New Media in the Classroom

Do's and Don'ts for Media in the Classroom

In our Collaborative Media Literacy group we're discussing how to use media to teach a subject, like English or Physics. This, of course, is the hot topic amongst teachers; how do we incorporate new media into the classroom, as so many of our students are so well versed in how to use media. It keeps them engaged and interested in the learning process as it evolves with them. My interest in education is to keep it as real as possible; use it to shed light on the world around students, as it is ever changing and evolving. We have to keep using technology and including it in the classroom, but at the same time we shouldn't just be filling their heads with facts, we should be teaching them how to process the stimuli they're receiving everyday.