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Memorable Memes Mania Guild Worksheet
Remember our hashtag for using Twitter and other social media - #LDTIMOLO

Guild Member Names:
Guild/Team Name: Guild 3
Memes are shared using social media. So in this activity, you research social media, digital literacy,
and memes.

First, consider these questions....
Is there a meme involved with this video? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qTIGg3I5y8

It could be considered a Meme. Cookie monsters idea is sharing and I think I heard Girl Scout
cookies in there somewhere. Passing on the idea of sharing to children through youtube
videos would be a Meme.

I agree, this video take the pop song Call Me Maybe by Carly Rae Jepson and used it to
convey the concept of sharing and asking for cookies (an item) politely. This song remake
was meant to send a message to the young viewers of Sesamestreet, so that when they hear
this song playing on the radio they automatically will think of the cookie monster asking for
cookies.

I remember monsters spoofs when I was a child and I was watching that in my country in
English language. I like this way to teach kids by sharing this
kind of videos and as a child you memories these songs and
learn from it. Moreover, I totally agree with Louri that when
kids listen to this song in the radio or anywhere they think
about the monster and also the message of the video.

I decided to look up what Urban Dictionary says about
memes, and found the definitions (seen to the right). The
catchiness, and memorableness of Cookie Monster, and that
song definitely make make the parody a meme. Often, you
see a meme expressed in only one photo, or a gif, but on
occasion the boundaries of the ordinary meme could be
pushed and include something like this song. I believe that
the cultural aspect of the meme is expressed and could be
used to teach a social norm that may be expected of all
members of an organization or environment.

Does Meme Count as Culture?
http://blog.scoop.it/2013/05/07/does-meme-count-as-culture/

Meme, by definition, is an idea, behavior, or style that spreads from person to person within a
culture. Meme is not necessarily specific to the internet

Agreeing with Jennahs definition, Meme is not internet specific. They spread more rapidly
now due to the world wide web, but educators have been using Memes for years on classroom
posters.

I feel that memes can be categorized as culture setters because of the impact that they have
on a mass populations. The book, A New Literacies Sampler by Michele Knobel and Colin
Lankshear define memes as, contagious patterns of cultural information that get passed
from mind to mind and directly generate and shape the mindsets and significant forms of
behavior and actions of a social group. This is culture in the making, a trend or point of view
that shapes our lives forever.

I believe that memes become more popular in the web internet and spread efficiently and sustainably
among cultural circles. Moreover, with new media and technology nowadays memes come to be global
and many cultures around the world share it fast via internet and have people get more interaction.
Therefore, as educators we should use the benefits of memes in our fields and to use this tool as
different way to teach students.


Colleagues you are absolutely correct. Actually, meme uses as to make points in arguments or to
create conversation, and ideas have spread from person to person inside of a unique culture.

Culture can be defined by all aspects of our shared collective life. I love the idea that my group
members have shared here, about the contagion that is the meme. By invoking humor, we connect
with a more positive side of someone. By using that humorous side we are able to share our ideas in
the most viral way. We all want to spread the moments in life that have affected us, and thus the meme
shall never disappear as a social medium of meaning making.

Continue forward with:
1. Review Social Media Resources
What is Social Media in Plain English?

Social media can be a positive or a negative depending on who you ask, but one thing is for
certain social media is here to stay. In the case of Scoopville the big company still had its loyal
customers with that one flavor but with help of at home ice cream makers (social media)
small businesses, bloggers, artists, and just plain ol folk can spread their fan base. In its years
of infancy people could get away with not having to adopt it, but now it is almost unavoidable.

Loved how social media was explained. Social media is definitely here to stay! Depending on
who you ask like Louri said it can perceived as negative or positive. Being an avid user of
social media, I have witnessed both.

Why Social Media is Critical in Schools
I can see both sides to this coin, the internet/ social media a scary place for children to roam
around in. We hear tearable things on the news about what social media can do if used if it is
used for wrong or hateful reasons. I believe that as an educator we need to show students and
their parents how to use social media positively and correctly . It can be a great tool for
teachers/instructors to use in their lessons especially because the majority students get
technology and if they dont, boy, are they willing to learn!

2. In your Guilds research digital literacy and memes. Make sure to use Google, Google
Scholar, and/or your favorite search engine to search relevant terms. For memes, you
might want to stick to educational memes to avoid memes that are not safe for work
(NSFW).

