Activity Objective:
In this activity, you will apply the critical process to examine issues of online safety and privacy.
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Developing a media-literate critical perspective involves mastering five overlapping stages that build on one another. Let’s review the critical process you’ll be using below:
Description: paying close attention, taking notes, and researching the subject under study
Analysis: discovering and focusing on significant patterns that emerge from the description stage
Interpretation: asking and answering “What does that mean?” and “So what?” questions about one’s findings
Evaluation: arriving at a judgment about whether something is good, bad, or mediocre, which involves subordinating one’s personal taste to the critical “bigger picture” resulting from the first three stages
Engagement: taking some action that connects our critical perspective with our role as citizens to question our media institutions, adding our own voice to the process of shaping the cultural environment
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Using the findings from your survey, let’s explore what patterns emerge in your classmates' attitudes and behaviors about online safety and privacy.
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Next, identify the meaning of the patterns you found regarding online safety and privacy.
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Through the following questions, assess ways that you think the Web sites your your classmates attitudes and behaviors are right or wrong, good or bad, are fine, or should change.
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Let’s take action! Identify ways you can take action regarding online safety and privacy. Here are some suggestions on how to get involved:
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