rd, 2012**__ __**What are we learning?**__
 * We can Recognize and appreciate the role of mass media in communication, in contemporary society, and in their personal lives
 * We can Recognize the codes, forms, and conventions of the various mass media
 * We can Recognize the ways in which the various mass media shape their messages, and construct a sense of what the world is or how it works
 * We can Analyze and evaluate the various mass media, including their sources, intents, and underlying values
 * We can Recognize the role and power of advertising in the mass media
 * We can Extend and apply their speaking, listening, writing, reading, viewing, and representing abilities
 * We can Extend and apply their representing and viewing abilities by designing and creating a media text
 * We can analyze a TV show for codes and conventions
 * We can analyze a TV show and look at how it reflects on societies story and value within our personal lives

__**How we will learn it**__ __**Monday, March 19th:**__ Welcome back from your LONG WEEKEND! Because we didn't get to have our Glee episode on Thursday, we will catch up today by watching episode 5. Please make sure to save the response questions to your wikispace once you are completed.



__**Tuesday, March 20th to Thursday, March 22nd:**__ Today we are going to be starting to look at when advertising starts crossing a line and how companies use cetain images and messages to advertise to their customers. The documentary we are about to watch is called "Sexy Inc.". I would like you to download the following handout and and use the computers to answer the following questions by making notes for youself. We will be creating a page on your wikispace for this assignment.



__**Friday, March 23rd**__: As per usual, this is our GLEE day! Please download the questions to your network space and upload the completed copy (answered copy) to your GLEE page on your wiki.



Have a great weekend!!



** Stuff to be completed and uploaded to wiki before the end of the week ( Friday, March15th ): ** > __**Monday, March 12th to Thursday, March 15th, 2012**__ (Friday, March 16th is a non-student day) __**What are we learning?**__
 * ** Wikispaces Start-Up **
 * ** Media Triangle Questions for Scrubs **
 * ** Media Triangle Quesions for Grey's Anatomy **
 * ** Popaganda:$ellebrity page on your wikispace **
 * ** Psychographics: Values and Lifestyles (how you shop) page for your wikispace **
 * ** Glee Episodes 1, 2, 3, and 4 **
 * We can Recognize and appreciate the role of mass media in communication, in contemporary society, and in their personal lives
 * We can Recognize the codes, forms, and conventions of the various mass media
 * We can Recognize the ways in which the various mass media shape their messages, and construct a sense of what the world is or how it works
 * We can Analyze and evaluate the various mass media, including their sources, intents, and underlying values
 * We can Recognize the role and power of advertising in the mass media
 * We can Extend and apply our speaking, listening, writing, reading, viewing, and representing abilities
 * We can Extend and apply our representing and viewing abilities by designing and creating a media text
 * We can analyze a TV show for codes and conventions
 * We can analyze a TV show and look at how it reflects on societies story and value within our personal lives


 * __How we will learn it__**
 * __Monday, March 12 and Tuesday, March 13th__**: Today we will be finishing up Popaganda:$ellebrity. Remember, we are making brief notes for ourselves about what we learn about how celbrities use their influence to promote themselves and the products they are trying to sell. I would like you to create a page on your wiki called "Popaganda: $ellebrity". I would like you to post your notes to this page and include some examples (pictures, YouTube) of celebrity advertisements that you can find for different products.

__**Wednesday, March 14th**__: Today we are going to look at what kind of shopper you are and how advertisers use this information to promote their products to us. Please download the notes to your network space for safe keeping. Once we go through the notes it will be up to you to decide what kind of shopper you are and what kinds of advertisements effect you. Your job will also be to examine three (3) other people that you know and describe what kind of shopper they are and give some examples of what kinds of advertising would work on them. That is a total of 4 people (you and 3 others of your choice). Please create a page on your wiki called "** Psychographics **". This is where you will put your information. Please feel free to use advertisements from YouTube or ones that you find online. **We will continue with this on Monday.**

__**Thursday, March 15th**__: Glee Day! You know the drill! :) Today was BONUS day to get caught up on your assignments that are due! You're welcome! Make sure everything is uploaded to your wikispace.Check the list above for the assignments you need to have completed.



__**Friday, March 16th:**__ **Non-Student day! Enjoy your sleep!** Have a great weekend!

__**Monday, March 5th to Friday, March 9th, 2012**__ __**What are we learning?**__
 * We can Recognize and appreciate the role of mass media in communication, in contemporary society, and in their personal lives
 * We can Recognize the codes, forms, and conventions of the various mass media
 * We can Recognize the ways in which the various mass media shape their messages, and construct a sense of what the world is or how it works
 * We can Analyze and evaluate the various mass media, including their sources, intents, and underlying values
 * We can Recognize the role and power of advertising in the mass media
 * We can Extend and apply their speaking, listening, writing, reading, viewing, and representing abilities
 * We can Extend and apply their representing and viewing abilities by designing and creating a media text
 * We can analyze a TV show for codes and conventions
 * We can analyze a TV show and look at how it reflects on societies story and value within our personal lives

__**How we will learn it**__ __**Monday, March 5th:**__ Today, we will be finishing up our look at the codes and conventions and how the media can use a similar story in different ways by looking at one more episode of Grey's (for this unit). Please remember to answer the questions from the handout that you downloaded last week (see last week entries). I will be giving you time tomorrow to finish up your responses for Scrubs and Grey's Anatomy tomorrow.

