Smart Media

Evaluate currency, accuracy, reliability and purpose of online content

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What is media?

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Term 4 2020

What media can we see in our class today?

What is Media?

What is media? Brainstorm in a small groups of 2-3 your ideas and thoughts of what media is and can be.

Watch the video and below and create a definition based on what you learnt in the video.

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What is Media?

We are constantly surrounded by media, we may not even notice that we’re consuming it – or, more importantly, we may consume it without paying attention or engaging with it critically.

Think about all the media you have consumed today. The next slide has a list of media types to consider.

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Think about all the media we have have consumed. Share some of these media with a buddy.

What is Media?

Here is a list of media please note the list is by no means exhaustive.

• Internet
• Television
• Radio
• Video games
• Newspapers, magazines, books, brochures and other forms of print
• Outdoor advertising (billboards, bus shelter ads, shop fronts etc.)
• Product packaging in stores or in products they use at home (fizzy drink bottles, displays)
• Logos or messages on clothing (yours and others’)
• Posters and signs
• Text messages
• Background music in stores

Media I use - add a selfie and use Remove Background and add a background that shows you are not at school.