My thoughts on Scrutinizing the Cybersell by Dr. Crovitz

I thought the article was very interesting about how Dr. Crovitz talked about the media culture that is a part of students’ daily interactions.  It is important that Dr. Crovitz pointed out that the web can be used in ways in the classroom that are new takes on the same standards that are being taught in literature classrooms.  We need to teach students about critical thinking, and how to fully understand websites, just as they would with print.  Especially since multimedia texts, and advertisements are largely directed towards a younger audience.  These texts are persuasive in different ways than print can do.  Multimedia texts can persuade an audience with a credible website, colorful print, video, language, and sound.  This opens doors for classroom activities, such as research and in-depth analysis of what message is being delivered through websites.  Students can also create projects that record their findings, and explore new ideas and their thoughts on what they are reading, much like we are doing with our projects in class.  English Teachers are responsible for teaching the generations ahead to be able to adapt to new forms of media.

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