Journal Blog 7

When I first began watching this video, I was thinking: "Why are we listening to all of this negativity?" Then, of course, I got my answer when it switched and started going backwards to read a whole new message with the same words. I really liked this video because of this creative aspect, because it seems to have a lot of symbolism in it. The fact that the same words read backwards told the opposite side of the story kind of represents the person in some ways. A lot of girls care more about books than they do trends, but they are pressured by peers to be cool so they take on a totally new way of thinking. I like to place myself in the version that goes backwards, because I love reading and dress in what I think is cute. I buy clothes from Wal-Mart and Target rather than Hollister and Abercrombie & Fitch. I do admit that I am very self conscious and constantly worry about how others perceive me, but I like to think of that as a strength as well. My self consciousness keeps me from hurting other's feelings and throwing fits about small things. Well, that and inability to deal with guilt.

Journal Blog 6

This video was surprisingly short so it was kind of easy to pick on the teacher this week. I thought of a few things I might do differently than she did, starting with the classroom set up. I noticed one little boy had his back to the screen, so she should have made it easier for all of the kids to see the screen and be comfortable doing so. I would have liked to see this happening with more than one computer; a computer lab would be ideal. Kids work really well with hands on activities and it would have been nice for them to be doing more than listening and answering questions. It looked like the teacher had them all staring at the TV with her computer screen on it... why not a projector? It is very likely these students had a hard time seeing what she was doing. I also felt really bad for the girl that did not know the answer to her question. She looked like she froze on the spot so it would have been nice to see a bit of reassurance from the teacher, letting her know it was alright to forget sometimes. I did like how she switched the question to her partner, Christian, though.