I agree with Mr. Wesch that mass media communication, such as the Web, is shaping society. As every positive will have a negative, we can see how mass communication brings two sides. On one side, we have the business people, carving their way into future consumers using mass communication media to set the standards for everyone. They use one way mass communication to manipulate when and how people should buy, and what they should look like. The power of the Web seems to be so strong that it is possible to shape everyone to be and think the same, taking away people’s right to be different. On the other hand there has been people taking advantage of the Web and reaching out to unite people globally on a single cause. There have been those who have build and created things that we would have never seen if it was not for technology. As an educator I could see how I could use some of the ideas presented to apply and use the Web and technology in my class. I could use the Web to make subjects relevant and to inspire and awaken the interest of my students. It will be more engaging to show how things are important not only to them at home, but to many other students around the world. To cite an example, I could talk about water conservation in California and take it to a bigger scale where my students can make comparisons between our water problem, and the scarcity of water in other countries.
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TEDxKC - Michael Wesch - From Knowledgeable to Knowledge-Able. (n.d.). Retrieved August 27, 2014.
Resource:
TEDxKC - Michael Wesch - From Knowledgeable to Knowledge-Able. (n.d.). Retrieved August 27, 2014.