From the NYTimes.com
Blogging heads on connective writing, the dangers and prevelance of information cocooning and blogs v. newspapers.
These guys must have been in the advanced version of cybercamp. 
But it makes me rethink what I want to accomplish this week. An online media literacy unit for students now seems appropriate. How to access, evaulate and use the news seems a worthy task for a social studies teacher. In the words of our authors make them “information artists”. It seems to me that is what is required of active citizens today.
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myrag
// Jun 3, 2008 at 4:22 pm
You are absolutely right. We have kids in the library contantly using someone’s personal blog post as “gospel” and as a resource for their research. Unfortunately, many students have the idea that “if it’s on the Internet, it must be true”.
Remember your Media Specialist in the library — sounds like a great collaborative project!
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Joanne
// Jun 3, 2008 at 8:36 pm
I loved the guys in this 5 minute video; their opinions were definite and unwavering, and brought up additional questions. What is bias in media – mainstream or digital media? does connective writing work best in mainstream media or in blogging (Bud?), how can we best teach media literacy.
The Media Literacy Clearing <a href= http://www.frankwbaker.com/house link that you provided has some great examples or at least aspects of teaching media literacy.
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myrag
// Jun 4, 2008 at 6:29 am
It was interesting to watch this little segment. Thank you for teaching the most important part of being a responsible citizen — to learn how to seek, filter, and evaluate traditional and non-traditional media.
Probably some of my favorite information resources are some very amazing bloggers. I most trust those who hyperlink throughout their posts. They link to headlines, provide further examination and reading, and support their view with relevant links. Credibility rules.
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cmasson50
// Jun 4, 2008 at 7:08 am
Thanks for the media literacy link. I sent it to my (CU Denver Television and Video Post Production major) daughter.
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Frank Baker
// Jun 10, 2008 at 5:00 pm
hi: I am the creator and webmaster of the website you posted.
(www.frankwbaker.com) Thanks. Since you are tying to connect media with writing, allow me to suggest that all media start out as writing. With that in mind, check out the link to:
Scriptwriting In The Classroom.
Hope to hear from you, should you have questions.
fbaker1346@aol.com
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