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= **Week Two: Monday, Feb. 7- Friday, February 11 ** =

Monday: Notes: "Why Mass Media are Important." Article, "If Your Kids Are Awake, They're Probably Online" by Tamar Lewin.Questions for discussion and reading comprehension are on the last page of your handout, complete. Fill out the “how much time do you spend consuming media” chart. Discuss. We will be doing an assignment that reviews your “media autobiography”; these questions will serve to be helpful as you prepare your project. . Tuesday: Thinking about yesterday's article, we now want to consider the implications of the study that shows that kids use electronic devices virtually all the time. Today, you'll look back to 2005 and think about your life and how its been changed by technology. "Measuring Your Media Sheet"; "Every Waking Minute: Examining Your Own Media Habits"; write a thoughtful and detailed paragraph about your own personal habits. Due Friday. Wednesday: Watch the film, "Growing Up Online." If you did not see it, check it out here: [] Thursday: Introduction of Unit 1 Project: "It's My Life: A Media Autobiography."  <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Today we went to the lab to try to learn about Prezi and get started. If you stilll need to get a Prezi account or take a tutorial, do it here: <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; url(http: //www.wikispaces.com/i/a.gif); background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; cursor: pointer; padding-right: 10px;">[] <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Friday: We will have the mobile laptop lab to continue working on our Media Autobiography project. Please bring earphones. This will the only other computer day offered, the project must be completed at home and ready to present on Monday, February 21st.