As part of the Powerful Voices for Kids program at the Russell Byers Charter School this summer, a group of fourth through sixth graders examined the power of social media, specifically its use during Philadelphia’s recent flash mobs.
Instructor John Landis is one of 13 instructors in the program, run by the School of Communications and Theater’s Media Education Lab, who has been exploring news and current events in relation to digital media and technology. After reading articles about recent events in Philadelphia and Washington, D.C., Landis said, “Students reflected on choices made by flash mob initiators. They also considered the decisions made by the participants and the police, and explored the choices made by newspapers and TV news in covering the event.”
Additionally, educators attended the Open Doors Program, a free professional development program that explored media literacy and technology integration from July 19 to 23.
Powerful Voices for Kids is supported by the Wyncote Foundation.
(Photos by Joseph V. Labolito/Temple University)
Watch NBC10′s story on the program here.
Click here to read Professor Renee Hobbs’ op-ed in the Philadelphia Daily News.
