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My learners are 5 year old children from the Roxbury, Mattapan, Dorchester area.  They are mainly black and brown children from lower income families.  My educational context is to get students to think deeply about these questions: How do we define our own identities? How can people’s identities be different to and similar to ourContinue reading “Our Community!”

When I first began this digital media course I listed my ideas of digital media literacy as follows: Zoom, Seesaw, Dojo, YouTube, HappyNumbers, ABC Mouse, Chat rooms, Blogs, Social Media and Google. My idea of DML was that it consisted of learning to navigate computer websites. After the first week’s readings, I revised my listContinue reading “Mind/Concept Maps”

By Oneida Casado As a parent and kindergarten teacher, this question is often on my mind. When I watch my young students play and interact with peers, I wonder if the overuse of screen time has put a strain on peer to peer social interaction and physical activity. In the 1970s, when I was aContinue reading “How much screen time is too much for young children?”

We all play an active role in media literacy.  If you have ever posted on social media, used it to influence someone’s opinion or to express yourself creatively, you are actively involved in media literacy.  In the article, Confronting the Challenges of Participatory Culture: Media Education for the 21st Century written by Henry Jenkins, DirectorContinue reading “Participatory Media Literacy”

This is an example post, originally published as part of Blogging University. Enroll in one of our ten programs, and start your blog right. You’re going to publish a post today. Don’t worry about how your blog looks. Don’t worry if you haven’t given it a name yet, or you’re feeling overwhelmed. Just click theContinue reading “Introduce Yourself (Example Post)”

By Oneida Casado It is everyone’s responsibility to teach digital and media literacy skills! Children are exposed to media at a very young age today. They begin to learn through media almost as soon as they are born! They learn to use their caregiver’s cell phones, computers and television as a form of entertainment andContinue reading “Whose responsibility is it to teach D&ML skills?”