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Monday 24 June 2013
Friday 14 June 2013
Motivation By Tony Gurr- Response
In Humanities we read a very interesting blog post about
Motivation written by Tony Gurr. Tony's post is very different and unique.
Instead of just relying on words to tell his message he used more visuals than
actual words. The pictures were very informative and made his message even
stronger. The first couple of pictures were a bit confusing, especially the one
with the" cyborg" face that says "I'm back... therefore I
am.", which I didn't think was very necessary. Some of the things that he
says doesn't exactly make sense to me, for example "Hey…do not shoot the
“postman”! I'm pretty sure that it was a joke, but I just didn't really get it
(Sorry Tony).
I completely agree to Tony's
perspective and advice. Basically he is saying that teachers should listen more
to the students and give them a "voice" to do what they want and not
just what the teacher wants. Also giving students tests doesn't make them learn
more, for students, tests are just short term memories and we just forget about
the subject after the tests. If us students have the three R's (responsibility
, respect & reality) we can definitely learn more and be more motivated to
learn which can lead both students and teachers to success.
I really liked this picture.
I personally love all of the
quotes that he puts in his pictures. It makes his message stronger and the
quotes are so...poetic. I definitely loved all the pictures and they made his
post even more interesting. Tony did a really great job at showing his message
and he is really great at giving advice.
Thursday 13 June 2013
Response to post on Motivation
On Wednesday
we read a blog post about Motivation. The post was written by Tony Gurr. He is
a teacher from turkey. His blog is about learning in more effective ways for
example making the work that a student does relevant to them and make them want
to learn about it. The post that we read was about Motivation.
This
post was not your average blog post with multiple paragraphs, a few images and
the author giving their opinion on a topic. Instead Tony had a different way of
blogging. In his posts he used more graphics and visuals than a usual blog post.
This made his posts more visually appealing and kept the reader’s attention. Tony’s
blog post were not just more appealing to the eye than other blog posts but he
makes the reader ask questions. These questions make the reader think for themselves
about what they were reading and not just reading words that just go in one ear
and out the other.
I feel
that anybody who reads this post from teachers to students will get something
out of this. This post is related to teachers and student because it talks
about how teachers have to make the students want to learn and not just tell
them to and how students have to be self-motivated learns to really learn be
able to learn well.
Tony’s
post was a good change to the posts that we usually read. It was very visually
appealing and made me ask myself questions. I felt that what Tony was talking about was
actually relevant to me and that I could take something away from reading this
and use it to make myself a better learner.
Tony Gurr - Responce to Post
Wednesday in Humanities, we looked at a post that was written by Tony Gurr. The post was about motivation and instead of doing a multi- paragraph post, he went in a more visual route. He had very little words with a picture. He didn't need to say much for us to understand what was going on in each picture. Some of them were hard to understand, but when I was able to figure it out, I totally agreed and got exactly what he was trying to say. I love this way of posting and the kind of style he brought to it. It was a nice "twist" to blogging.
Having a twist to your writing is always a good thing. It's what makes your writing unique! If I had a multipara graph blog in front of me and a visual blog, i would defiantly be more appealed to the visual blog because it grabbed my attention. Its something different. The main reason that I liked Tony`s post was because he used little words with a picture also having words in it. He started off with a sentence on top, then a picture and then he finished the picture with another sentence. This was a good idea because if you didn't understand the sentences, the pictures could tell you what its about. It defiantly enhanced Tony's post!
Another reason why I loved Tony's post is because it was relatable to the real world. Both teachers and students could relate to each picture posted and he also gave some really good advice. For example:
This picture can relate to both students and teachers. I defiantly agree that if the student doesn't like his/her teacher, they wont learn as much apposed to a teacher they do like. Also, giving your students a voice is very important as well. If we don't give them are own opinion on things, then how will the teacher know if we understand what she is trying to teach us? Giving to much voice is not a good thing, but having no voice at all is worse. This picture is my favorite post by Tony.
Overall, I think Tony Gurr's post on Motivation is an unique post because you don't see allot of post like his on very many blogs. From seeing this post, i have been inspired to do one like this next year. Its creative, unique and defiantly an eye catcher. It will also be a challenge for me because it must be hard to come up with a powerful message in only a few sentences. Its a challenge, but I'm up for it!
