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Final Project – Media Studies 120
This activity can be completed as a final assignment in Media Studies 120 in lieu of a final exam, or it can also be modified as a major project.
It can complement the assignment “Exploring How Teens Use Media” as students can possibly use the information and data they collected from that assignment for this one.
The assignment does include other topic suggestions in case students cannot develop a plan and create a product using the results from their research. You may change some of these suggestions depending on what topics your class explores during the semester.
MS Word Format
Final Project Media Studies 120
RTF (Rich Text Format)
Final Project Media Studies 120
Exploring How Teens Use Media
This is an activity designed for Media Studies 120 that can be a response assignment after looking at and discussing different studies and reports on youth consumption of media.
The studies/reports in this assignment mention the Nielson Report “How Teens Use Media” and “Students like Social Media.”
However, there are also other reports and info-graphics you can easily find online that will provide data that students can study and discuss in preparation to do their own local research.
The assignment mentions that students will create media in an additional project which you can access by clicking here.
A MS Word Version
Media Consumption Assignment
A RTF Version
Media Consumption Assignment
Ethical Dilemmas: Acceptable Use of School Computers Policy
The following assignment has been done with students in Broad Based Technology, but it could be completed with any class that uses school technology on a regular basis.
Before doing this assignment, you will need to review and discuss the policy on acceptable use of technology/computers.
You will also need to have a basic discussion on ethics and how some situations may be more serious than others and how a student may react differently to a situation than a teacher, depending on their viewpoints.
The assignment gives students the opportunity to consider how they may react differently if they were in a different role, or if they would react the same regardless of their role.
The assignment can be very helpful to set the tone for the class and what is expected of them when it comes to using technology. It can also “buy some time” the first or second week of classes as sometimes there are glitches and issues with technology before your classes can fully utilize the computers/school network. The role play activity can also help break the ice if students are just getting to know each other.
Suggestion: Upon completion of this assignment, you could have students create an awareness video, podcast or slideshow presentation highlighting why these guidelines are important.
Grade 9/10 Broad Based Technology Curriculum Outcomes: Apply positive, safe and ethical behaviours when using ICT.
Google Drive/Docs Format (if you use Google Drive, use the link below to access this assignment in Google Drive where you can make your own online copy)
Access a copy of the Assignment in Google Drive
Ms Word or Rich Text Format (download the assignment in either format to your computer using the links below)
CopyofBBT9EthicalDilemmasAcceptableUseofSchoolComputersPolicy
CopyofBBT9EthicalDilemmasAcceptableUseofSchoolComputersPolicy
Ancient History (Egypt Research Assignment)
Below are links to a concluding research assignment for the study of Ancient Egypt in History 10.
NOTE: At the beginning of the study, students discussed and brainstormed what they knew and what they wanted to know about Ancient Egypt, so at the end of the study they could revisit that class discussion and consider topics we did not explore or topics they want to explore further.
The link below is for teachers who use Google Drive as they can then make their own copy of the assignment and tweak and change it for their learning environment.
Google Docs Link to Exploring Ancient Egypt Research Assignment
If you do not use Google Drive, the assignment is also available in MS Word:
CopyofExploringAncientEgyptResearchActivity
And in rich text format:
CopyofExploringAncientEgyptResearchActivity.
Curriculum Outcomes: Depending on the topics chosen and explored, this assignment can meet outcomes on geographic factors, government structures, role of religion or law, social structures, technological innovations, or the role of writing.
Google Drive: Using Google Forms
The video below explores some ways you can use Google Drive’s Form feature in the classroom. The additional resource links mentioned in the video are:
How to Publish a Quiz Using Google Docs
81 Interesting Ways to Use Google Forms in the Classroom
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLx6tOc4cyo
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