Upcoming Due Dates  Leadership Points (50 pts) – Due June 8 th  Extended Learning- Due June 10th  Final Notebooks due-Due June 13th  Final EL Presentations – Seniors: June 13 th /15 Others: June 15/20

Children & the Media What types of media do children watch?

Children’s exposure to media: Because of their color, excitement, and graphic images, media can have a strong influence on children. 83% of children under 6 years old use some form of screen media On average they spend 2 hours with a television and DVD player, 1 hour with video games, and 50 minutes with a computer They watch 4,000 hours of TV before they enter kindergarten Exposed to 20 to 25 acts of violence per hour on Saturday morning TV programs intended for children Source: Kaiser Family Foundation: The Media Family.

T elevision, Videos, Movies, and Computer Games

Do Advertisements Promote Gender Roles? (show up to 2.17 minutes)

Does watching Violence affect Children's Behavior? (2 minutes) (3 minutes – Desensitized)

What is a KIDS FIRST endorsement? To be considered for a KIDS FIRST!® recommendation, it must first meet these baseline criteria. * NO gratuitous violence or sexuality; * NO physical or verbal abuse; * NO bias in terms of race, gender, culture or religion * NO condescension toward children and * NO unsafe behaviors.

Children’s Media Guidelines Your assignment:20 pts Create a checklist for parents of various age children to use as guidelines for their children: (Time limits, Language, Violence, Sexual Content…) List 5-7 recommendations for responsible use of the media by children. Address or include at least 3 types of media (ie: TV, Video Games, Movies) in your guidelines for 3 different age groups: Infant/toddlers - birth to 3 Preschoolers- 3-5 Young children- 6-10

Today You will have 45 minutes to: 1) Work on your Extended Learning paperwork/presentation 2) Organize your Notebook for the Final Notebook Grade

Watch “Finding Nemo” and rate this movie based on the Kids First criteria