Having a twist to your writing is always a good thing. It's what makes your writing unique! If I had a multipara graph blog in front of me and a visual blog, i would defiantly be more appealed to the visual blog because it grabbed my attention. Its something different. The main reason that I liked Tony`s post was because he used little words with a picture also having words in it. He started off with a sentence on top, then a picture and then he finished the picture with another sentence. This was a good idea because if you didn't understand the sentences, the pictures could tell you what its about. It defiantly enhanced Tony's post!
Another reason why I loved Tony's post is because it was relatable to the real world. Both teachers and students could relate to each picture posted and he also gave some really good advice. For example:
This picture can relate to both students and teachers. I defiantly agree that if the student doesn't like his/her teacher, they wont learn as much apposed to a teacher they do like. Also, giving your students a voice is very important as well. If we don't give them are own opinion on things, then how will the teacher know if we understand what she is trying to teach us? Giving to much voice is not a good thing, but having no voice at all is worse. This picture is my favorite post by Tony.
Overall, I think Tony Gurr's post on Motivation is an unique post because you don't see allot of post like his on very many blogs. From seeing this post, i have been inspired to do one like this next year. Its creative, unique and defiantly an eye catcher. It will also be a challenge for me because it must be hard to come up with a powerful message in only a few sentences. Its a challenge, but I'm up for it!
Motivation
Tony Gurr's blog was very unique and different from the average blog. The bridge between our type of blogs and his is that he has more pictures than words which I think is much better. I think I speak for many students when I say that visual things are much better than words. It is much easier to visualize that's why it is called a visual. If a student read a story, they will not get as much out of it as much as if there were pictures because it helps them to picture what is going on in their head.
Another good piece of feedback that I noticed is that he uses good puns and uses words in a different way that you wouldn't expect especially from someone of his age. An example would be
Teachers have to give what the students want, not what they want. This way they will be able to pay attention and focus and learn more. To catch a fish you have to put a worm on the hook not a sirloin steak.
The right kind of picture is also important because some pictures have the nicest background but has more words than a textbook and that will also put students to sleep. This is what Tony also does very well. He chooses his pictures wisely because most people when looking at blog they would only be interested in the first 1 or 2 pictures. If it rocks they keep going and if it stinks they would go back to Facebook.
Now that I have seen this type of blogging, I think i=I will incorporate it in my own blogs such as my own motivation blog.
Thanks Tony
Another good piece of feedback that I noticed is that he uses good puns and uses words in a different way that you wouldn't expect especially from someone of his age. An example would be
Teachers have to give what the students want, not what they want. This way they will be able to pay attention and focus and learn more. To catch a fish you have to put a worm on the hook not a sirloin steak.
The right kind of picture is also important because some pictures have the nicest background but has more words than a textbook and that will also put students to sleep. This is what Tony also does very well. He chooses his pictures wisely because most people when looking at blog they would only be interested in the first 1 or 2 pictures. If it rocks they keep going and if it stinks they would go back to Facebook.
Now that I have seen this type of blogging, I think i=I will incorporate it in my own blogs such as my own motivation blog.
Thanks Tony
Wednesday 12 June 2013
Motivation Post - Response
This is a response to Mr. Gurr's post about Motivation.
One more thing: His graphics were really... meh. They were just pictures he took off the internet and put words on them. I think only half of the pictures were sourced. It makes me unhappy when people don't source their pictures.
However, I did agree with his opinions on learning. He spoke about how teachers cannot motivate their students, but rather teachers should try to inspire motivation within their students so they want to learn. Also, he believed in the notion that students should become their own teachers, much like our Genius Hour. All in all, I agree with most of what he said.
First of all, I detested his writing style with a burning passion. He made some unrelated comments:
- Go on…disagree with my favourite rahmetli hocam – I dare you!
- No, you cannot watch another movie for 2 hours…Zeynep!
- Honest – look at that face of mine…you could buy a second-hand car from me!
Like this and kinda like that! I also think the sizes of the graphics was unneeded.
BIGGER DOESN’T ALWAYS MEAN BETTER!!!
One more thing: His graphics were really... meh. They were just pictures he took off the internet and put words on them. I think only half of the pictures were sourced. It makes me unhappy when people don't source their pictures.
However, I did agree with his opinions on learning. He spoke about how teachers cannot motivate their students, but rather teachers should try to inspire motivation within their students so they want to learn. Also, he believed in the notion that students should become their own teachers, much like our Genius Hour. All in all, I agree with most of what he said.
Monday 10 June 2013
Poetry that Moves
Original poem by Shel Silverstein. Animation is mine.
Hope you enjoy watching as much as I enjoyed animating!
This isn't late at all
Hope you enjoy watching as much as I enjoyed animating!
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