Today in media class, we were introduced to a brilliant creative writing program. This program is called 5 Card Flickr. This is a great program to use in the classroom, to help motivate students to write, as well as to spark creativity. Students will be given 5 images, and will have somewhat of choice as per their image selection. The idea is to have students develop and create a short story, incorporating the 5 images that they have selected. Students can get imaginative and creative. As each story will be unique to the student, encourage students to share their stories with the class.
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In today’s Digital and Media Literacy class, we discussed the meaning and importance of participatory culture. Prior to our discussion, I had no recollection of what this meant, but certainly was intrigued to find out. After becoming familiar with a video by Henry Jenkins, I learned that participatory culture is all around us. As a teacher-to-be, I immediately discovered what this means for our students today. As Jenkins mentioned, we are in a ‘moment of transition’, where the old media platforms are dying, and new media is being born. As students of today’s classrooms, there is ample opportunity to use and reflect on new media, wherein the students and teacher can learn and grow together. As a classroom, we can explore and expand many imaginations. In doing so, students can learn from one another through the sharing of stories and ideas. Participatory culture can lead to diversity; where different representations and perspectives begin to emerge. It truly is a world of connecting, contributing, sharing, engaging and expressing. Bringing it into the classroom If you want to pull elements of participatory culture into your classroom, there are a variety of ways to get started:
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