As part of our studies for radio advertising and the science of sound recording devices, students “dissected” an old stereo/speaker system. Before taking it apart, we spent time observing the machine (parts we saw, buttons, technical language used). We began by unscrewing easily distinguishable parts...then we kind of just busted the thing open! Students LOVED this activity, and so many great observations and questions were brought up as we explored. For instance, as we took apart the speakers, students noticed that there was a huge magnet inside! Together we discussed how this piece helps the speakers to create various sounds. Some students even brought in their own tools the following day to unsolder some of the pieces.
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As part of our critical media projects, students are learning about the history of radio and recording technologies that allowed the beginnings of mass communication and advertising. This week we visited a local radio station, Michigan Public Radio, to take a closer look at the behind the scenes of this profession! Students were able to use some of the technology and record themselves being interviewed.
Students finished their final product for our first project, Reading the Landscape: A Story of Place! We are all very proud of how it turned out and we had a few special moments this week as students were able to show Shawn Severance, local naturalist who helped us throughout this project, their work as well as Matt Grocoff, founder of Thrive Collaborative and Veridian at County Farm. Students autographed their copies of the book. One copy will live at Summers-Knoll and another will live at the Veridian site, serving to educate the community on the history of the area and the role we play in it.
Students participated in front of the school on Friday 1/31/20 about the advertising techniques we have been studying. Students showed their own advertisements they have created and explained how various techniques and narratives are used by agencies to "catch us" and influence us to consume products in specific ways.
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