Associated Resources

Have a look at the following resources on MediaEdu:

Web Design Tutorials

The Internet and World Wide Web

Studying The Internet

Deconstructing Web Pages

History of the Internet 1 | The Computer

The history of the internet is not a straight-forward narrative since it was not invented by one person or any group of people. The internet emerged out of the combination of three distinct inventions: computers, networks and...

In this section we will look at some of the ways the internet can be studied. The first part looks at some of the impacts the internet has had on society, the second part examines some of the metaphors that have been used to make sense of what the internet is, and the third part looks at three ways in which the internet may be analysed through institutions, audiences and textual analysis.

Associated Resources

Have a look at the following...

Associated Resources

Have a look at the following resources on MediaEdu:

Web Design Tutorials

Studying The Internet

History of The Internet

A History of Online Social Networking

Deconstructing Web Pages

Definition

The above picture may look like an exploding galaxy or a human cell magnified many thousands of times but it is actually a map of the internet. The internet (short for interconnected network) can be...

The idea of YouTube is a successful and iconic one – commercially and culturally ranking with ‘Zuckerberg’s’ Facebook, Google, Wikipedia and the loaf of bread as a pre requisite for modern living (as far as the target audience are concerned). If you are not 12-17 as the dominant viewing age group are (but very much not the exclusive age group) or indeed wheat intolerant then maybe these bastions of culture and modern society are not...

MEST3 Critical Perspectives

MEST4 Research and Production

2012 Section B Topics: Representation and New Digital Media (3 Media Platforms) - 30 Week Scheme of Work

Overview

• AQA A Level Media Studies Overview

Scheme

• 2012 AQA A2 Media Studies SOW.doc

Concepts

• Analysing Text, Stimulus Material - Audiences
• Regulation and Censorship
• Critical Investigation - Viral Marketing
• Skills Development - Planning and Production
• Representation of Masculinity...[ read full article ] »
  

Explore the impact of Digital Technologies on Advertising

Key Teaching Areas

• The impact on Production (identify new digital forms of advertising and the effect on traditional media forms)
• Advertising and Media Convergence
• Narrative vs. Interactive Narrative (new technology)
• Changes to Target Audiences e.g. the Internet and Narrowcasting
• New forms of Distribution
• Case Study e.g. ad2-one – the relationship between text, industry and audience

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Click on the hyperlink to begin creating a website using Google Sites:

http://sites.google.com/?pli=1

You will need to create a google mail account (if you do not already have one).

Give the Site an appropriate name –  the site URL will be generated from the Site name you give it.

To keep the Google Site secure – select the option Only people I specify can view this site

Then type the given code into the box and click on Create...

These quizzes are best viewed in Firefox.

Firefox is an excellent alternative to Internet Explorer which is available free for both PCs and Macs.

Have a look at the following resources on MediaEdu:

Sue Crawte’s Web Design Tutorials

Rod Munday’s ‘The Internet and World Wide Web’

‘Studying The Internet’ and

‘History of The Internet’.

Channel 4

Channel 4 Talent

In this section we will look at the brief history of online social networking in the form of brief biographies of the most popular sites.

1995 Classmates.com

The site that has the distinction of being first social network site is generally regarded as Classmates.com created in 1995. This was an American precursor to the UK’s Friends Reunited site (1999). The site was a way for ex-students of American schools or colleges to contact their...

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