PEOPLE MEDIA

Cruz Mendoza Salido Vitriolo

Definition
People - human beings making up a group or assembly or linked by a common interest, a body of persons that are united by a common culture, tradition, or sense of kinship, that typically have common language, institutions, and beliefs, and that often constitute a politically organized group Media - the main means of mass communication

Definition
PEOPLE MEDIA - an assembly of people with a common interest where they become the main means of mass communication. In other words, people are media themselves since they have the ability for mass communication.

People in Media vs. People as Media

People in Media they are the people behind another form of media. They use other forms of media such as text media, visual media, multimedia, etc. in disseminating information and imparting knowledge. People as Media they are the MEDIA itself. The person serves as the medium for another person to learn or acquire new knowledge

Types
Idea Generators - ex. Writers Speakers - active people media such as Personal Relations people, newscasters, politicians Users - especially in the internet where content is highly user-generated, everyone is a user

History
BCE - cave paintings, Pythagoras Academy 150 - Invention of paper 382 - Manuscript transcription 1450 - Printing Press 1600 -Public education 1900s - Audiovisual (blackboard, radio, projector, television, VCR, audio tape) 1990s - Computers, Internet 2000s - Laptops, Document Camera

Importance
In every step of the development of technology and other types of media, people media was present, they made the existence of all types of media possible. They were the transmitters of information, they were the information sources, before all of the other media was made available. We, the people media, created every type of media (from text to multimedia and manipulative, etc.) - and we created them for a reason, to destroy barriers and have a wider reach, to impart information in an easier and faster way.

Characteristics
Tech savvy- proficient in the use of technology, especially computers Credible- able to be believed, capable of being believed; plausible. Worthy of confidence; reliable. Flexible- knows how to use a range of technology; able to change or to do different things Charismatic- appeals to the senses of different people Updated- in the know of the latest information Articulate- expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language

Applications (in Education)

Real time discussions in or outside classrooms Both teachers and students can act as media with their interactions Reportings, skits, and other educational requirements that will demand students to act as giver of information (media)

Advantages
Flexibility - can correct mistakes last minute (thought-process) Interactive Ability to process the feelings of its media receivers Ability to maintain relationships between sender and receiver Fast feedback between sender and receiver

Issues Involved
Reliability- Capable of being relied on; dependable Plagiarism- the practice of taking someone elses work or ideas and passing them off as ones own

Sources
SMARTEduEMEA. The History of Technology in Education. (2011) Youtube video. Retrieved from http://youtu.be/UFwWWsz_X9s MERRIAM-WEBSTER ONLINE (2014) Retrieved from: http://www.merriam-webster.com The Free Dictionary (2014) Retrieved from: http://www.thefreedictionary.com Wiktionary: A multilingual free encyclopedia (2013) Retrieved from: http://en.wiktionary.org Oxford Dictionaries (2014) Retrieved from: http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/us