Although I was gone quite a bit this week, I did try and keep up by using the class schedule on the class website so I wouldn't fall behind. The introduction into how to tell a story was interesting, although I found it sort of difficult to keep myself on task when I was at home. Reading Mr. Schoenborn's journey to becoming an educator was pretty interesting. I've done quite a few interviews with teachers and educators when making commercials for the MPHS future teachers club and I think doing that has given me a much greater appreciation for teachers and educators. Learning about his experiences was a little different than the interviews I was used to and I really enjoyed getting to know more about his story. We watched TED talks about how to tell a story and I chose to watch Scott McClouds's talk on the deeper meanings of cartoons. Before watching his talk I thought cartoons were silly, political sometimes but overall silly. Although I've never been a huge fan of cartoons, I did really enjoy his talk, although I will admit he lost me quite a few times. His way of explaining story was a completely knew to me, before hearing his talk I saw storytelling as just reading, writing and visualizing it through film. I never gave cartoons much of a chance, now that I've heard his talk I don't think I'll read them any more than I used to but I did gather a much better appreciation for cartoon artists' work. We were introduced to the idea of digital storytelling and I could immediately tell that I would most likely excel in this area due to my interests in cinematography and digital media productions. Overall this week whether I was at home or in school, I learned a lot more about storytelling, learned to appreciate it more and really got excited for the week ahead.
www.storycenter.org/ "If history were taught in the form of stories, it would never be forgotten" - Rudyard Kipling
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