MediaProduction


 * Producing Original Media**

Students are eager to construct their own videos and commercials. Classes have taken two different approaches to this step of learning media literacy.

The first approach is to try to produce a tricky commercial, one that takes a marginally interesting product and overpromote it, using several tricks typically found in television advertising.

mimic tv commercials

film a public service announcement - create a positive media message

The second approach can be fueled by viewing some of the positive messages found at Concerned Children's Advertisers:

http://cca-kids.ca/kids/commercials/index.html //**Public Service Announcements (Positive Messages for Kids)**// //Positive Messages include the following://
 * Stay fit
 * Make the right choices in your life
 * Don't smoke and drink
 * Don't put things you find in your mouth:
 * Girls, be yourselves.
 * Use your brain
 * Don't touch needles
 * Everyone's good at something
 * Don't give up on your friends even if they're not "cool"
 * Don't be shy to be friends with someone who has disabilities
 * It doesn't matter how you look on the outside but on the inside, that's what matters.
 * Don't watch so much tv
 * Don't believe everything you see on tv
 * You are smarter than your T.V. so act like it.
 * Be yourself all the time.
 * Do what is right for yourself.
 * You decide