Media art has taken a new spin on art and has enabled it to be taken to the next level. Photography, one of my personal favorite pieces of art, has enabled artists to add, take away, and enhance pictures. Taking pictures is fun, but by the time a person touches the photo up, it could be changed into a whole new picture. Sandy Skoglund's Radiocative Cats photo, was one that stood out to me. The whole time you look at the photo your eyes wonder around, there is not one dull spot in the picture. The placement of the cats and how they contrast with the grey really makes the photo pop.
Kids always love to get up and move in the classroom and making a video about a topic that they are learning would be the perfect way to get students excited about a topic. They could each be a part in a play and make their own "accessories" to add to themselves to play their part in the video. Later that week you can play the video for them!
Luz Chung's presentation was very eye opening. I really liked how she started off her presentation with the video clip from the Daily Show. I cannot believe how people would pass things because of what one person would say. Students need to be learning about things that they don't know, but how will they learn about important people if we don't include them in the text books. The woman on the board's main excuse for not including the information in the text book was because the man wasn't famous enough. This is concerning as an incoming teacher because now I know that I am going to need to teach a lot more to my students than what is provided in the text book.
Every student in the classroom is important and has a different background. As a teacher I really need to know each of my students and their backgrounds. After taking my multi-cultural class I really started to recognize how important it is to not only talk about the different cultures, but experience them. Taking the students on field trips or showing them photos or videos can really help them understand the importance of where people come from. Each student needs to be encouraged and know that they can do anything that they put their minds to and it is my job to make sure that each one feels included!
Kids always love to get up and move in the classroom and making a video about a topic that they are learning would be the perfect way to get students excited about a topic. They could each be a part in a play and make their own "accessories" to add to themselves to play their part in the video. Later that week you can play the video for them!
Luz Chung's presentation was very eye opening. I really liked how she started off her presentation with the video clip from the Daily Show. I cannot believe how people would pass things because of what one person would say. Students need to be learning about things that they don't know, but how will they learn about important people if we don't include them in the text books. The woman on the board's main excuse for not including the information in the text book was because the man wasn't famous enough. This is concerning as an incoming teacher because now I know that I am going to need to teach a lot more to my students than what is provided in the text book.
Every student in the classroom is important and has a different background. As a teacher I really need to know each of my students and their backgrounds. After taking my multi-cultural class I really started to recognize how important it is to not only talk about the different cultures, but experience them. Taking the students on field trips or showing them photos or videos can really help them understand the importance of where people come from. Each student needs to be encouraged and know that they can do anything that they put their minds to and it is my job to make sure that each one feels included!
Really good observation about needing to look beyond the textbooks- now that we've seen what goes into creating some of them!
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