tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8753124101432892994.post7485090640315128798..comments2024-01-10T01:11:33.668-08:00Comments on That Blog Belongs to Emily Brown!: Media Smart Libraries Reflectionxemilyxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06226611626960189862noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8753124101432892994.post-30715914882251873352017-06-30T18:47:25.822-07:002017-06-30T18:47:25.822-07:00I'm kinda with Marshall McLuhan, who way back ...I'm kinda with Marshall McLuhan, who way back in the 60's said "the medium is the message". So different media, or medium, carry different messages.This wikipedia article is great, check it out: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_medium_is_the_message<br /> To me, it's understanding what's going on, how you are interacting with it, is it trying to manipulate you, is it changing your view, does it have anything to do with your culture? Here was my lightbulb moment: I was asking my students to write down the commercials they saw on television so we could discuss the message, when some of them said, I get commercials on my apps. Another said, yeah, on my gaming - and suddenly I realized how "old fashioned" I was, and then we discussed where we saw ads (websites, magazines, etc) as the halo shone round my head. And as for the zeitgeist lately of thinking book loving librarians are "old fashioned" which is getting on my last nerve - well, I'd say in some ways I feel like media is way easier than books. Anyone can do tech. We're all plugged in nowadays. It's a real skill to be able to read and advise for students, to open their hearts and minds to great literature and great ideas. People's lives have changed, completely changed from the right book. Here's one from Joseph Bruchac: http://www.nationalbook.org/bookchanged_jbruchac.html#.WVb-kFfMzww<br />Now find me a website that tells you how minecraft and angry birds were life changing...Lisa Caseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17969930668224347706noreply@blogger.com