Media Stamped is a docu-style series that aims to enhance media literacy for kids and parents through engaging, critical discussions about today’s complex media landscape.

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HEARING IS BELIEVING

What song was playing under the last video you watched? Science shows that music can manipulate your feelings - even when you can hardly hear it! If you watch videos all day long, you’re listening to them too. This episode will help you notice all the music, trending audio, laugh tracks, and sound effects that might be influencing you into believing someone else’s opinion! 

WHAT WE LEARNED

In today’s episode, we saw how sound effects and music can affect our emotional response to information.

NOTABLE VOCAB
Mood
Tone
Onomatopoeia
Haiku
Acrostic

EXPLORE THESE CONCEPTS

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Create a Sound Word Cloud

What is your happy place? What sounds do you associate with it? Use Mentimeter to create a live word cloud with sounds.

Mentimeter
Draw a Music-Inspired Picture

Use Music for Drawing to play classical music. As you are listening, draw a picture

Listen
Make a Commercial

Write a short script for a commercial for an object. Use FlipGrid to create a short video with at least 5 sound effects.

FlipGrid
Create a Poster

Use Canva to create a poster that offers tips to safeguard against being too strongly influenced by sound and music.

Canva
Write a Poem

Learn about onomatopoeias at Poetry 4 Kids then, write a poem about your happy palce using them as description.

Poetry 4 Kids
Take the Media Smart Challenge

Ready to become media smart with the young people in your life? Join our 4-day challenge to learn how to navigate the digital world.

Join the Challenge

What is Media Stamped?

A docu-style series that aims to enhance media literacy for kids and parents through engaging, critical discussions about today’s complex media landscape.

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