Katarina Martins

EDUC 307 📘✨ Art Education and Film Animation Major 🎨

[Katarina Martins @educ_kmartins]

#Lesson13 An excellent tie into the earlier lessons! I think this also extends into the digital citizenship element of digital rights and responsibilities - digital citizens have rights to share their opinion but should absolutely respect the opinions of others.

[Katarina Martins @educ_kmartins]

#Lesson13 (2/2) With groupthink being amplified by digital code and social media algorithms, teachers and educators should boost difference rather than pattern in the learning environment, loudening different points of views.

[Katarina Martins @educ_kmartins]

#Lesson13 (1/2) Looking at Castro’s text at the end of our course is important, on one note, because digital code and the creation of viral content increases groupthink, mob frenzy and homogenous experiences. Web 2.0 should highlight a variety of points of views.

[Katarina Martins @educ_kmartins]

#Lesson11 I think I can fall down a rabbit hole with this topic. Disney did communicate a lot of values and morals, a lot of which are borrowed from fables/fairy tales. So rather, how these owners/creators shape the way we view life with their borrowed material.

[yalin su @yayalinsu]

Yes ! I learned a lot from TV / Disney movies when I was little about what is right and what is wrong, what life is, as well as the values of life! And so it's interesting to see how these owners / creators shape the way we view life.

[Katarina Martins @educ_kmartins]

#Lesson11 They've taken some steps, yes. In this newer version, I'd love to see a dissection of the most recent Disney films. I'd also love to learn more about Disney's social media presence: They have multiple YouTube channels, are their own genre on Spotify, Disney+, etc.

[Katarina Martins @educ_kmartins]

#Lesson10 I agree, it's disappointing and upsetting that they had to turn elsewhere. Though I think online blogs are a better alternative because their opinions and messages are less likely to be altered there, as they probably would be with mainstream media.

[Katarina Martins @educ_kmartins]

#Lesson11 I would be interested in seeing an updated version of The Mickey Mouse Monopoly. Or rather a "rebooted" version, in true Disney fashion. In which they look at newer Disney films and take social media into account, we're surrounded by their messages now more than ever.

[Katarina Martins @educ_kmartins]

#Lesson12 Do you think that the YouTube protest videos that were mentioned in Klein text are a good way to go about this? This POV that’s more honest than the journalist perspective is being shared on a platform that children in the Information Age are already comfortable using!

[Olivia Ruscito @ORuscito]

#Lesson12 I think children in the Information Age need to know how to relate what they see or hear on social media platforms to real life phenomenon; I think that's the only way future generations will be able to stay on top of news wide events

[Katarina Martins @educ_kmartins]

#Lesson12 I couldn’t agree more! Which is why I was so surprised when I was reading the UNDP text. It’s mentioned that the people they are trying to help had no opportunities to communicate. And so many of the UNDP’s tweets don’t actually address the problems they hope to solve.

[Olivia Ruscito @ORuscito]

#Lesson12 When we connect globally, we should be able to have objective, open ended discussions about news worthy events in order to really spread knowledge and awareness to everyone worldwide, no matter the age, ethnicity, economic status etc....

[Katarina Martins @educ_kmartins]

#Lesson12 The thought does come up every now and then when I'm using it. Though it is hard to identify because social media can mask this oppression with so many options to "share", like and comment - the ability to participate is always pushed but doesn't always happen.

[Katarina Martins @educ_kmartins]

#Lesson11 What I like in particular about the doc is that it goes into detail about films that people usually deem that to be less problematic. Ex.: In Mulan, China is represented as the most sexist country, matchmaking never existed and women are taught to hold their tongues.

[Olivia Ruscito @ORuscito]

#Lesson11 Some of the take away messages from Mickey Mouse Monopoly are that we need to be more attentive into what is being put into kid's movies and that we need to also start having more ethnic diversity in our Disney protagonists as well as eliminating offensive stereotypes

[Katarina Martins @educ_kmartins]

#Lesson11 In the same realm: In the doc, a mother points out that carrying Disney merchandise is like paying to advertise for Disney. It’s hard to turn away from Disney/their messages because they’re literally everywhere. We can at least be aware of it, as you mention.

[Olivia Ruscito @ORuscito]

@educ_kmartins I will definitely keep my eyes open from now on when I come across anything Disney related in order to ensure what the meaning is behind the message that they're putting out there into the world, whether it's a movie, toy, tv show etc...

[Katarina Martins @educ_kmartins]

#Lesson12 Organizations also use top-down communication to keep their image and messages uniform. They avoid users that might threaten this consistent image and create a communication divide. They revert Web 2.0 back into Web 1.0, users can only read and cannot interact.

[Katarina Martins @educ_kmartins]

#Lesson12 (2/2) The UNDP’s top-down communication is also evident in their social media activity. They only repost content from other UN organizations and international NGOs, as opposed to raising the voices of those that they are trying to help with their goals and policies.

[Katarina Martins @educ_kmartins]

#Lesson12 (1/2) Organizations use top-down communication to create limited participation from their users. In Gordon’s text, the UNDP’s users’ comments illustrate a general agreement and admiration for the UNDP's position, aka assent / praise. Rather than any form of opposition.

[Katarina Martins @educ_kmartins]

#Lesson10 Feminist media activism can also invite more women to join, thus boosting the representation that you're mentioning in this tweet. With technology becoming more accessible, the platforms for activism are readily available for sharing thoughts, opinions and perspectives.

[Olivia Ruscito @ORuscito]

#Lesson10 feminist media activism can only boost gender representations in this day and age. By having feminist activism, this can only aid women in being heard and recognized and thus encourage women to continue making a more positive change in equal gender representation

[Katarina Martins @educ_kmartins]

#Lesson11 Take-away Message (2/2): As owners of all media that surrounds us, Disney becomes the curator(s) of our world view. They create limited world views that are centered on corporate interests and advertisement. Their media is near indistinguishable from advertisements.

[Katarina Martins @educ_kmartins]

#Lesson11 Take-away Message (1/2): Disney, owners of everything from websites to theatres, theme parks, magazines and tv networks, surround us with their media at all points in our life. Over time, their content and images shape the way we (especially children) view the world.

[Katarina Martins @educ_kmartins]

#Lesson10 This week's reading illustrates how commenters on the blog site had widely opposing views. I think "silenced dialogue", mentioned in the text, to a degree falls in line with the acts of online violence you bring up here because it is used to object the other group.

[yalin su @yayalinsu]

While social media allows people to have their voices heard on these issues and have the right to speak out, these groups may act on online violence because they have a different perspective on it..#Lesson10

[Katarina Martins @educ_kmartins]

#Lesson10 Definitely! You can really feel this frankness and open discussion when the comments from the Nasawiya blog are studied in the text. There's such a range of perspectives and back-and-forth discussion. Some commenters/participants on the blog were totally opposed.

[Julien Bénard @benard_24]

Social media allows for a frank and open discussion, in particular to challenge stereotypes and traditional, patriarchal mindsets. #lesson10