Article Annotations

I read the article World Without Walls: Learning Well with Others by Will Richardson.  This article talked about new technologies, such as blogs, that are allowing students to connect online and discuss things that they are interested in.  Richardson wrote that some schools even work off of blogging type websites.  He writes "middle school students connect almost daily through blogs, wikis, Skype, instant messaging, and other tools to discuss literature and current events."

I find this interesting, students connecting online to discuss what is happening in the world.  I think its cool that people can connect and talk about things that they are all interested in from so far away but I also think face-to-face time is important.  That is one of the things I found surprising in the article.  The author never talks about the disadvantages of online connections.  I would have liked to see more of the opposing side.

Overall, I think that the article is interesting and it presents new ideas and ways of learning that I had never heard of or thought about before.  I think that blogging and connecting online with people who are interested in the same thing as us or can teach us about film making is a good idea, but, like I said earlier, I think that face-to-face time is important as well.

Previously, I have said that I was interested in editing, but after last class when Final Cut Pro kept crashing on us I don't think that I am really interested in that any more. Directing and working the cameras sound fun to me and I would like to learn some the skills needed for directing and some cool ways to make camera shots more unique.

Here is the link to the article I annotated