{"id":12599,"date":"2014-11-08T09:23:01","date_gmt":"2014-11-08T14:23:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.frankwbaker.com\/mlc\/?page_id=12599"},"modified":"2023-12-07T10:07:24","modified_gmt":"2023-12-07T15:07:24","slug":"is-seeing-believing-curriculum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.frankwbaker.com\/mlc\/is-seeing-believing-curriculum\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Seeing Believing: Curriculum"},"content":{"rendered":"

Resources for Teaching Visual Literacy As it Applies to News & Journalism<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

PhotoShock: Ethics in Advertising<\/a> (lesson plan)<\/p>\n

NEW<\/span>: lesson plan<\/a> incorporating elements of this curriculum<\/p>\n

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Click the image on\u00a0the left\u00a0to go to a 6 minute video excerpt<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

from the curriculum <\/span><\/b>Is Seeing Believing? How Can You Tell What\u2019s Real?<\/b>
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\nA Newseum<\/a> produced curriculum about the news, with special emphasis on photojournalism for students and teachers, grade 7-12<\/span><\/p>\n

“This presentation for students visiting the Newseum helps the profession and the work of our association, and provides better understanding among all people of the vital role news images plan in our world today.”
\nCharles H. Cooper, Executive Director Emeritus, National Press Photographers Association<\/strong><\/p>\n

“This curriculum package is an excellent way to introduce students and the public to the tenets of journalism, and shows how the profession serves as an extension of the public.”
\nGreg Christopher, Executive Director, Society of Professional Journalists<\/strong><\/p>\n

Frank Baker’s review of this curriculum, as published by The Center for Media Literacy:<\/b><\/p>\n

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NEW TEACHING PACKAGE ON PHOTOGRAPHY TACKLES ISSUES OF DIGITAL MANIPULATION<\/span><\/dt>\n
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Following a recent visit to the Newseum, a wonderful new museum devoted<\/span> to journalism and news established by the Freedom Forum Foundation in<\/span> the Washington, DC area (a must-stop on your next visit there), I<\/span> discovered an outstanding 22-minute video and teaching kit created to help middle and high school students explore the artistic and ethical<\/span> issues involved in “altering” photographs through digital imaging.<\/span><\/span><\/dt>\n
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Now “Is Seeing Believing? How Can You Tell What’s Real?” is available to schools across the country through distribution arranged by the Center for Media Literacy in Los Angeles. \u00a0 Teachers who utilize newspapers and\/or mainstream news magazines (Time, Newsweek, etc.) in the classroom<\/span> will be especially interested in using this affordable resource.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The video, a 22-minute excerpt of an hour-long PBS series entitled<\/span> “Media Matters,” begins by explaining that in the traditional process of<\/span> news photography over the decades, ” the image itself was rarely<\/span> tinkered with.” But things are now different. “Today’s computer<\/span> technology makes such alterations not only easy, but also undetectable. And it’s happening a lot\u2026”<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Following several recent controversial examples — the head of former<\/span> Texas Governor Ann Richards placed on the body of another woman sitting<\/span> astride a motorcycle; TIME magazine’s darkening the cover photo of O.J.<\/span> Simpson’s mugshot, and National Geographic moving the Egyptian pyramids<\/span> so that they appeared closer together — we hear from art designers and<\/span> photographers, news editors and photojournalists exploring whether the<\/span> manipulation was proper or warranted in each instance. Along the way<\/span> students see exactly how a computer can alter a photograph seamlessly<\/span> and perhaps most importantly, hear how even so-called experts are<\/span> wrestling with the issues involved.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The large (24×36) full-color poster included in the kit is designed so<\/span> that students examine different kinds of photos — ads, news, fashion,<\/span> sports — and apply what they’ve learned about photo manipulation. The<\/span> 18-page teacher’s guide is excellent and includes black line masters for<\/span> several follow-up activities about media manipulation through history. I<\/span> was fascinated to learn, for example, that during the Civil War, some<\/span> photographers, not able to alter the images they took, instead moved<\/span> bodies to improve the composition of their photos!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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My one criticism of the video is the typical documentary dependence on<\/span> “expert” voices and the absence of opinion and insight from audiences,<\/span> particularly young people who are growing up in today’s image culture.<\/span> Nevertheless I believe it is essential for students to develop critical<\/span> viewing skills for photography and this new resource is an excellent<\/span> start.
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\nTeacher Guide Contents<\/span>
\nINTRODUCTION
\nABOUT “Is Seeing Believing?”
\nTABLE OF CONTENTS
\nBACKGROUND FOR TEACHERS
\nHOW TO — USE THE VIDEO\u00a0
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\n(NOTE: the video is an excerpt from the PBS series “Media Matters,”
\nthe specific segment was called “Moving Pictures”
\nread a transcript of the segment here<\/a>.)
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\nINTRODUCING THE POSTER
\nHOW TO — USE THE POSTER PHOTOS 1-7
\nMORE PHOTOS TO PUZZLE OVER
\nTIPS FOR SAVVY NEWS CONSUMERS
\nSTUDENT ACTIVITY ONE\u2014IS IT NEWS?
\nIS IT NEWS WORKSHEET
\nSTUDENT ACTIVITY TWO\u2014IS THIS FOR REAL?
\nIS THIS FOR REAL WORKSHEET
\nWHERE TO FIND MORE
\nAFTER YOUR CLASS VISITS THE NEWSEUM<\/span><\/p>\n

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\n<\/span><\/b>Now available: Ethics In The Age of Digital Photography<\/a> (DVD: 1 hour)
\nproduced by the National Press Photographers Association
\nDescription: This 60-minute DVD by John Long offers suggestions for dealing with the
\nethical implications of the electronic revolution in photojournalism. With some examples
\nof digital manipulation and the problems caused by altered images, this video touches on
\nthe principles that support ethical decision-making.<\/span><\/p>\n

The People’s Choice: Digital Imagery and the Art of Persuasion<\/a> (lesson plans)<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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