Module 7 Assignment 1

 

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