Weekly Response 9: Free Choice

I am nearing the end stretch with my field experience at the Arts Academy at Benjamin Rush and I finally feel like everything is finally coming together. For the past two weeks I have been setting up our culminating activity, which will involve me bringing the students from the Video Journalism course to our class on Tuesday, Nov. 29. … Read more

Weekly Response 8: DIY Production and Developing News Literacy Skills

While reading the two articles by Bailin, Kafai and Peppler, I kept finding myself comparing it to my field experience at the Arts Academy at Benjamin Rush and envisioning ways I can use the information within the classroom. I particularly found Emily Bailin’s article, Philadelphia Students Explore Flash Mobs to Build Digital and Media Literacy Skills, … Read more