Every August since 1998, Beloit College has released a list they call the . The list was originally created as a reminder to faculty to be aware of dated references, and has become an annual look “at the cultural touchstones that shape the lives of students entering college this fall”.聽How can we be mindful and stay current ourselves? One way is to incorporate popular culture and current technologies into the classroom.
- View the on demand web seminar, “” for recommendations for engaging students with popular culture and the media.
- “” from Talking Points聽reminds us that genuine learning聽occurs only when聽children are genuinely聽engaged in the process.
- The authors of “”聽shared their discoveries on finding a good fit between curriculum and technology. Some examples of “good聽fits鈥� they found were Virtual Field Trips and WebQuests.
- While the most obvious聽advantage of using digital聽tools and popular culture in the聽classroom is the potential for聽increasing students鈥� interest,聽the equally important benefit is聽that digital media offer a whole聽range of challenging texts that聽will push students further in聽critical reading and thinking. Read more in聽“” from English Journal.
- “” describes聽activities and assignments聽for using a youth lens to聽critique dominant images聽of adolescents/ce in young聽adult literature and pop聽culture texts.
How do you keep your curriculum relevant for today’s students?