This is a rough idea and certainly can be modified or wiped completely. McLaren(pg24)mentions the idea of "perception versus reality" and the power of the image. What is lost what is gained by just having an image? I want to develop this idea into a project.
I like this kernel here, and yes, you'll need to expand this.
ReplyDeleteNeil Postman once observed that the IMAGE treats the world as an object, and the WORD treats the world as an idea.
For example, I show you the word "dog" written on a board, you could think of the idea of "dog" and ANY dog might enter your mind.
If, on the other hand, I show you a picture of a particular dog - say, an 80 pound Goldendoodle named Zia - then it is that OBJECT of dog that will dominate.
Not sure if this is helpful - pushing students to distinguish between IMAGES and WORDS is an interesting challenge...
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-Tele game with group of students, expand
Let me think on this and look through my stacks. I know there's something creative and powerful brewing!
ReplyDeleteMelissa, here are my thoughts & responses to your posts on readings # 1 & 2. First, whenever I do parent presentations I'm usually in the library of a school, and those celebrity posters promoting reading always bothered me, but I still can't decide exactly why. Don't we wish reading inspired kids on its own merit? But the culture these students inhabit... sigh. Ok, that was an aside! I resonated with your musings on how our students' brains differ from our older versions - how deeply are they processing information comparitively? I ask/notice this frequently. I also appreciated your sharing your feelings of pride in being able to read through net content quickly - then questioning whether that really means we're smarter. Great questions here. Perhpas Carr and McLaren will help us address all this by course end? We can only hope! And thanks for your recognition that teaching skills and promoting critical thinking is certainly part of the answer. Media literacy! :)
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