__**Tuesday, March 6th**__: As you can probably tell, I am away today. Here are the things you need to have completed and posted to your wikis:

1. Scrubs responses completed and posted under your "Assignments" page 2. Grey's Anatomy completed and posted under your "Assignments" page 3. All wikis up-to-date with everything from a few weeks ago.

__**Wednesday, March 7th and Thursday, March 8th**__: Over the next number of classes we are going to focus on the media in the form of advertising and how the media influences us to buy into certain products and ideas. Today, we are going to start by looking at the music industry and how celebrities use their influence in pop culture to encourage us to buy certain products. The show we are going to watch is called ** "Popaganda: $ellebrity". ** As we are watching this show, I would like you to make notes on how celebrities use their influence to promote their products and their image. We will create a page on our wikis called "$ellebrity" and you will include your findings and some of celebrities promoting their products using images and YouTube.

__**Friday, March 9th**__: Today is, of course, "Glee" day. Here is your handout. Please remember to upload your responses to your "Glee" page on your wikispace.



Have a great weekend!

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__**Monday, February 27th to Friday, March 2nd, 2012**__ __**What are we learning?**__
 * We can investigate our own uses of media in our personal lives
 * To use the Media Triangle to deconstruct common forms of media and the way they are presented to us.
 * We can view and have a class discussion on the ways media is presented to us and the different forms that we consume in our world
 * We can use class discussion and group activities to look at the uses that Mass Media plays in our lives
 * We can use examine and use different technology media tools that play a big role in our society at the present time
 * We can recognize the role television can play in our personal lives
 * We can evaluate the popularity and nature of television
 * We can write using details and support to enhance our opinion of certain aspects of media

__**How we will learn it**__ __**Monday, February 27th and Tuesday, Feburary 28th:**__ Welcome back from your break! I hope it was a good one! During these two classes we will be examinining the Media Triangle (handout from previous week, #4). We will be examing the triangle in class and then be using it as we examine two examples.

During these two classes we will be completing the objectives listed above by looking at two similar media texts and how they are changed to meet the needs of a similar audience. Today, we will be looking at the humorous side of these two stories by looking at the show "Scrubs". Scrubs was a show that was a comedy and dealt with hospital interns trying to learn how to become doctors. These stories are definitely supposed to be told from a more comedic side and it is up to us to see how the creators of this show used different codes and conventions to tell their story. As we are watching please fill out the following worksheet on Scrubs. The questions are for you to look at and think about as we watch the show. You will be posting these responses to your wikispace. Here is the handout for you to download:



__**Wednesday, February 29th and Thursday, March 1st**__: Now we will be switiching gears in genres for the next few days. For these classes we are going to continue to look at the media triangle and how creators of pieces of media can use a similar idea and present it in different ways in order to reach a certain audience. Before, we looked at Scrubs, and now we will be looking at the show, Grey's Anatomy. Please download the handout, for the show, to your network drive so that you can edit it and answer the questions as we go along. We will then upload your document to your wikispace.



__**Friday, March 2nd**__: Please remember that each response is worth 10 marks to you based on your answers for the questions in the episode. Full and complete answers will get you further than 2 word answers. Please download Episode 3 here:





__**Monday, February 13th to Friday, February 17th, 2012**__
 * __What are we learning?__**
 * We can investigate our own uses of media in our personal lives
 * We can view and have a class discussion on the ways media is presented to us and the different forms that we consume in our world
 * We can use class discussion and group activities to look at the uses that Mass Media plays in our lives
 * We can use examine and use different technology media tools that play a big role in our society at the present time
 * We can recognize the role television can play in our personal lives
 * We can evaluate the popularity and nature of television
 * We can write using details and support to enhance our opinion of certain aspects of media

__**Monday, February 13th to Tuesday, February 14th**__: Today, we will be starting to go over the following handouts for our section on "Mass Media and Populor Culture". Please save them to your "Media Studies" folder on your space on the network. Again, you always have access to these files on the wiki. Here are the ones to save (they are also available in the **Handouts** section):
 * __How we will learn it__**



__**Wednesday, February 15th and Thursday, February 16th:**__ During these two classes we will be looking at two similar media texts and how they are changed to meet the needs of a similar audience. Today, we will be looking at the humorous side of these two stories by looking at the show "Scrubs". Scrubs was a show that was a comedy and dealt with hospital interns trying to learn how to become doctors. These stories are definitely supposed to be told from a more comedic side and it is up to us to see how the creators of this show used different codes and conventions to tell their story. As we are watching please fill out the following worksheet on Scrubs. The questions are for you to look at and think about as we watch the show. You will be posting your thoughts to your wiki. Here are the analysis questions, please feel free to download here: We finished up our wikispaces and looked at the 4 handouts above. We will be looking at the Media Triangle when we get back from Winter Break.

