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= Welcome to your Media Studies Wiki! =

This wikispace is designed to provide you with an electronic forum that you can use to keep track of your learning in Media Studies this year. Throughout the year, I will be uploading all class resources and details for all your assessments and deadlines. It is important that you make full use of this tool so you can learn to manage your deadlines successfully. Also, there is an active discussion forum where you can ask me (or your classmates) questions at any time of the day. Sometimes the best learning can happen outside of the classroom!

Just click on your class page (either Year 12 or Year 13) in order to access all the information you need!

Why study the Media?
I personally believe that Media Studies is one of the most important social subjects of our time. Not only are we completely and utterly absorbed by the media every day of our lives, the media is the voice of society that informs, teaches, educates and (most importantly) //manipulates// us as a collective people. Are you a media slave? Of course, we all are. Do you have the power to make a stand? Of course, we all do. Educating ourselves in how the media works is the only place to start. Knowing how the media works, how audiences (and yourself) are targeted, and how influential messages are constructed gives you **POWER**. Look upon this year as a time to strengthen your knowledge of the mass media for the greater good - how can you make a difference to how the media operates in society? This is the challenge I offer to you as my students. Challenge yourself to think outside of the box!

Enjoy.

Miss Simkins. Feel free to email me with any questions/comments! Kelly.Simkins@howick.school.nz ___

Here's a laugh...
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....and could you go a day WITHOUT Facebook?
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