Here is the curation of my favorite classroom memes. They have their own Pinterest Board:
Memorable Memes




3. In your Guilds, create a summary about what you have learned about digital literacy and
memes here:
I have learned that digital literacy is a global wide concept that has embraced the human
population. The more educational resources we create and provide for our students positive
outcome we will see in our students. If we learn, grow and share our knowledge and resources
with our children they will follow in the same practice. I have learned that memes are great for
catching the attention of students and engaging them in topics of discussion. Memes even
serve as reminders that teacher are human and we can adapted and relate to our students. I
am not a teacher, my job is to help teachers develop online courses and to make sure that
they are using the proper technology to motivate and aid their students in learning memes are
another tool I will recommend the faculty I help to add to their course.


4. Tweet a 140 character synopsis about your summary and post to your Twitter accounts.
Copy your tweets here:
Deanies Tweets:

Deanie Bartlett @deanieb4
Memes grab students attention when educators often can't! Learning to use Adobe
Acrobat... http://www.pinterest.com/pin/417286721695935135/ #EDLT520
Technology Memes for Teachers
Recently at Adobe headquarters
Amers Tweets,
#EDLT520 #EDLT620 as educators we should use the benefits of #memes in #education as a
new strategy to teach students.
Amer @AMERJAFAR 50s
#EDLT520 #EDLT620

#summer #classes #memes
No matter .. Study Hard .. pic.twitter.com/VnIekSs25q

Amer Jafar #EDLT520 #EDLT620 my learner's sharing
http://prezi.com/5gzbdjyh7v44/present/?auth_key=g0ll4y6&follow=6yn4lemp8ta0#181_24309637


I did my best for this assignment, and I really enjoyed working on #prezi

5. Each person create an image or video in response to your favorite meme? I recommend
a Google search to find some meme creating tools. Heres a billboard tool that can be
used for a very simple meme - Billboard.
6. Share your memes with your Guild. Can you improve upon them?
Here is the meme I created:
Pop Quiz

7. Share your memes using Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, or any other social
networks/curation tools you are trying out. I definitely recommend Twitter since you
already have a Twitter account. Make sure to hashtag your memes according to the
meme AND with #LDTIMOLO so we can "aggregate" them.
8. Post the links to or images of your memes here:

Jennahs Meme
http://media-cache-
ak0.pinimg.com/originals/d5/28/bc/d528bc61bfe3a2b6a8c51da69ac30361.jpg

Julies
This my current favorite meme. Although I have curated a group of them that could go in
any classroom, on my Pinterest page.



9. Finally, ponder and answer these questions here - 1) why are memes of interest to
educators, and 2) how can we use memes for learning (consider digital literacy)?

Memes are an interest to educators because they are a trend or fad that get students
engaged. Memes ARE social media! Learning might come easier when paired with current
technology AND humor is added. Allowing for advocacy, cause or special interest as indicated.
Memes can make learning or education fun by conveying an educational point such as the
importance of school.

Memes are attention getters. They are fun and engage students when other means have
failed. Creating memes to accompany lessons can grab your students attention and still allow
them to learn something. Humor always makes learning fun! Again, agreeing with Jennah,
always allow for advocacy, cause or special interests.

As an educator I see memes as a form of relating to my students, speaking their language.
Growing up I felt like my teachers did know how full reach the student. There was always that
separation of I am the teach and you are the student, there was strict rules and behaviors that
must be followed by both teacher and student. Social media has opened that door that allows
the teach to be seen as a real person that can relate and understand how to reach the
students of the 21st century. A meme can serve as an attention getter just like Deanie states
but also to share a memorable concept that can show up in a test or assignment. The student
will be able to relate that meme with lecture covered in class.

Since I was a kid until now I am still student and why I said that because I want to mention
about something that very important to me as a student which is I like a teacher who makes his
or her class interesting. I was hating math since elementary school to the second year of high
school that I had a teacher he was so funny and he made maths class so interesting.
Therefore, now as educators and teaches, I should make my class so interesting in different
ways to let my students love my class and to interact with me to understand better. Memes
become one of the strategies that make our classes interesting to the students and make our
classes more fun. Moreover, we can use memes such as stories or videos to make our
students being attention and engage to our lessons.

Memes are of a specific interest to teachers because they reach an audience at a much more
visceral level, rather than cerebral level. When your students can connect to the content of the
meme with their background knowledge of the image, they connect this new meaning in a way
that makes it much more likely to be remembered. By taking this much more personal and
engaging approach, I can create a cultural context with my students. I can also engage them
in our shared culture that builds relationships. As educators will tell you, the relationship
greatly defines the success of the student, it is the candle in the dark that lights the way when
students only see the gloom of a challenge.

References

1.Knobel, M., & Lankshear, C. (2007). Online Memes, Affinities, and Cultural
Production. A New Literacies Sampler (p. 199). New York : Peter Lang Publishing,
Inc.
2. Does meme count as culture http://zedie.wordpress.com/2013/05/19/does-meme-count-
as-culture/











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