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I've summarized some of the things we had talked about in class and added some of my own ideas about how we should present this topic. I won't make my entries as long as this next time! Add/delete/update whatever you think is missing so we can get a clear idea on what exactly we are trying to research and present.

We had discussed breaking our presentation down into a 5 minute discussion of the issue as a group and then 5 minutes for each of us to talk, followed by 10 minutes for discussion/stirring the pot and instigating an argument for the prof! Based on the class outline with the project description and the first groups presentation, this is the approach/information I think we should incorporate into our presentation: //Define issue (broad)-// access to info/media on a large scale; key terms and concepts //Links to IGE-// why it is important to teach to our students and what it teaches them //Progression/Expected knowledge-// Explain how we determined what content to develop based on the end goal we define. We need to give an overview of what we are trying to have students leave the education system with in terms of their beliefs on this issue and to do this effectively I think we need to break down the major concepts we will infuse into the different levels of curriculum (P, J, I, S) //Activities/Lessons-// I am undecided about the amount of detail we should present on these. //Teaching Resources-// provide lots of these as they relate to each level we talk about. //Discussion-// We need to come up with some really provoking questions... I have no doubt that the two of you will have good ideas about this debate part :) haha.

//Ideas About Access to Information/Media (our focus)// Interests -Internet, censorship/content distribution -news media -open access

//Global issue because:// -There is an abundance of information available and all people need to know how to evaluate information and form their own opinions; we need to teach our students how to question material and establish their own thoughts -links to ideas of citizenship, human rights, privatization and community -Government/ censorship

//Things to think about:// -consider access/methods of access to information in different parts of the world -consider whose point of view our news is projected from/to and how this affects citizens of Canada/North America (our students) -poverty and access/availability of information -propaganda in media/media literacy -physical infrastructure

//Ideas for teaching// -Newspaper trade between countries: detecting bias, comparisons

**Key Concepts Defined**

Propaganda - The spread of information or ideas that is intended to help or harm a particular idea, movement or cause

Censorship - The deliberate removal of ideas or information within a greater source or in its entirety for the purpose of controlling what is being understood

Media Manipulation - Promoting certain information or ideas through various media to favour a particular agenda

Bias - A partiality that presents an argument in an unfair way

Audience - The people observing a particular medium

Globalization and Media - The international interconnectedness of communication and the ability to broadcast a story simultaneously across the world

Media Infrastructure - The available sources of information provided within a society