My name is Abigail Hayhurst. I live in Bridgeport, WV and I am a recent graduate of FSU (Dec 2012). I am currently pursuing my Masters in Digital Media. I'm also very excited to start my very first full time teaching position! I have been dreaming of my own classroom for so long, I can't believe it's finally here! I am teaching 4th grade at Nutter Fort Intermediate. This week was our first full week with the kids, and I am loving every minute of it! I will be teaching reading, social studies, and science, and what I hope to learn from this class is how to bring technology into these subjects to get my students motivated.
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1. Why is teaching media literacy important?
It is important to teach media literacy because our students are bombarded with media every single day. It is a huge part of their lives, and it starts at a young age. As educators, we need to talk to our students about what they are seeing in the media, and the difference between what is real and what is fake, and how they can analyze that for themselves.
2. What do you want to learn about teaching media literacy?
I want to learn more about teaching students about media bias. I got some really good ideas from my course this summer, and I would like to expand on that. I am going to be teaching reading, social studies, and science, and I would love to learn some more engaging ways to bring technology into those content areas.
3. What concerns you about teaching media literacy?
My biggest concern is time. I am teaching three blocks of reading/social studies and I only have one hour with each class. I have access to a mobile lab once a week for an hour and a half, and a computer lab for the same. I want to be able to make the most of the time I have with the technology.
One thing I learned about you is...you like to travel.
ReplyDeleteYou seem similar or different than me because...we are different in the fact that you have traveled and I am more of a home body.
One thing about you I would like to know more about is......what is the farthest place you have gone?
One thing I learned about you is that you like vacation.
ReplyDeleteYou seem different than me, because the beach is your favorite spot.
One thing about you I would like to know more about is, we used to go to church together, where do you go now?
One thing I learned about you is that you like the beach (already knew that kind of!)
ReplyDeleteYou seem DIFFERENT to me because you are a marathoner... I am not!
One thing about you I would like to know more about is Who designed your grad cap!?!? Just kidding =) How is your year going so far!?
One thing I learned about you is that you run marathons. I can't do that yet.
ReplyDeleteYou seem different from me in that the beach is your favorite place.
One thing I'd like to know is what is the farthest you have ever run?
One thing I learned about you is that you rum marathons.
ReplyDeleteWe are similar because we both love the beach and love to travel.
One thing about you I would like to know more about is what marathons have you ran?
One thing I learned about you is that you are a runner.
ReplyDeleteWe are the same because we both like to stay fit.
I would like to know is how your students are in class.