LibGuides: 2025 PYP Geelong Year 6 How we express ourselves: How we express ourselves

LINES OF INQUIRY

1. The role of different types of media (Function)
2. The media devices used to influence people over time (Change)
3. The critical thinking skills required to engage with the media (Responsibly)

Media Devices

ABC iview
You will need to create an account to watch. Search Gruen "The Pitch" or "Gruen". Both look at advertising and how it is used to manipulate and sell.

Traditional Media

You can view a variety of newspapers via our Library HIVE page:

GGS Library newspaper access
Go done to the bottom of the page to find them.
The Conversation: who owns Australian media?
BBC: Australia Media Guide
ABC: How large is Rupert Murdoch's reach through News Corp in Australian media, old and new?

Different types of media

What sort of media do you use?

Social (TikTok, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, via the internet)
Newspapers (online or physical)
Radio (Live to air or Streaming)
Television (Live to Air or Streaming)
Advertisements (as seen on Billboards or public spaces OR via any of the above)

BTN: Media Literacy
A collection of 5 relevant short films: focus on Media Literacy (2018).

Digital 2022 Australia
Look at the data behind our online usage.

Databases to explore

SEARCH for "ADVERTISING", "MARKETING", "MEDIA", "FACEBOOK", "SOCIAL NETWORK", "TWITTER", "X", "SOCIAL MEDIA", "MEDIA LITERACY", "TIKTOK".