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The Electric Experience
Module 2, Activity 1.1 - Introduction of Electronic Media
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Introduction:

The technology of television and radio has had a profound effect on our culture. In this lesson you create a timeline, group types of shows and view the changing face of war on the television screen. Not up for all that? Try the alternate task - a digital biography.

Activities:

Task One - Timeline
You will create a timeline discussing the major sources of electronic news. Start with the invention of the radio and go until the year 2000. Select a minimum of 15 major events in Canadian television and radio, such as the first news program or the first broadcast in color.

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Task Two - Charting Change
View the schedules for CBC TV and Radio in 1959, and compare them to today's schedules for CBC television and radio programming. Mentally practice grouping similar types of programs by style (like news, children's programming or soap opera). Then try grouping the programs by time slot using the chart.

tv and chair What we watch on Television or listen to on the Radio affects our perception of the world.

What viewing options did we have?
Try to generalize about programming using your chart. Is news always available around supper time? Do entertainment shows occur after supper?
Objectives:

You will be able to
- consider how electronic media, including the Internet, have changed journalism and will continue to affect it in the future
- listen to understand and learn
- compare, contrast, and evaluate texts
Resources:

- chart
- internet access to view links
- paper and markers for the timeline

Task Two Continued . . .
After completing the chart, compare your chart with another student's chart. Looking at the the time slot comparison, discuss why certain shows are most common at certain times, even after half a decade. Be sure to note differences and guess why they exist.

Task Three - Televised War
The use of television to cover war changed the way wars were fought and what people thought about wars. While the access civilians at home in North America had to the war was controlled during previous wars, television changed that reporting. Find out about the role of television by reading or viewing.

After absorbing at least one article or media clip, participate in the class discussion on the role of electronic media in war coverage. Be sure to discuss the differences between print coverage and television or radio coverage.

shift

 Want a different approach to history? Become a news biographer, and try an alternate task where you create a slide show biography.
 

Last Updated
May 27, 2005

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