3rd Annual NJEDge Technology in Education Conference

November 2–4, 2006
3rd Annual NJEDge Technology in Education Conference
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Analyze This! Pop Culture and Media in the Classroom Curriculum
Ella Rue, New Jersey City University
The purpose of this action based research study was to create a model for professional development for secondary educators, to integrate media literacy into their curriculum. Focusing on the engagement theory, specific to technology and learning, this model assessed the needs of secondary educators regarding how they integrate media literacy into their discipline. Research Questions that were addressed: How can media literacy be integrated into the secondary curriculum? Do secondary educators know how to use technology to incorporate media literacy into their discipline? Can the use of the Engagement Theory help secondary educators incorporate media literacy into their curriculum?
Making Media: Teachers Discovering Media Edcation through Production

Melda Yildiz, William Paterson University
Although media production is considered to be a time consuming, difficult, and expensive process, educators need to integrate media literacy and media production into their curriculum in order to prepare new generation for media-rich culture. This research promotes literacy through media production in teacher education, describes teachers' reactions, discoveries, and experiences with media, and showcases their projects. It is based on the participatory research conducted on teaching online classes and investigated over one hundred educators in seven different states. To date, few scholarly studies have investigated either the power of media production in teacher education. This presentation attempts to fill the gap by outlining the natural links between teacher education and communication.