There is the occasional week when I have no idea what to write about. This is one of them, so I've decided to start a new series where I find a random blog and right about it.
Here it goes:
6:27 PM-- Well, I encountered my first problem. I've been to 5 blogs and they are all in other languages, including Spanish and Finnish.
6:35-- I give up!! There is so much garbage or stuff just pertaining to a person's life. I'm now going to try going to Google Blog Search and type in a key word.
6:39-- I plugged in "israel palestine documentary" into the Google Blog Search engine, not with the intention of watching a documentary, but with the hope that somebody may have reviewed one that I could later go and watch. Sure enough, I was linked to a Blog post with a review.
6:43-- I am now going to use the Diigolet to annotate this post. Haven't read it yet. Hope it's at least somewhat interesting.
6:45-- Well... it's hardly got any information. Time to return to the results page on Google and try again. I feel stupid.
6:48-- I found an article on the Huffington Post. At first glance, it looks to be a news story but I'll find out when I annotate it.
7:34-- I had to eat! But I'm back now...
7:42-- I am finished annotating! You can see what I did.
7:44-- In brief, this article talks about two Israel-produced movies and how they were so successful. The movies' techniques are very different. One was made with six retired directors of Israel's spy agency talking. They were informally dressed, but B-roll footage made the film appealing. The other was made by an amateur filmmaker with his camcorder, filming his daily life.
7:53-- Well... that wraps up this post. The process should be easier in the future now that I know what my approach is. I shouldn't have to make this into a log of my time. I did it this time because I knew I would go on a wild goose chase because I had very little idea what I was doing, as you can probably tell by my vague introduction. From now on, I'll go to Google Blogs and type in some key words related to something that interests me or just words that pop into my mind. I'll click on a link that seems interesting, glance over the article to see if it's worthwhile, then annotate it. I'll then write my post and summarize the article in a little more depth than I did today at 7:44. This post was more of an experiment. Going forward, I might do videos as well, but this is all if I don't have anything noteworthy to write about.
8:00-- I am out.
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Thursday, September 13, 2012
World Without Walls: Learning Well with Others
I read the article "World Without Walls: Learning Well with Others" written by Will Richardson on Edutopia. You can see my annotated page but for some reason there is also stuff highlighted... don't worry about that.
Anyway, onto the actual content. Richardson is attempting to persuade the reader that schools must embrace the advancement in technology. While he states that "face-to-face classrooms... are equally important in a connected world," he also makes it clear that the Internet can come of great use.
I do believe that a teacher is necessary, because, at least for me, learning from a teacher in-person is much easier than trying to search the Web for answers, as there is nothing like the reassurance of having a professional right by my side. My opinion could easily change someday.
He goes on to describe how a middle school class in California connects with one in Canada daily to work on projects together. He downplays some of the negative aspects of working on the Internet, such as the false information.
I'd love to learn script-writing techniques from experts. The creativity is loads of fun, because at this point in the production, there is little guidance. One thing I would need to learn is how to estimate the length of film through the script. Connected learning seems possible, as there are many Blogs out there, and some might pertain exactly to what we are learning. Ideas for films, whether it's the cinematography, the script, the costumes etc. can all be accessed on the Internet. I expect this to prove to be a great resource.
Anyway, onto the actual content. Richardson is attempting to persuade the reader that schools must embrace the advancement in technology. While he states that "face-to-face classrooms... are equally important in a connected world," he also makes it clear that the Internet can come of great use.
I do believe that a teacher is necessary, because, at least for me, learning from a teacher in-person is much easier than trying to search the Web for answers, as there is nothing like the reassurance of having a professional right by my side. My opinion could easily change someday.
He goes on to describe how a middle school class in California connects with one in Canada daily to work on projects together. He downplays some of the negative aspects of working on the Internet, such as the false information.
I'd love to learn script-writing techniques from experts. The creativity is loads of fun, because at this point in the production, there is little guidance. One thing I would need to learn is how to estimate the length of film through the script. Connected learning seems possible, as there are many Blogs out there, and some might pertain exactly to what we are learning. Ideas for films, whether it's the cinematography, the script, the costumes etc. can all be accessed on the Internet. I expect this to prove to be a great resource.
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