Talking Back...

As you look over the Listen Up! site for class tomorrow, think about the title of this week. Do you think of this kind of video work as "talking back?"

Looking forward to seeing you all tomorrow!

LB :)

Another Facebook Issue to Consider

I stumbled upon this article over the weekend and thought it, too, was relevant to our discussion of MySpace and YouTube for this week. Check it out.

Testing Horace Mann

When students created Facebook pages that viciously attacked a teacher, and when their wealthy parents on the school’s board defended them, Horace Mann was forced to confront a series of questions: Is a Facebook page private, like a diary? Is big money distorting private-school education? And what values is a school supposed to teach?...

MySpace and YouTube

We've been talking a lot about issues of representation and how adults represent youth. This week, I want you to take look at some of the spaces where teens represent themselves. Of course, adult have something to say about this as well... What are the issues that arise in our culture when youth have a genuine, authentic 'room of their own'? How are teens using that space? What concerns do adults have about that space? Take a look at these articles I found and blog about them for this week. Be mindful of the issues we have been talking about: dominant discourses of youth, resistance, race, class, gender... Have fun with it!

YouTube 101: A College Class

Why Youth Heart MySpace

Henry Jenkins Interview on Social Networking

Family, Community and YouTube

Readings on Kid Nation

Here are the readings for next week's class on Kid Nation, a reality show that aired last fall.

Take a look at these links and feel free to look for other write ups about the show. You may even be able to find some clips if you dig a little. Use your blog to think about what these authors below have to say about teenagers. Are they drawing from the dominant discourse we have talked about? Or are they challenging them? Do they think that this reality show looks favorably on the kids of Kid Nation, or is it just another chance to cast kids in a negative light?

Kid Nation Home Page (check it out for basic info)

Ellen Goodman, 'Kid Nation': CBS' New Reality Show Creates Little Capitalists

Should Kids Be Seen?

Birth of a Kid Nation

Kid Nation: It's Not Exactly William Golding!

How do we learn about the political process?

So this is for Priscilla and many others of us who talked about being mystified by the whole political process tonight in class... Schoolhouse Rock was a big hit in the 1970s (some of you may remember!). Its main purpose was to educate kids about everything from social studies to grammar. If you want more, go to YouTube and look up SCHOOLHOUSE ROCK. Look at all the ways we can learn (good and bad!) from popular culture!!

Photo Project Presentations

Just a reminder of the plan we made in class on Monday...

You will each have a max of 10 minutes for your presentations next week. I will have the digital projector, my laptop, and a TV cart (for VHS tapes) so you can plan for any of this technology.

Your goal is to present your photos in a coherent "story," illustrating that story in the details of your photographs. The Greenfield piece is your model.

Looking forward to seeing the stories you produce with your teenagers pics!!

LB :)

Hello? Seeking Evidence of you in the Blogisphere!

Just a reminder that your blog posts are due by noon on Mondays. Barely half of you have posted for today. Those of you that have posted have up fabulous thoughts and ideas -- all of the ones I have read have been so strong! For example, check out Alice, Nicole, and Alisha for some great insights.

See you in class!