For children, there is no such dichotomy of online and offline or virtual and real – the digital is so much intertwined into their lives and psyche that the one is entirely enmeshed with the other ... what they do in their virtual worlds significantly affects how they connect to society.
(Thomas, 2007, p. 3 as cited in Gibson & Ewing, 2011, p. 44)
Even
as a young adult, born into a world in which the internet has always existed,
there is still an evident generation gap in the perceptions and interactions
with technology in everyday life between myself and the generation I will be
teaching. Thomas (2007 as cited in Gibson & Ewing, 2011) surmises this
perfectly as the young students of today do not perceive the digital world as
an alternative reality, competing for our attention but rather a single reality
in which technology features in every aspect of life. We must as teachers
accept this reality and facilitate technology as a tool for teaching our
content as well as teaching ICT competency as an important skill in its own
right.
A prime example of the confidence of children with technology is the Tropfest Junior competition. Its entrants are capable of producing creative and engaging film using technology available to most people, something the 2012 winner has demonstrated perfectly. The premise of the film is something I can relate to as the two children are faced with the prospect of what genre of movie they are going to create. They evaluate a number of ideas and use a range of effects associated with certain genres to create a humourous film with the theme “juice” depicted in a hilarious and explicit manner. This would be a great video to show students as inspiration as to what they could create for themselves, it certainly has inspired me!
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A prime example of the confidence of children with technology is the Tropfest Junior competition. Its entrants are capable of producing creative and engaging film using technology available to most people, something the 2012 winner has demonstrated perfectly. The premise of the film is something I can relate to as the two children are faced with the prospect of what genre of movie they are going to create. They evaluate a number of ideas and use a range of effects associated with certain genres to create a humourous film with the theme “juice” depicted in a hilarious and explicit manner. This would be a great video to show students as inspiration as to what they could create for themselves, it certainly has inspired me!
Tropfest Junior 2012 winner
Source: Tropfest Junior (2012)
Gibson, R & Ewing, R. (2011).Transforming the curriculum through the arts. South Yarra: Palgrave Macmillan.
Tropfest. (2012, 18 February). Let's make a movie! [video]. Retrieved (13/03/2014) from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9AlRHOpX8BA
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