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Quiz Yourself:  Share how you scored on the quiz - did anything surprise you?

You answered 5 out of 12 correctly. If you got 9 or more correct, you're well on your way to fully understanding youth and media in the 21st century. In fact, you should consider sharing your knowledge with others on your staff. If you got 6-8 answers correct, you're likely headed in the right direction, but you aren't quite there yet. These resources could help. Less than 6? Maybe you should be spending more time on this site! Here is a good place to start.

 Far as I'm concerned I can care less on which race/ethnicity is exposed more or less to media; the fact is that we all face it.  I really don't find a lot of these answers surprising because if I was to rate myself on some of the questions I would be the one multitasking, only reading print for 3 minutes a day, and have something going on while doing my homework.  Its just difficult to get the exact correct percentage but I guess I'm glad they only gave us four choices instead of choosing a number between 1 and 100. 

The Digital Media Landscape:  For each of the 4 sections in this area, share at least one link that you explored and what you learned.

 http://www.commoncraft.com/
 This link contains a bunch of simplistic videos that are easy to learn from.  I learned how to identify zombies and how I would take them out if I was to run into one.  Also I watched another video about investing money and learned a few different ways of making more money. 

http://www.commonsensemedia.org/
This link contains articles of commonsense.  One article I read was about setting up restrictions on the iPad at home. It was full of good information for parents and even teachers so they can restrict their children on what they can do on these powerful devices.   I found this highly interesting considering I got to borrow an iPad for a week. 

http://teachpaperless.blogspot.com/
The description of this blog caught my interest right off the bat.  I definitely think it would help out if there is a lack of paper in the classroom and everything is done electronically.  There is actually an example of such a classroom here in Fairbanks.  Everything is done on iPads and the students can communicate with the teacher 24/7. 

http://www.guide2digitallearning.com/
This link is about incorporating technology into the classroom and it contains nifty little facts.  Kids today are tested more, they have more access to information, and overall exposed more.

PBS Resources:  Review one of the resources listed. Share your insights or connections.
http://pbskids.org/arthur/parentsteachers/lesson/medialiteracy/index.html
First off, I loved watching Arthur when I was younger.  It’s definitely a cartoon that I approve of and wouldn’t have a problem showing in my classroom.  From watching the cartoon in the past I believe it does teach valuable lessons.  Since it’s a cartoon a majority of kids are willing to pay attention.

Integrating Digital Content and Tools: Review this list and share which suggestions intrigue you enough that you would like to try it with your own students one day.  Share the reasons for your choice.

I agree with #3 on the list.  I think it’s helpful to have help from other students especially for those that don’t have access at home.  When I was in school I hardly had any help at home for school work mainly because my mother didn’t know how to do most of it.

#12 on the list is an awesome choice of mine also.  I really like using Google earth and it’s an easy way to explore the world without having to pay outrageous amounts of money.

I would like to try number eleven on the list because I’m pretty sure that everybody in my classroom will have a cell phone when I start teaching.  Also I like feedback; it’s always nice to know what I can improve on and how I can make my class more interesting.