Know Your Government 2015

Digital Citizenship: Building Responsible

Citizens Utilizing MediaPlease have your KYG Coordinator’s Packet and KYG

Curriculum available as we will reference it throughout this webinar.

Polls

Let’s take a poll…….

Chat box…….

Questions……..

Agenda

Why this topic, this year?

Coordinator’s Packet

Research

Blogging

CurriculumMeeting Rundowns

Compliments (if time allows)

*Find page 49 and begin renumbering; page 52 got stuck

“How can citizens be best prepared to participate in a democracy? What kinds of knowledge, attitudes and skills are essential for being a citizen in a media age?

How do we create opportunities for young people to develop their interests in democracy? What role can the media, teachers and parents play?

In more and more classrooms in the United States, educators are beginning to help students acquire the skills they need to manage in a media-saturated environment, recognizing that in its broadest sense, literacy must include the ability to skillfully 'read' and 'write' in a wide range of message forms, especially considering the dominance of image-based electronic media.”

 Hobbs, R. (1998). Building citizenship skills through media literacy education. In M. Salvador and P. Sias, (Eds.) The Public Voice in a Democracy at Risk. Westport, CT: Praeger Press, pps. 57 -76.

Media Literacy And Building Citizenship Skills Elihu Katz (1992, 37) reminds us of the organic connection between communication, education and democracy: "democracy is meaningless without multiple voices...it is simply impossible to talk about citizenship training in modern society without reference to mass communication." There are three major ways in which media literacy can contribute to strengthening the future of American democracy through outreach to the 45 million students in our nation's schools.

First, media literacy practices help strengthen students' information access, analysis and communication skills and build an appreciation for why monitoring the world is important.

Media literacy can inform students about how the press functions in a democracy, why it matters that citizens gain information and exposure to diverse opinions, and what people need to participate in policy decision-making at the community, state and federal levels.

Secondly, media literacy can support and foster educational environments in which students can practice the skills of leadership, free and responsible self-expression, conflict resolution and consensus-building, because without these skills, young people will not be able to effectively engage with others in the challenges of cooperative problem-solving that participation in a democratic society demands.

Third, media literacy skills can inspire young people to become more interested in increasing their access to diverse sources of information.

http://www.medialit.org/reading-room/building-citizenship-skills-through-media-literacy-education

Teambuilding: Postcards Meeting 2, Activity 9, page 29

1.Open Postcard Activity in File Share; 2.Pick a photo that represents you as your

county coordinator/chaperone for KYG3.Briefly share how it represents you, using the

chat box4.After the webinar, write HOW it represents you

under the photo, also include your name and address

5.Email to Rachel at: Rachel.George@clark.wa.gov

6.we’ll be sending them to you in early February

Coordinator’s Packet

Form A is the Registration Form, pg. 19Turn in when you register your

delegation.

Health forms are fillable pages available online: http://

4h.wsu.edu/conferences/kyg/registration.htmlBring copies to KYG in Olympia when you come for the conference. Keep your copies for travel.

Curriculum!Introduction

Why WhatHow- (next slide)

Blogging -- http://www.wikihow.com/Blog-Effectively KYG Blog – http://4hknowyourgov.blogspot.com

Email Carey, Rachel, or Clinton to request email address to post a blog

Facebook -- https://www.facebook.com/pages/WA-State-4-H-Know-Your-Government/251423254905612 Twitter -- @WA_4H_KYG ; #WAKYG15

Chaperoning for Life Skill Development

1. Structured meetings before KYG and during KYG

Provide consistent process for engaging youth in activities and discussions to encourage increase participation and learning.

To include: Community Builders, Group agreement, Content or subject matter focus, Appreciation, Closing/Reflection

2. Intentional focus on life skill development

3. Learning support through the experiential model: Do/Reflect/Apply

Curriculum!

Meeting 1Meeting Agenda- write out/display each meetingTeambuilding- Group Agreement- display each meetingWhat is Media? Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M89_wjcwzfY County Issue brainstormingLife Skills

Curriculum!

Meeting 2Teambuilding ActivityPhotovoiceMedia literacyInvite Legislators

Curriculum!

Meeting 3Netiquette https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mebKKLpYGkQ&list=PLvzOwE5lWqhRhUa0Zet5__9yfLX8NRvb3&index=12 Beginner’s guidesDo Now http://blogs.kqed.org/education/category/do-now/ Polleverywhere.com -- example

Curriculum!Meeting 4

TicTacToePolitics and the MediaCompliments/AppreciationNews Displays for ConferenceTwitter Summary

What’s happening at the conference in Olympia?

Saturday 3:00 – 5:00 Check in 3:30 – 5:00 Challenge 5:00 – 5:30 Room Check in 5:30 – 7:15 Dinner, Welcome, Speaker, 7:15- 7:30 Break 7:30 – 8:30 Chaperone meeting      7:30 - 8:30 Session A – Getting acquainted  8:45 – 9:30 County Meeting 10:00 In your own room – quiet   Sunday Breakfast on your own 8:00 – 9:30 Session B – Media 101 9:30 - 9:45 Break 9:45-10:45 Session C – Journalist & Reporter 101 11:00-12:00 Session D - Research Part 112:00-1:30 Lunch1:45 - 2:45 Session D- Research Part 2 2:45 – 3:00 Break 3:00 – 4:30 Session E - Compilation & Posting 4:30 – 8:00 County Night Out 8:00 – 9:00 Session F – Breaking News 9:15 – 9:45 County Meeting 10:00 In your own room – quiet 

Monday Breakfast on your own 8:15 -10:15 Session G – Investigate and Respond 10:15–10:45 Break 10:45- 12:15 Community Service  12:30- 1:30    Lunch 1:45 – 4:00    Scavenger Hunt 4:00 -- 5:00    Dinner Prep 5:30 – 7:30    Legislative Dinner 7:30 – 8:00    Break 8:00 – 10:00 Dance, Movie, Game Room 10:15–10:45 County Meeting11:00 In your own room – quiet   Tuesday 8:30 – 10 Session H – Wrap Up

Curriculum!

Meeting 5 – Post conferenceOpportunity for youth to carry out the work they have completed on their County IssueMore detailed outline will be given out at KYG conference

Questions?

Blog/Twitter questions: Rachel or Clinton

Other curriculum questions: Jan

Have Fun!

Learn something new!