animation in education

My article, titled, "Challenging perceptions about alcohol", discusses what types of technology can and should be used to educate students about underage drinking. The topic of underage drinking is very important to talk about and inform students about because drinking and driving is in the top five major causes of teen deaths in the United States. The article hints at the aspect of using animation. The point of the article is for the students to make a project or documentary about the effects of underage drinking.I think that the article would be better if the writer described how effective it would be to use animation over film, blogs, video clips, ect. Animation is a great tool to use in education because the students are more likely to pay attention to animation more than staying attentive to the teacher. The message might even come across more personally in that type of program than in others.

Digital Imagery

My article, " Harris Gallery displays artists’ digital works," discusses how an art exhibit at a college can educate its' viewers of the ever so increasingly digital world. The exhibit displays photos "represents a piece in imaging and are native for thought, making people think differently". Digital Imagery, now a days, is becoming popular at a high rate, not just at an elementary age, but all the way up to college level and beyond. The pictures, or pieces, that were displayed were to create an emotion from the viewer and to see what the artist saw through their eyes. The photos were so profound that passerbys stopped to look at them. An artist, or student, can display their emotions or the point of view through the camera lense of how they view the present.
I think showing photos like this to students is a good way of getting their creative juices flowing and maybe even inspire some to become a photographer. I would also plan a lesson where the students had to go out into their environment, and take pictures of how they view the world, their life, the community. Then I would have them present the pictures to the class and set the photos on display.
It would be a good point in the article to focus on what the viewers learned or felt about each photo or piece. Here is the Link:
http://www.ulv.edu/campustimes/021508/arts_stories/harrisgallery.htm

Storyboarding

Kasey Hancock submitted a video to a contest that supports technology in education. She was awarded first place and recieved a $300 prize for her school, and a goody bag for herself. The video was about her cat Snickers, and what Snickers would do if the family left it behind while they went on a vacation. The video, titled, "Snickers' Winter Vacation," won the 'Show me your community' award, where 74 videos were submitted.
I think the contest concept is such a great idea to help incorporate technology and education.
This contest is a great way to show how using education and technology has rewards, not only for your school, but for yourself, as a student.
However, I believe that more research and investigation would have been useful to help determine why storyboarding was used in the first place, and how is was effective.
link to article:
http://suburbanjournals.stltoday.com/articles/2008/02/06/news/education/sj2tn20080205-0130tri-rockkasey.ii1.txt

Wikis in EDU!

My article discusses the technological positives that is brought to the classroom to better the students' learning. Blogs, like in one of my past topics are discussed to help create and build that line of outside communication between the teacher and the student. The article also discusses Wikis, which is a very popularin the classroom and "are often used for group-based writing projects, collaborative notetaking or brainstorming." Wikis are set up by the teacher to help the students become the author that they could be. It is " allowing them to give feedback with equal footing, make suggestions and changes and jot down ideas."
The most popular form of Wikis is Wikipedia. This is a good form of technology to incorporate into the classroom. The students are able to work together and edit, add, and generate ideas while communicating with eachother. Students who are unable to speak up in class are able to 'speak up' via virtual class.
In my opinion, I think blogging is an easier way to communicate. Although, further research as to what wikis is and how effective it is to use. Maybe a comparison and contrast between wikis and blogging would be more beneficial.
Here is the link
http://www.redorbit.com/news/education/1233658/social_technology_as_a_new_medium_in_the_classroom/