tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-514578381741352890.post6422394611606197157..comments2023-10-21T10:22:05.147-04:00Comments on Technology for Learning: National Writing Project Posts High School Students' VideosJudyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15467341120077033854noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-514578381741352890.post-79791535776446094602012-10-29T13:30:18.318-04:002012-10-29T13:30:18.318-04:00This is so much more powerful than viewing a power...This is so much more powerful than viewing a powerpoint. Putting speech and music in the presentation really made the message come alive. I think students would benefit form viewing and constructing videos such as these, because they will be working directly with tone. Once students start to work with tone and mood through music then they can transfer this knowledge into text. Additionally, I think having students create short films allows them to gain 21st Century skills that would be valuable in both the job market and hirer education. Furthermore, I think it also important for students to learn to critically evaluate media, because they are evaluated with it constantly. Utilizing videos such as this students can look for bias, propaganda, appeal to reason, or appeal to impact. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00785122815211947176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-514578381741352890.post-83984297622345653462012-06-17T18:39:26.248-04:002012-06-17T18:39:26.248-04:00I think that my students, 6-8th graders in Hartfor...I think that my students, 6-8th graders in Hartford, Connecticut, would benefit from seeing these videos. I have heard too many times that "we're ghetto", "we're not going to college", "I don't need to try hard" from these students. Many of them are already giving up on school by the age of 13. By showing these videos, raps, and essays, that discuss real life, serious, struggles that most of my students have been through themselves, I feel as though they may begin to take learning, and writing, more seriously.Jamee Freitagnoreply@blogger.com