Movie Maker Blog

My movie maker is a portrayal of part of the relationship I have with my daughter and some of my concerns with all the time I spend away from her. I show some of my favorite still pictures when she is not posed but merely just being hers self. I included the poem to give the read some insight in to my mind’s eye and some of the things I think about each day. I included the Hawaiian versions of Somewhere over the Rainbow because it is my favorite song and I equate many great memories from my childhood with it. This digital literacy project bring together some of my most favorite thing in a way that I myself could not express through words alone. It is a great tool that I hope to use again in the future.

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One of the first and most apparent things that stick out to me in this article is that there are a lot of things saying that teachers should use more media texts. However, no matter how much people say it is good idea teachers are reluctant to incorporate this in to their lessons. They all seem to feel over whelmed by the entire idea. They are unsure they can teach something that they are not fully fluent with. (67)

The next thing that caught my attention is that teachers should let go. Teachers have become comfortable with the old ways of doing things for so long they are afraid of simply letting go and trying to move in to the here and now. Teachers have forgot or not been taught that you must always do research and explore new ideas in order to keep growing as an educator. (71)

The last thing that I really enjoyed about this article is that it gives you tons of examples of how to implement visual text in to the classroom. It even includes sample evaluation to help to understand how to grade or score this type of assignment. I think that this article could be very useful for teachers who need a place to start but are unsure how to implement this type of lesson.