Media in the Online Age: 05/28/11

Unit overview

Hello and welcome to the Media in the Online Age blog. On this blog you will find links to interesting articles and websites connected to the case studies and ideas that you will encounter on the course. You will also find a selection of videos - some of which you will analyse in class.

You will see several link lists on the right hand side of the page. The 'important people to follow' are people who we will study during the course of the unit, and the 'important links' are really useful in developing your knowledge and understanding of media in the online age.

The final link list on the right ('Links to Theories and Concepts') will come into use as the unit progresses and will eventually be an excellent revision resource for you as we get nearer to the exams.

We hope you really enjoy the unit.

Saturday, May 28, 2011

Let's pinch ideas from other sixth form colleges

In the advent of the web 2.0 era us teachers believe that sharing is very important. We know that lots of other Colleges look at the websites that we've created for you, and we also think it's important that you look at what other colleges are up to. Have a look at this link to another Sixth Form College's MOA blog.

Hugely important weblink!

This link will take you through to special advice about responding to a Media in the Online Age exam question. The link is for Pete Fraser's blog. Pete Fraser is the chief examiner for A Level Media Studies at OCR. On his blog, he takes you through ways of approaching exam questions and how to apply case studies. Please read it!