Facilitating Children's Understanding of Television as an Agent for Cultural Change.

Hoge, John Douglas

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ERIC Number: ED423204

Record Type: RIE

Publication Date: 1997-Nov

Pages: 8

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Facilitating Children's Understanding of Television as an Agent for Cultural Change.

Hoge, John Douglas

This paper offers a collection of activity ideas to help children gain perspective on the present use of television. The activities address both advantages and drawbacks of a television society. Students develop a critical view of the impact of television on the culture by participating in the activities. The activities include: (1) "TV Timeline"; (2) "Commercial Production"; (3) "Favorite Commercials"; (4) "Compare TV, Radio, and Newspaper Event Coverage"; (5) "Topical TV Collage"; (6) "Storybook Television"; (7) "Sensational TV"; (8) "TV Careers"; (9) "Classroom TV Studio"; and (10) "Children's Programming." (EH)

Descriptors: Change, Childrens Television, Commercial Television, Elementary Education, Mass Media Effects, News Media, Popular Culture, Social Change, Student Attitudes, Television Commercials, Television Viewing, Visual Literacy

Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Speeches/Meeting Papers

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Language: English

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Note: Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the National Council for the Social Studies (77th, Cincinnati, OH, November 20-23, 1997).