The film "A Vision of K-12 Students Today" argues that teachers are stuck teaching outdated curricula that bores students, who now have greater access to technology. It suggests teaching life skills so students are prepared for real life. Teachers must embrace change to engage students and help them learn. The film effectively uses images, voiceover, and questions to make its points in an understandable way. The student learned they should use engaging techniques like film and technology more in teaching to better prepare students.

1. KNOWLEDGE TECHNOLOGIES ASSESSMENT ONE

2. A VISION OF K-12 STUDENTS TODAY

3. WHAT DOES THIS FILM SAY? The film A vision of k – 12 students today is about the teachers of today are teaching what they were taught in school because they feel it is reliable and safe to stick to, but by doing this it is creating boredom and lack of focus among the students. The film is saying that although the people of today are the same the world is not, the world is constantly changing and the students of today are exposed to many technological devices such mobile phones and the internet which gives them greater access to anything compared to the students of 20 years ago. The film suggests that the teachers should be teaching life skills to the students so that when they leave school they are street smart and well equipped for the real world. The film states that teachers need to stop resisting the change if they are going to get the students to be engaged and make progress with them.

4. HOW DOES THE FILM SAY IT? The film is straight forward and easy to understand. The voice over combined with the images in the film, the writing and the ideas that they put forward make you think the whole way through the film and really understand what the film is about.

5. GOOD FEATURES OF THE FILM IN CONTENT AND TECHNIQUE. The good features in the film include: The chalk on the blackboard. The different pictures relating to old and new ways. The way the pictures relate to the voice over. The way the film makes you think by asking questions like; “why do we not expect this?” and “do we teach?” The ideas that the film puts forward such as the teachers should learn from the students.

6. AREAS FOR DEVELOPMENT. This film for me was a good, the content was easy to understand and it made sense and has made me wonder why schools have not updated themselves yet. The only criticism I would give is: The film always uses the term we, who is we? Is it talking about just the teachers who teach the students or the whole population? The film suggests an idea that all students work should be done on a computer, but by doing this the students handwriting will never develop and will never have to worry about spelling mistakes because of spell check.

7. WHAT I HAVE LEARNT THAT I WILL TAKE FORWARD WITH ME? Using images and writing really helps to engage people. I have learnt that teachers should be teaching students relevant information that will help the in today's lifestyles. That watching a film is more interesting and engaging then listening to a teacher talk. Technology is a big part of society and we need to use it more in schools.

8. FORBIDDEN

9. WHAT DOES THE FILM SAY? The short film Forbidden is about a little girl who is embarrassed of her grandmother. The film also shows that with focus and determination you can achieve the outcome that you want, this is shown through the grandmother. This film can relate to P.E in that sometimes students are embarrassed of their physical capabilities in front of their peers but with focus and determination they can improve their skill.

10. HOW DOES THE FILM SAY IT? The film uses camera angles and dialogue to make a connection of what the people are feeling. The embarrassment of the little girl is easy to see from the beginning but it takes a while for the viewer to understand what the grandmother is doing, which does engage the viewer.

11. GOOD FEATURES IN THE FILM It shows a regular Australian family it doesn’t categorize anybody so there is no offence taken from any socioeconomic status. The camera angles and dialogue really lets you relate to how the characters are feeling and what they see.

12. AREAS FOR DEVELOPMENT It is a film where you have to watch to see what is going on because there isn’t much dialogue, some students may not stay focused. The points in the film may not be clear to some and therefore be boring.

13. WHAT I HAVE LEARNT AND WILL TAKE FORWARD WIOTH ME I would take the point of embarrassment forward with me when I teach because there are student who do get embarrassed easily and I can then let them know the other point in the film of having determination and focus they will achieve the goal that they set for themselves. I would get the students to set themselves goals and even for myself setting goals of what I’d like my students to achieve and by what date and remember the determination of the grandmother in this film.

14. THE ROLE OF FILMMAKING IN THE CROSS CURRICULAR CONTENT SECTION AND ICT SECTION OF THE PD/H/PE SYLLABUS By making a short film and showing it to the class as an assignment in P.E I feel that the students will take more time and put more effort into their assignment because they want to look good in front of their peers. By using a video camera in sport the students will also be able to see where they are making their mistakes when they play, they can then use this in the real world in their outside of school sport. Using techniques such camera angles that they will learn in English and using programs such as Imovie the students would be able to achieve a good short film on the chosen topic in P.E. By doing this students will have gained better use of technology, knowledge on how to make a film and what techniques that are used to make a film but also the content in which goes into the film, in my case it would have things to do with health and physical education as my KLA is PD/H/PE. By working with another subject such as English, the students will be concentrating on the same area of learning so it will be easier for them to learn because it is always being taught between the two subjects.

15. WHICH ARTEFACT WAS A GOOD EXAMPLE AND WHICH ONE WAS A BAD EXAMPLE I found that the k-12 film to be a great example of a technological artifact, it was easy to understand it engages the viewer, it had visuals, ideas and a voice over which made it so simple and straight forward. It built real world connections to support students learning through ideas and facts. I found that Forbidden didn't relate to the learning of students and it was harder to understand. Compared to K-12 it was nowhere near as engaging or interesting. By using filmmaking in PD/H/PE it will give students opportunities to extend their learning which will give them the relevant life skills which they are not gaining at this point in time.

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