Module
7 Assignment 1
Facebook and YouTube
are the two social Medias that I would use to communicate my policy issue,
getting young children to eat fresh fruits and vegetable by planting, growing
and harvesting a garden. “If they grow
it they will eat it.” Both Facebook and You Tube are easily accessible on any
cell phone or tablet. All parents would have to sign a photo and video consent
form to have their child’s picture posted and viewed.
I would create a preschool Facebook account that
parents, staff and the world could see.
I would like the early education center to share a dialogue with other
early education centers and preschools around the world who have established a fruit
and vegetable garden. Information about planting and eating fruits and
vegetables could be shared worldwide.
I would also create a series of You Tube videos that children,
parents, staff and the world could see how to start and maintain a fruit and
vegetable garden. Another You Tube video would discuss the importance of eating
fresh fruits and vegetables. I would use several modalities such as people and
vegetable puppets, fruit and vegetable songs, video of the early education children
learning how to plant, water and harvest. Young children can be role models for
the world on how to plant fruits and vegetables plus eat healthy.
One benefit of using both social Medias is that I can
reach a larger audience and we can share information on what types of fruits
and vegetables to grow and care for. What fruits and vegetables grow best in
different parts of the world and learn what other early education children like
to eat in other parts of the world. The young children will be able to see other
young children working in their garden. We could share the nutritional benefits
of eating fresh fruits and vegetables.
A challenge of using Facebook and You Tube is parents
not putting a password on their internet devices. Young children can easily
open up and work most internet devices without any training and they might
click on something parents do not want them to see. There are also some people
who might post a mean and negative opinions which can be very hurtful to young
children.
Reference
Collective School Garden Network. (2015). Retrieved
from http://www.csgn.org/grants
