With reference to the image below and answer the following questions:
1) Define the term ‘digital media’.
Answer: Digital media usually refers to electronic media that work on digital codes. Today, computing is primarily based on the binary numeral system. In this case digital refers to the discrete states of “0″ and “1″ for representing arbitrary data. 2) How has digital media evolved over the last 5-10 years?
Answer: digital media has changed rapidly over the last 5-10 years, some examples are computers are now much faster than they were 10 years ago, the internet has become faster, better gaming graphics, more media coverage, you can watch TV on your computer and they are more portable than they were before.
3.) Discuss the reasons why digital newspapers are extremely popular?
Answer: Digital Newspapers are extremely popular because it is easy to carry around and it can be updated every hour so you know what is happening.
Journal:
Q1) What will you achieve today?
Answer: We will organise the other stuff we need to put onto the website
Q2) How will it be achevied ?
Answer: it will be achieved by us dissucussing what else to put onto the website
Q3) What are you responsible for the group?
Answer: Designing the website
Q4) Tasks completed this lesson:
Answer: We disscussed what else would be o9n the website
Scenario 1: You are on a train coming home from a day at the beach. The train stops at a station and a group a youths get on the train and start bashing an elderly ethnic man. You notice people getting off the train.Discuss what you would do in this situation.Scenario 2:
Discuss what you would do in this situation.
Answer:
Scenario 1- I would help the man and try and scare off the attackers
Scenario 2- In this situation I would tell them not to do it.
Answer: A person’s conscience is like an ability of concluding whether an action of his/her was right or wrong. If the action goes against his moral values and beliefs, a person will have a sense of guilt and remorse. It is compared to the metaphor “the voice within”.
2) Watch the following clip:
Describe how a persons conscience works in making moral decisions. Explain the relationship between religion and conscience.
Answer: When someone may do something guilty they may think how it is bad and create a barrier with the action. Religion can stop people form doing things which are sins and conscience is with emotions and you think of something you should or should not do and so you take action based on good action.
Answer: it is measured by marking the level of moral judgement of people. Maturity can be called as “growing up”. Moral maturity is required by a person to judge situations and choices, their benefits and losses, and their effects on other aspects.
Discuss the reasons why the 25 year old man mentioned in the article would be regarded as having a lack of ‘moral maturity’.
Answer: The 25 year old man had no moral maturity. This can be seen in his action e.g. he ran away when he was being arrested, spat on officers and resisted arrest.
3.) Identify the differences between ‘morality’ and ‘immorality’.
Answer: Morality: morality means a code of conduct held to be authoritative in matters of right and wrong, whether by society, philosophy, religion, or individual conscience.
Immorality: not moral, not good.
4.) Watch the following clip and describe the reasons why Governor Spitzer’s actions would be regarded as ‘immoral’.
Answer: Governor Spitzer’s actions were immoral as being such a respectable person, in a high position with a family would never be involved with what he did. Also his actions were very immoral as they set a very wrong example to other people who might look up to him as an inspirational person.
2.) Describe what the following image is about? (Provide TWO websites to support your findings)
Answer: This image is about the banning of youtube/internet in Australia.
3.) Provide evidence of at least FIVE sources (Websites, newspapers, blogs, videos etc.) that discuss the reasons why these countries have taken such a drastic approach.
4.) Discuss how you would feel if the Australian government banned the Internet. What privileges would you lose? (2 Paragraphs)
Answer: If the Australian government banned the internet I would be devastated. I would not be able to play any games. Life would be boring and I would not be able to chat to my friends online. If the Australian government banned the internet, most people will have almost nothing to do. Companies that run using the internet will become bankrupt, e.g. eBay. Banks will be affected most of all because a lot of people do their banking online. Once the internet is banned the banks will be full and it will be hard to withdraw or deposit any money.
If the government banned the internet it would be harder for students to do their homework. It would be harder for someone to contact someone that lives in another country because they would not be able to send any e-mails. The government will be in control of the people of the country.
1) Using the Internet research and find descriptions for the roles of the following newspaper personnel:
- Editor: Newspaper editors have overall responsibility for the quality, accuracy and tone of their publication, or a section within it.Their main responsibilities may include:
deciding on which stories to run
interviewing and writing
editing other writers’ work
designing layout
recruiting and training
meeting distribution and advertising targets.
- Reporter:Under the direction of an editor, NEWSPAPER REPORTERS gather and analyze
facts about current events through interviews, investigations, or
observations and write stories describing the events, background, meaning,
and effects. They are assigned breaking news developments such as
disasters, crime, and human interest. They take notes or use a tape
recorder while covering a story. They check reference materials such as
books, news files, and public records including criminal and civil court
files for additional relevant facts. Basic tasks of reporters involve
viewing events objectively, reporting them accurately, and explaining their
significance.
- Journalist: Journalists cover all sorts of topics, including: news; politics; culture; sport; science; local and national events; entertainment; lifestyle, and ‘human interest’ stories. Correspondents cover specific geographical areas, or specialist subjects. Feature writers produce more in-depth pieces with a personal voice.
- Designer: The designer’s job is to collect all the information, and organise them into an appropriate layout depending on what content it is and where the information is going to be published.
2) What do you know about imovie? What other multimedia possibilities have you considered for your presentation?
Answer: I know how to edit videos using iMovie. I know how to add text and animations onto a video using iMovie. The group did not think what multimedia presentation type to use yet. We are still thinking…
1. How will you organise your multimedia sales pitch? List ideas, think about how the entry document was presented.
Answer:
A ‘Sales Pitch’ is a presentation which you use to sell your information to an audience. The presentation proves to the audience that what you have done or are doing is better than any other.
‘Multimedia’ is the combination of several forms of media; sound, video, graphics.
Therefore a ‘multimedia sales pitch’ would be the use of several forms of media to present information to an audience.
