Mediatic Alpha Generations

Brainstorming Activities in Our Project

Mustafa Gök-Arkarası Primary School

Media plays a significant role in the formation of the emotions, thoughts, attitudes and behaviours of today’s people. This role becomes even more established with advancing technology. Therefore, it is necessary to raise the awareness of individuals about the negative effects of the media at very early stages of there lives, steering people to develop a critical perspective concerning the messages of the media. And this is only possible through media literacy, which is a new skill everyone should develop. 
 At the end of the study it was found out that there were significant differences in the frequencies of using mass media and the perspective of media and media literacy of those students taking media literacy classes and those who did not.
 Our aim in this project is to enable our new generation children to apply the positive aspects of the media to their lives.
We aim to raise individuals who can think of using technology effectively but positively.
In this project, a different education atmosphere can be created with students, teachers and parents.

Osman Sümbül-Uzuncaburç Secondary School

In parallel with the development of mass media, the diversification of communication channels creates problems regarding how to reach the right information. The diversity of channels offered by electronic media with the support of technology creates a center of attraction for people of all ages. Under this intense information bombardment, especially our children receive what is presented unconsciously and are affected at that rate. Various publications reach our homes, causing our people to become receptors open to influence. For this reason, we aim to raise awareness of our students in this project.

Stefka Pavlova-Bulgaria

Media is everywhere. TV, Internet, computer and video games all vie for our children's attention.  Today's children are spending an average of seven hours a day on entertainment media, including televisions, computers, phones and other electronic devices. To help kids make wise media choices, parents should develop a Family Media Use Plan for everyone in their family.
Theory about the Effects of Media on Children
The introduction of any new form of media technology leads to a debate about its implications, especially if children have access. Critics of computer use by children focus on two concerns. First, computer use per se may not contribute to development because children learn through creative and imaginative play, which require manipulating the physical environment (Cordes & Miller, 2000; Healy, 1998; Kelly, 2000; Miller, 2005). Second, computers may displace traditional learning-related activities such as reading, studying, and nonscreen play that are essential for healthy child development (Van Evra, 2004). However, others argue that media may benefit children. Computer literacy has been touted as the primary avenue to success in the 21st century (Attewell, 2001). Learning how to use computers has potential advantages; most adult jobs require at least minimal computer literacy and many jobs require more advanced computer skills. Playing educational games and searching for information on the Internet can improve children’s academic and computer skills.

Ümraniye KURT SAPMAZ-Arkum Ahmet Ünver Primary School

With the development of technology, media is a tool that we encounter in all areas of our lives and we live almost together today. It is the place where we share almost every moment, feelings and thoughts as people interact with each other. Although television, radio, newspaper and internet come to mind first, media is actually a part of our lives. Much from a computer game, such as a book we read, is media. All these tools and contents inform and entertain us. At the same time, they use audio, visual and written elements together to persuade us.

We call "Media Literacy" for the ability to understand, evaluate and convey messages given through all mass media. Media literacy contributes to the ability to analyze and interpret the media and for the viewer to understand the messages correctly. It aims to provide people with the ability to access communication tools and to perceive the messages given by these tools correctly. It allows people to make the distinction between the real world and the media world. People transfer their feelings, thoughts and ideas to each other in various ways in their communication with each other. With the introduction of media into our lives, media began to transfer communication through these tools. However, over time, humans have become dependent on these tools.