FUTURING...

DIGITAL STORYTELLING

The objective of this assignment was to watch digital creations and then grade the creations.  When grading a piece of work where you are not the creator of the given task is difficult, even with a rubric. Each person who creates a lesson or project has different criteria (rubric) in which they use when grading.

QUESTION
A. How would you "grade" or assess Fox becomes a Better Person and School Train?

GRADING or ASSESSING

• Grading is a very controversial issue... What really is an A? and who made it so?
• In order to grade something accurately one must know what they are trying to access.
• In other words what it was you wanted the student(s) to achieve?

In order to grade or assess this type of visual, technological presentations accurately you must have a rubric. Without having a specific rubric to follow. I would look at the following:

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  What is the MESSAGE that is trying to be conveyed?
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  Did they accomplish getting their MESSAGE across?
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  Was the product visually APPEALING?
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  WORK ETHIC - did they take pride in their work?

SCHOOL TRAIN

In the beginning of school train it was stated in the syllabus they were relaying the concept of a metaphor. The METAPHOR was comparing a TRAIN to SCHOOL. In each piece the MESSAGE was a metaphor. The MESSAGE conveying the metaphor was accomplished. For example, "ticket please...homework please". Visual presentation in this production was VISUALLY appealing and entertaining. Now, the hard part assessing work ethic. I was not there through out the producing of the piece. Not being part of the process  doesn't allow me to see the true work ethic of all involved. With that said the visual display and configuration of the piece appears to have had a lot of hard work put into it!

FOX BECOMES A BETTER PERSON 

This was a digital story of an example of traditional Tlingit storytelling. Again without a specific rubric I would grade on the above previously stated aspects. In this piece the MESSAGE was how FOX BECAME A BETTER PERSON. Hannah did an EXCELLENT job conveying her story about fox. I have Hannah in my class this year. It gives me a special connection to her! The visual picture presentation in the back ground along with Hannah's physical movement. It was by FAR MY FAVORITE PIECE! Knowing Hannah a lot of time an effort was put forth. It was a WONDERFUL piece of work!

QUESTION

B. What impacts could the developments portrayed in epic2015 have on your classroom, particularly with respect to things like pod casting?

This was almost UNBELIEVABLE but realistic in what the future can bring....are we really already there? I'm just getting to understand blogs!Technology really is the wave of the future. What about those who still do not have access to these types of technology. Except in school. What about schools that don't have this type of technology. Are we leaving these children BEHIND? If this type of technology was available to all students the possibilities for technology use with the content would be ENDLESS. There would be no excuse for LACK of CREATIVITY, CURRENT up to date INFORMATION or I missed class! This would also allow students to network and share thought and ideas with anyone, anywhere in the WORLD.

QUESTION

C. How might you use Sabrina's piece as a model for something you would do with your own students?
I could use Sabrina's model to help each of my 7th grade students discover HOW THEY ARE A SCIENTIST?! They could begin brainstorming on how they DIDN'T really feel themselves as a SCIENTIST. By the end of the 7th grade journey they will discover themselves as a TRUE SCIENTIST!