__**Friday, February 17th:**__ As it is our last day before the weekend we will be continuing with our TV unit by viewing the second episode of Glee. Again, please download the questions, answer them, then post them to your wikispace.




 * Have a great and safe February break! We will see you back here on Monday, February 27th!!!**

__**Monday, February 6th to Friday, February 10th, 2012**__ __**What are we learning?**__
 * We can begin to investigate our own uses of media in society and how other use it
 * We can view and have a class discussion on the ways media is presented to us and the different forms of media that we consume in our world
 * We can create our own personal wikispace in order to share our learning and findings with others
 * We can use technology to show our understanding of different topics
 * We can begin to look at how the media of television can be used to study issues in our everyday lives

__**How we will learn it**__
 * __Monday, February 6th to Thursday, February 9th:__** During these classes, we are going to begin putting together our own wikispaces (yes a site like this) so that we can keep track of our learning throughout the semester. We will be using our wikispaces to share our thoughts on certain topics, upload assignments, and contribute ideas to the study of media. We will be starting off by going through the basics and then I will be letting you play with the site for the next few classes so that you have a well developed site to start with. We will also be linking your wikispaces with my wikispaces so that, at any time, I can go and check out your progress. We will also be using [|Picnik.com] to do a small bit of photo editing that you may want to use to add to your wikispace. Here is the project overview and the rubric I will be using to evaluate your progress:



__**Friday, February 10th**__: Today, we are going to start off on a unit of study that we are going to look at over the rest of the semester. As most of you know, there is this really cool tool in media called TELEVISION. This semester, we are going to be looking at the TV series, GLEE. There has been many things written about this show. Some reviews have been good and some of them have been not so good for the things they portray on this show. Our job, this semester, is to examine the show every Friday (from the beginning of season 1). We will be looking at many different things from the make-up of the show, the characters, the topics they look at. The setting is set in a high school with high school students. That means they are dealing in your world. Each week, you are going to be receiving a handout from me of questions that you will need to answer and hand in. These questions are very open and I want you to give me your honest opinion. Remember, though, that means actually writing down what you are thinking and not just giving me a two word answer. You will be given time at the end of each episode to finish up your questions and hand them in. Please save a copy of the questions to your "Media Studies" folder, open it and answer the questions. These will then be posted to your GLEE page on your wiki:



Have a great weekend!

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__**Tuesday, January 31st to Friday, February 3rd, 2012**__ __**What are we learning?**__
 * We can read through our course outline
 * We can begin to investigate our own uses of media in society and how other use it
 * We can view and have a class discussion on the ways media is presented to us and the different forms of media that we consume in our world
 * We can create our own personal wikispace in order to share our learning and findings with others


 * __How we will learn it__**


 * __Tuesday, January 31st__:** Welcome to Media Studies 20. Today, we took a look at the course outline and then started discussing and viewing some of topics and issues that we will look at in our class. We also talked about the creation of your media logs on the wikis. We will be starting these in the next few days. Please remember to use this wiki in case you need to see what we did in class when you are away or to download handouts that you may have missed in class (posted under each daily entry and in the handouts section on the left hand side). We also took the time to look at some different forms of media and we will be doing this over the next few days as a class discussion.


 * Please refer to the "Course Outline" for Media Studies 20 on the left hand side of the page.**

What I would like you to do is to log into your wikispaces and pick up where we left off yesterday by picking your theme and colours. **After that I would like for you to go onto the internet and yes, even Facebook (if you must) to find the following pictures and save them to your network space:**
 * __Wednesday, February 1st__:** As you can see, Miss Fowler (soon to be Mrs. Stinn, ask to see the ring) is in with you today. :)

**Remember, you can save a picture by "right clicking" and the "save picture as" option.** **Please make sure to create a folder in your network space called "Media Studies 20"**

1. Pictures of your favourite food 2. Pictures of your friends and family (school appropriate!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!) 3. Pictures from TV shows that you like 4. Pictures of your favourite musicians or bands 5. Pictures of your favourite movies 6. Pictures of your hobbies (cars, music, sports, shopping, recreations, etc.)

If time permits, you can ask Miss Fowler to show you her favourite powerlifting video!!!!!!!!! Think you can squat 507.1 pounds? Didn't think so!!!!! media type="youtube" key="Tae4oLEGq30?version=3" height="315" width="560"

__**Thursday, February 2nd and Friday, February 3rd**__:Today we are going to watch a few videos from YouTube and have our first class discussion about aspects of the media and why we, as a society, find enjoyment from such things. We will also begin working on developing our own personal wikispace. We will be going over some of the basics of how to setup a wikispace in class an then you will be allowed to explore, on your own and with your classmates, on different things you can do with the wikispace site. Please refer to the handout for instructions (we will go over in class). As this is a big part of our class, I want to give you sometime to work on this project. You will be given the next few classes to get this completed. You will receive a rubric for your wikispace evaluation tomorrow.



You are going to be given these classes to work on your wikispace. Please remember to use the assignment above and the rubric down below so you will know what and how you are being evaluated on.



Just because it is FRIDAY and it's still out there:

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