DIY Media in the Classroom

by Guzzetti, Barbara J.

• ISBN13: 9780807750797
• ISBN10: 0807750794
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-05-01
• Publisher: Teachers College Pr

Summary

This book shows teachers how to bring students’ Do-It-Yourself media practices into the classroom (Grades 6-12). In one accessible resource, the authors explain DIY media, identify their appealing features for content area instruction, and describe the literacy skills and strategies they promote. Chapters address: Adolescents’ DIY Media as New Literacies; Blogs; Social Networking and Social Media Sites; Video Games, Machinima, and Virtual Worlds; YouTube and Video Sharing Sites; Informational Wikis and Online Resources; Fan Fiction, Fan Art and Web Comics; Zines and Indie Music; DIY Media, Assessment, Ethics, and Achievement. Providing a compelling rationale and framework for using DIY media in the classroom, this book: addresses both print-based and digital DIY media (one of the first professional education books to do so); provides teaching strategies for using DIY media across the curriculum, including English/language arts, math, social studies, science, art, and music; and offers multiple perspectives, including a classroom teacher who reflects on her own challenges and successes with DIY media in a high school class.

Author Biography

Barbara Guzzetti is a Professor in the division of Learning, Technology and Psychology in the Mary Lou Fulton Research Institute and Graduate School of Education at Arizona State University. Kate Elliott is a graduate student in nonprofit studies at Arizona State University. Diana Welsch is a Library Assistant in a large urban public library where she develops and implements art, music, and gaming programs for teens.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. xi
Acknowledgments	p. xv
Preface	p. xvii
Adolescents' DIY Media as New Literacies	p. 1
Why Should Teachers Care About DIY Media?	p. 2
Accessing and Valuing New DIY Literacies	p. 4
Gender Justice and the New Literacies	p. 5
Programs That Address Social Injustices in DIY Media	p. 7
Moving Forward: The Challenge of DIY Media	p. 9
Blogs	p. 11
Blog-Hosting Sites	p. 12
Blogs and Teens	p. 13
Blog Safety and Privacy	p. 14
Types of Blogs	p. 14
Blogs in Classrooms	p. 16
Literacy Skills and Abilities in Blogging	p. 18
Suggestions for Teaching in Content Areas with Blogs	p. 19
Social Networking and Social Media Sites	p. 21
Teens and Social Networking	p. 22
Common Features of Social Networking Sites	p. 23
Concerns About Social Networking Sites	p. 24
Helping Teens Protect Themselves	p. 25
Literacy Skills and Social Networking Sites	p. 26
Using Social Networking Sites in Classrooms	p. 26
Suggestions for Teaching in Content Areas	p. 28
Video Games, Machinima, and Virtual Worlds	p. 31
Adolescents Creating Video Games	p. 31
Criticisms of Video Games	p. 32
Educational Benefits of Playing Video Games	p. 33
Gender Disparities in Literacy and Gaming	p. 35
Creating Video Games in Content Areas	p. 36
Virtual Worlds	p. 37
Machinima	p. 38
Literacy Skills and Abilities in Video Gaming	p. 39
Using Video Games and Virtual Worlds in Classrooms	p. 40
Suggestions for Teaching with Video Games and Virtual Worlds	p. 40
YouTube and Video Sharing Sites	p. 43
YouTube: Broadcast Yourself	p. 44
Why Is You Tube So Popular?	p. 44
Internet Fame	p. 45
Viral Videos	p. 45
Cautions for Teens in Posting Videos	p. 46
Teacher Tube	p. 47
Other Video Sharing Sites	p. 47
Video Blogging	p. 48
Literacy Skills and Abilities in Video Sharing	p. 48
Suggestions for Teaching with Online Videos	p. 49
Informational Wikis and Online Resources	p. 51
Wikis as Online Sources of Information	p. 52
Wikipedia: Authoring and Co-Authoring Knowledge	p. 52
Other Online Resources	p. 54
Support for Using Wikis in Classrooms	p. 55
Literacy Skills and Abilities Fostered by Wikis	p. 55
Suggestions for Teaching with Online Information Resources in Content Areas	p. 55
Fan Fiction, Fan Art, and Web Comics	p. 59
Fan Fiction	p. 59
Fan Art	p. 61
Web Comics	p. 62
Literacy Skills and Abilities Fostered by Fan Fiction, Fan Art, and Comics	p. 64
Suggestions for Teaching with Fan Fiction, Fan Art, and Web Comics in Content Areas	p. 66
Zines and Indie Music	p. 69
Zines	p. 69
Indie Music	p. 72
Literacy Skills and Abilities Fostered by Zines and Indie Music	p. 75
Suggestions for Teaching with Indie Music and Zines in Content Areas	p. 76
DIY Media, Assessment, Achievement, and Ethics	p. 79
Standardized Assessments and DIY Media	p. 80
Informal Assessments as Alternative Assessments	p. 81
Ethical Issues in Teaching with DIY Media	p. 82
DIY Media and Students' Achievements	p. 84
Resources for Using DIY Media in Classroom Instruction	p. 85
Glossary	p. 87
Resources for Using DIY Media in Classrooms	p. 91
Literacy Skills in Various Forms of DIY Media	p. 93
References	p. 99
Index	p. 109
About the Authors	p. 117
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