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resources facilitating the evaluation of media messages from a biblical worldview
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A Christian Educator's Critique of Television Advertising Tertiary-Lifelong"The heart of the paper explores some of the key areas of controversy in the industry today from the perspective of Christian principles and concerns...suggestions are offered for how the conscientious disciple of Christ should respond and relate to these issues appropriately--in the career setting or in the family room." This paper was presented at the 3rd Institute of Christian Teaching. -
Biblical Foundation for a Modern Prophet Tertiary-LifelongThe prophetic gift is founded on the basic need for the communication that must exist between Deity and the fallen human family. Occultism and the sphere of false prophets are two systems that have operated throughout human history to deceive and mislead the... -
Communication as a Method of Discipline Grade 4-LifelongSome confuse discipline with punishment. The differences between the two could be summarized as follows: a. Discipline is continuous teaching; punishment is a moment's discharge of anger.b. Discipline reasons and thinks things through; punishment... -
Critical Thinking and the Media Kindergarten-LifelongWe are inevitably influenced by what the media blitz hits us with every day. We become like what we behold and it is important to critically sift through the barrage, recognize bias, understand the various persuasion techniques used, make informed decisions about fact, fiction, opinion, and to dig for Truth. -
Film Analysis - Faces of Jesus Grade 7-Grade 12The purpose of this lesson plan is to teach students the various aspects of film-making by leading them through analysis of a variety of film clips, each depicting the same event in the life of Christ as portrayed in the films. Discussion on communicating through film is included. -
From Homo Sapiens to Homo Videns Tertiary-LifelongPereyra talks about homo sapiens turning into homo videns. We have gone from abstract thinking to living in the age of images. -
How to Choose What We Watch Tertiary-Lifelong"With multiple channels accessible at the press of a button and with videos and movies available throughout day or night, the visual media poses a dilemma for Seventh-day Adventists.* Much of it appears fundamentally at odds with our faith. Violence,... -
Media Awareness - Hidden Persuaders Unit Grade 5-Grade 12Media messages surround our students who are influenced to buy, do, or be whatever the media is selling. The media often portrays a lifestyle that is not consistent with Christian values. Learning the "hidden persuaders" in advertising and politics can help students make better choices as they form their worldview. -
Media Messages - Do They Affect Our Youth? Kindergarten-LifelongHow do media messages affect society, particularly young people? The results show that by age 70, most people will have watched television for between 7-10 years of their lives. -
Plugged In - Christian Media Reviews Preschool-LifelongPlugged In is a Focus on the Family publication designed to equip parents, youth leaders, ministers and teens with essential tools to understand, navigate and impact the culture in which they live. -
Questions of Discernment in Dealing with Todays Entertainment Media Grade 7-LifelongChristian spotlight reviews current videos or films, and links to articles and research on the impact of media. -
Screening the Screen - Media Literacy and the Christian Grade 9-LifelongIn today's society, we often are overrun with media. How do we know what content is appropriate for a Christian? Steyn gives a five key point outline that will help you decide if your choices are affecting you positively or negatively. "We... -
Teaching Diversity and Media Literacy through Drama Grade 9-Grade 12This 2018 NAD convention breakout session demonstrated "how dramatic texts can be useful tools for teaching diversity and media literacy in high school classrooms. The co-presenters [discussed] strategies for assignment design to meet NAD and Common Core... -
Television - Terrible or Terrific? Grade 1-LifelongTelevision is neither all good, nor all bad. Arguments are presented for each. -
Television and Violence - A Christian Response to the Debate over Effects Grade 9-LifelongReynaud talks about research on the effects of television in correlation to violence. -
The Impact of Computer Literacy and Library Anxiety on Students' Library Experience TertiaryDespite growing up with technology, are college freshmen well prepared for library research, or does their computer savvy actually put them at a disadvantage? Do other factors such as library anxiety affect students’ research experience? How can secondary educators better prepare their students for the leap from a small school library to a large college or university library? How can college librarians make new students’ first library experience a positive one? These questions are addressed in this article. -
The Same Story Told Differently Tertiary-LifelongMel Gibson’s The Passion of the Christ is the same story told differently, and so our reactions will come from our varying perspectives. -
TV Spotlight - Christian Answers.net Grade 1-LifelongReview TV program ranking from a Christian worldview. Or link to movie and eGame reviews, Christian films and what's coming in Christian spotlight on entertainment. -
Workshop on Evaluation by Developmental Tests Grade 7-LifelongIn order to carry out the Performance and Competency Assessment, it is important for the teacher to: Select assessment tasks that are clearly connected to what has been taught. Share the evaluation criteria. Provide students with clear standards...