"Today we work with the written or spoken word as the primary form of communication. But we also need to understand the importance of graphics, music, and cinema, which are just as powerful and in some ways more deeply intertwined with young people's culture."
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I completely agree with this statement. People today live in a visual and emotional world. We need to allow students to express themselves using all forms of media, not just with writting or speaking. A lot of students in today's society have a hard time expressing themselves on paper. However, if we give these students a computer, or a video camera, we can truly see how deep their understanding of the world goes. I believe all media can be powerful and the key to unlocking expression in students is allowing them to use everything and anything available to them in the learning process. We as teachers have so many resources available to us and we usually just stick to the basics of pen and paper. Why? Not exploring all our creative options isn't only hurting students, it hurts a teacher's creativity as well. I believe a good teacher is one who works to unlock a student's potential and desire for learning. This can be done more effectively when students are doing something they enjoy which means branching out to find the interests of the students.
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Daly, J. (2004, September 4). Life on the Screen: Visual Literacy in Education | Edutopia. K-12 Education & Learning Innovations with Proven Strategies that Work | Edutopia. Retrieved November 13, 2011, from http://www.edutopia.org/lucas-visual-literacy
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This is a great post, I agree completely. I like how you said that many students have trouble expressing themselves on paper, I agree with that. Its important that we give students many different options for expressing themselves in whatever way they feel comfortable doing it. Great job.
ReplyDeleteGreat post! I agree we need to encourage other forms of expression not just the old pencil and paper. It's time we get with the decade and show students different ways to get the fullest meaning of what they are being taught.
ReplyDeleteExcellent post! I agree 100% Some students work better and cannot express themselves on a piece of paper but get those same students and put them behind a computer and its like art!
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