Today we discussed media choice and how different forms of media affect the portrayl of the story itself. What types of stories does TV/radio/newspaper cover and why? Students were introduced to Marshall McLuhan, a Canadian communications expert who said "the medium is the message." We talked about what this actually means.
Here is a Canadia Heritage Minute that features Marshall McLuhan - you might have seen this one.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtycdRBAbXk
Two more clips that might help explain McLuhan's idea:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFBlGaoAbfI&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6eJyth8Dvo&feature=related
Unit test coming....feels like November 1st. Details to come.
Homework: READ!!!!
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