After completing our 20 Shot Film project, I have a few reflections that deal with the freedom of the project and time constraints. In a high school classroom, I would naturally give the class more time for this project, but since I have never used this project in a high school classroom, I am unsure of how long it would take. I feel as if there ought to be a larger unit on film techniques as well, showing the students things about backlighting.
I would love to use this project in a unit plan on visual literacy, but I would also prefer to give the students more freedom with the project. I think the students may be able to develop their ideas more by doing a film with more than 20 shots, and allowing the students to use editing software would develop their understanding of the creation of films.
Cheers,
The Jesse Jennings
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
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Sunday, March 11, 2012
www.linkedin.com
I was recently chatting with my brother and a few friends, half paying attention, half singing the cake song, but eventually I noticed they were discussing a site that I remained unfamiliar with, Linkedin. The site is free, but features a premium type of account that you can pay for, giving you additional features. From what I can tell the website remains a professional version of facebook. In class we discussed keeping a professional facebook and a personal facebook, but I find this site to be a better option.
Creating a profile on the site focuses on career related questions. You throw things on there such as previous job and educational experiences, various skills, etc. A profile from Linkedin ideally remains a combination between a digital resume and a social networking site. I know this tool may not be used in the classroom, but it remains a strong way to maintain professional contacts that one may make at conferences. Although, I suppose the site may not have much practical use until one actually graduates though, but still I found this site to be rather interesting.
Cheers,
The Jesse Jennings
Creating a profile on the site focuses on career related questions. You throw things on there such as previous job and educational experiences, various skills, etc. A profile from Linkedin ideally remains a combination between a digital resume and a social networking site. I know this tool may not be used in the classroom, but it remains a strong way to maintain professional contacts that one may make at conferences. Although, I suppose the site may not have much practical use until one actually graduates though, but still I found this site to be rather interesting.
Cheers,
The Jesse Jennings
Sunday, March 4, 2012
Markup.io
Markup.io is a program that emulates a smart board on a web browser. The program remains extremely simple to use, or so the creators assume. The creators assumed that the program is so simple that it does not require a demo. This is up for debate, but I prefer to read directions for using a new tool before aimlessly trying to figure out everything empirically. Markup does not require any downloads, all you have to do is go to the url and then go to whatever site you wish to markup. One needs to be able to take screenshots, in order to make handouts using Markup, but one does not need Markup for making handouts on how to use websites.
Another major issue with Markup is that I cannot type in search boxes. If I wanted to make a handout explaining how to use a website, then I could take a screenshot of the site, saving it as a jpeg or bmap. Then I can take the file in paint, and use the program to put marks on the image. This not only allows me to make handouts, but I can also use the images to make a powerpoint. With Markup, you are only given a url of the website you markedup-- so if you want to make a handout, you cannot edit the image as much.
Ultimately, I would not recommend using Markup. The site does not seem to save time, and is easily replaced by other tools that everyone already knows how to use.
Cheers,
The Jesse Jennings
Another major issue with Markup is that I cannot type in search boxes. If I wanted to make a handout explaining how to use a website, then I could take a screenshot of the site, saving it as a jpeg or bmap. Then I can take the file in paint, and use the program to put marks on the image. This not only allows me to make handouts, but I can also use the images to make a powerpoint. With Markup, you are only given a url of the website you markedup-- so if you want to make a handout, you cannot edit the image as much.
Ultimately, I would not recommend using Markup. The site does not seem to save time, and is easily replaced by other tools that everyone already knows how to use.
Cheers,
The Jesse Jennings
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