Participants will understand that:
- Media has influence over culture and society, and cultures and societies have influence over shaping media.
Learners will be able to :
- Use Popcorn Maker to pull dynamic data from the web into a video.
- Recontextualize a story by adding data and unique voice to it.
- Discuss media's implications on society and culture
- Create storyboards and schematics.
The Results:
- Learners will use Popcorn Maker to make a new project.
The Event Type:
- Hack Jam
Tell the story:

Learners will make their own web native films and explore larger concepts on the topic. They will collaborate to make critical commentary and use assets from the web to tell a story of their own.
Circle Up Module
- How does media influence society?
- How is the web different from the other mass mediums?
- How did feedback help you iterate and improve your project?

Introductions

Additional Resources

Icebreaker
Media Mesh: History's Web
Diving In
Hack a Commercial: with Popcorn Maker
Hands on Hacking
Make it Interactive:
Bring a Radio Story to Life
Playtesting and Feedback

Learners share their projects.
Is the user:
- following the instructions?
- getting the joke?
- understanding the commentary?
Have learners form groups and take notes.

Start a discussion by having learners complete sentences.
- I thought you did a nice job with/of ___.
- You might want to improve ___.
- Your idea was fun/interesting because ___.
- What you made was ___ and it made me think/feel ____.
Let your learners review each other's work.

When they're finished with their reviews, ask them what next steps would be for each project. How can each project be iterated and improved upon?
Assessment
How did your learners do? Here is a helpful guide for assessing their work.