Seven Power Lens Of The 21st Century

"Since we know that students are speed-reading and skimming online, that they prefer clicking to scrolling, and that they will rarely read below the “fold”"- J. Nielsen

1.What is semiotics? Semiotics is the study of how ideas are delivered by the reading of signs and symbols.

 2. How can teachers capitalize on students preferred literacy behaviors? Teachers can teach quick ways to discover a source's credibility. Things like such as cutting back the URL in the search bar, or looking up certain authors can help with distinguishing fact from fiction.

3. According to this article why is it important for students to learn to analyze the news media? It is important because if students are taught how to analyze new media they will be able to analyze what they see on TV or online and hear on the radio and make an informed decision based on their perception.

4. Copy and Paste a West Virginia CSO that a photo analysis activity might address in a content area.

M.O.K.3.1:

use physical materials to construct, identify, and classify basic geometric plane shapes:

• circles
• ellipses (oval)
• rectangles including squares
• triangles