In the School 2.0 era in Hong Kong, students are using laptop computers and iPads to explore and discuss media issues in the classroom. Using the innovation theory, this study investigates this new way of teaching and learning. It examines the effectiveness and challenges of learning media literacy through new media technologies. The results show that students are highly motivated by the new media and express great interest in the media literacy curriculum. The new methods not only enhance students’ media literacy, but they also strengthen their 4C skills (critical thinking, creativity, communication, and collaboration). Using new information technologies to teach media education is effective because the new curriculum can create “meaning” and “relevance” for the Net-Generation students.
BroganC. (2010). Social media 101: Tactics and tips to develop your business online. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
2.
BrooksJ. G.BrooksM. G. (1993). In search of understanding: The case for constructivist classrooms. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.
3.
BuckinghamD. (2003). Media education: Literacy, learning and contemporary culture. Cambridge, UK: Polity.
4.
CarlsonD. R.WilmotW. W. (2006). Innovation: The five disciplines for creating what customers want. New York, NY: Crown Business.
5.
CollinsA.HalversonR. (2009). Rethinking education in the age of technology: The digital revolution and schooling in America. New York, NY: Teachers College Press.
6.
DruckerP. F. (1985). Innovation and entrepreneurship. London, England: Heinemann.
LeeA. Y. L. (2010a). From communication power shift to media education paradigm change: The case of Hong Kong. Journal of Media Literacy, 57(1-2), 69–72.
11.
LeeA. Y. L. (2010b). Media education: Definitions, approaches and development around the globe. New Horizons in Education, 58(3), 1–13.
12.
LeeA. Y. L. (2014). Hong Kong media education in the Web 2.0 era: Engaging with the Net generation. In De AbreuB. S.MihailidisP. (Eds.), Media literacy education in action (pp. 87–93). New York, NY: Routledge.
13.
MorrisonG. R.LowtherD. L. (2010). Integrating computer technology into the classroom. Boston, MA: Pearson.
PotterW. J. (1998). Media literacy. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE.
19.
RainieL.WellmanB. (2012). Networked: The new social operating system. Cambridge: The MIT Press.
20.
RogersE. M. (1995). Diffusion of innovations. New York, NY: Free Press.
21.
SilverblattA.FerryJ.FinanB. (1999). Approaches to media literacy: A handbook. New York, NY: M.E. Sharpe.
22.
Shak Chung Shan Memorial Catholic Primary School. (2010, September). Progress report (Report compiled by the team on 21st Century Skills: The Creative Information Technology Education Project). Hong Kong: Shak Chung Shan Memorial Catholic Primary School.
23.
SutherlandR.RobertsonS.JohnP. (2009). Improving classroom learning with ICT. London, England: Routledge.
24.
TapscottD. (2009). Growing up digital: The rise of Net Generation. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill.
