Introduction to Media Literacy: Crash Course Media Literacy #1
First thing's first: what is media literacy? In our first episode, Jay breaks this question down and explains how we're going to use it to explore our media saturated world. *** Resources...
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Hey there everybody, I’m Jay Smooth and this is Crash Course Media Literacy. For the next few weeks we’re going to take a deep dive into media – how we consume it, how we create it, and how it impacts our everyday lives. Before we get started, do me a favor and think: how many hours did you spend consuming media today? Don’t worry, I’ll wait. What’d you come up with? 2 hours? 3? 5? If you’re the average U.S. adult, today you spent upwards of 10 hours watching TV, listening to the radio, surfing the web, scrolling through your phone, or checking out awesome educational video series on YouTube. That’s over 40% of your day! If you’re a teen or tween, you spent a little less time – maybe 6 to 9 hours. Never before in history have humans spent so...
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Hey there everybody, I’m Jay Smooth and this is Crash Course Media Literacy. For the next few weeks we’re going to take a deep dive into media – how we consume it, how we create it, and how it impacts our everyday lives. Before we get started, do me a favor and think: how many hours did you spend consuming media today? Don’t worry, I’ll wait. What’d you come up with? 2 hours? 3? 5? If you’re the average U.S. adult, today you spent upwards of 10 hours watching TV, listening to the radio, surfing the web, scrolling through your phone, or checking out awesome educational video series on YouTube. That’s over 40% of your day! If you’re a teen or tween, you spent a little less time – maybe 6 to 9 hours. Never before in history have humans spent so...
