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Wednesday, October 19, 2011

Journal Entry Week 9

"For example, students learned that it takes courage to share their stories publicly; they risk judgment from others. But once they develop confidence and commitment to the storytelling process, students can generate many new insights related to media production as a vehicle for engagement with culture identity work through producing short videos and by remixing and repurposing existing media content to tell new stories."

It takes a lot of courage to produce a video about your own life.  What if your peers think your story is boring, uninformative, stupid, etc?  Does that mean they think your life is like that?  People don't want to come across as dull or stupid.  We want our peers to think that we are successful, smart, funny and to even be a little envious of us.  If you put your whole life out there for others to share, then you put yourself out for review.  If we can get past that part of it, then we might learn a lot about ourselves and our families that we didn't think about or know. 

Digital Storytelling
(Barrett, 2004)

This link shows multiple examples of digital stories and gives some instruction.

Barrett, H. C. (2004). Digital storytelling. Retrieved from http://electronicportfolios.com/digistory
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5 comments:

  1. GA's JourneyOctober 19, 2011 at 1:51 PM

    Today's students definitely need confidence and courage. They should be proud of who they are and where they come from. I think stories of that nature can really bring people together.

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  2. Heather SummersOctober 20, 2011 at 7:18 AM

    I never thought about how some students might not like presenting digital stories about themselves. However, I think students wouldn't find digital stories boring in any way, because there is music and pictures involved with the story-not just words and someone presenting it to the class (which sometimes makes ANY presentation boring).

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  3. Mary Jo SwigerOctober 20, 2011 at 4:12 PM

    What popped into my mind immediately was this question: (I'm going to be interviewing my mom for a digital story), Will my mom be guarded or open with her answers in a video interview that others will see?

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  4. Jessica SandyOctober 23, 2011 at 5:12 PM

    I agree that it takes confidence and courage to produce a video about your life. I think that I am one of those people who worry what others will think. Sometimes even my responses in my blogs I often feel like I'm not writing the correct things.

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  5. Lindstrom22015657October 25, 2011 at 4:47 AM

    One of the things I liked most about the Reel Works videos is that they challenge most adult stereotypes about teens and helps see them as interesting complex individuals. Yes! I think it takes a lot of courage to put your life on the screen but when it is done with integrity anyone's life can be a powerful life lesson!

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