Questions:
1. What are your take-aways from this video?
That you CAN have the strength to get past these things, to keep them from affecting what you do. That your parents allow you to be anything you want to be, they HELP you get there. It's incredible what we take for granted!
2. What are the speaker's effective speaking techniques?
She's passionate and can continue on without stopping because she enjoys telling us her story.
3. What is his/her presentation style?
She walks around a little but also, looks out. Also, she doesn't really have a slideshow.
4. What matters from this video? How does it connect to you personally? To education? To the world?
What matters is the love and support that her parents gave her to make it anywhere near possible for her not to know she was legally blind for 17 years. To me it means that I should work even harder to puush past my "roadblocks" because I don't even begin to encounter the problems she is facing in her life now and when she was younger. To education it shows that you can be legally blind and still be treated normally in your classes, and by your peers. She was never sent to a "special school" because her parents wanted her to have the opprotunities she would have if she didn't have problems. To the world...it shows that we can all learn alot. We don't need to judge people bacause of their problems, we need to love them because of their strengths. We should NOT let our disabilities be a reason to get down and not work. We should ALL learn from this story.
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Monday, May 2, 2011
TED Talk 7: Becky Blanton "The Year I Was Homeless".
Questions:
1. What are your take-aways from this video?
That there is ALWAYS someone worse off than you are. This is what my parents always told me when I was younger. When we want to complain about whats wrong in our lives, we need to take a look around us.
2. What are the speaker's effective speaking techniques?
She is calm and not emotional as some people telling this story might be. It shows that she is a strong and confident person/journalist.
3. What is his/her presentation style?
She reads from her notes to keep her on track. She also looks out and makes eye contact to make the audience feel like a part of it.
4. What matters from this video? How does it connect to you personally? To education? To the world?
What matters is how well she handled this situation she had to go through. To me, it means I should look at my life more carefully if I am going to sit and complain, when there are people going through worse...I don't feel okay doing that. To education it means that kids need to take the same approach with bullying as adults need to take towards the homeless. We look down on those who are different from us, and it's never okay whether you are an adult to student. To the world...it means that we need to think more carefully about, well, everything. As a world, as multiple nations and countries, cities and towns, down to every community and household, we need to just treat the other 7 billion people in the world with the same respect we expect and deserve from them.
1. What are your take-aways from this video?
That there is ALWAYS someone worse off than you are. This is what my parents always told me when I was younger. When we want to complain about whats wrong in our lives, we need to take a look around us.
2. What are the speaker's effective speaking techniques?
She is calm and not emotional as some people telling this story might be. It shows that she is a strong and confident person/journalist.
3. What is his/her presentation style?
She reads from her notes to keep her on track. She also looks out and makes eye contact to make the audience feel like a part of it.
4. What matters from this video? How does it connect to you personally? To education? To the world?
What matters is how well she handled this situation she had to go through. To me, it means I should look at my life more carefully if I am going to sit and complain, when there are people going through worse...I don't feel okay doing that. To education it means that kids need to take the same approach with bullying as adults need to take towards the homeless. We look down on those who are different from us, and it's never okay whether you are an adult to student. To the world...it means that we need to think more carefully about, well, everything. As a world, as multiple nations and countries, cities and towns, down to every community and household, we need to just treat the other 7 billion people in the world with the same respect we expect and deserve from them.
TED Talk 6: Dave Eggers
Questions:
1. What are your take-aways from this video?
That you can make these big changes, getting kids to do homework and really try, through something small. You just have to think that you can make a change, and go for it. They thought that kids needed this, so they went for it. Also, that it can be fun, that school, doesn't have to be school, it can be the back of a pirate suupply shop.
2. What are the speaker's effective speaking techniques?
He is funny and joking, but still serious and on topic. He used examples of the stores and kids from the tutoring business to show how well it works.
3. What is his/her presentation style?
He uses slides and pictures to show how well it is working and how much people like it.
4. What matters from this video? How does it connect to you personally? To education? To the world?
What matters is how much the kids care about it, they honestly like writing after being there. They learn how to write not just that they have to write for school. To me it means that I should think about my writing, not just push through finishing it because I have to, but look at it as something I want to do. To education it shows that there are people who actually want to learn, they enjoy it. To the world, it means that we can move on, we can create more of these "right brained" people and actually change the world.
1. What are your take-aways from this video?
That you can make these big changes, getting kids to do homework and really try, through something small. You just have to think that you can make a change, and go for it. They thought that kids needed this, so they went for it. Also, that it can be fun, that school, doesn't have to be school, it can be the back of a pirate suupply shop.
2. What are the speaker's effective speaking techniques?
He is funny and joking, but still serious and on topic. He used examples of the stores and kids from the tutoring business to show how well it works.
3. What is his/her presentation style?
He uses slides and pictures to show how well it is working and how much people like it.
4. What matters from this video? How does it connect to you personally? To education? To the world?
What matters is how much the kids care about it, they honestly like writing after being there. They learn how to write not just that they have to write for school. To me it means that I should think about my writing, not just push through finishing it because I have to, but look at it as something I want to do. To education it shows that there are people who actually want to learn, they enjoy it. To the world, it means that we can move on, we can create more of these "right brained" people and actually change the world.
Thursday, April 28, 2011
TED Talk 5: Adora Svitak "What Adults can Learn from Kids."
Questions:
1. What are your take-aways from this video?
That you don't have to be a well know, respected, famous speaker to have a good point, and be able to get it across.
2. What are the speaker's effective speaking techniques?
She is very serious for a young girl, she is short and to the point about what she wants to get across.
3. What is his/her presentation style?
She walks around and looks at her notes occasionally, and also has a slideshow that flows well to keep the audience thinking and on topic.
4. What matters from this video? How does it connect to you personally? To education? To the world?
The fact that this young girl is so passionate about this topic is what matters. To me it means that we can all be just as respected as those who develop important theories etc, and all you have to be is passionate and want to learn about what you love. To education it means that we don't have to shove learning down all kids throats, some actually chose to go above and beyond and enjoy school. To the world it means that we can move forward in education, medecine etc because of the passion that young people have. We are the next generation and we need to be excited and passionate about these new fields to continue studying, and getting better.
1. What are your take-aways from this video?
That you don't have to be a well know, respected, famous speaker to have a good point, and be able to get it across.
2. What are the speaker's effective speaking techniques?
She is very serious for a young girl, she is short and to the point about what she wants to get across.
3. What is his/her presentation style?
She walks around and looks at her notes occasionally, and also has a slideshow that flows well to keep the audience thinking and on topic.
4. What matters from this video? How does it connect to you personally? To education? To the world?
The fact that this young girl is so passionate about this topic is what matters. To me it means that we can all be just as respected as those who develop important theories etc, and all you have to be is passionate and want to learn about what you love. To education it means that we don't have to shove learning down all kids throats, some actually chose to go above and beyond and enjoy school. To the world it means that we can move forward in education, medecine etc because of the passion that young people have. We are the next generation and we need to be excited and passionate about these new fields to continue studying, and getting better.
Friday, April 22, 2011
TED Talk 4: Clay Shirky "How cognitive surplus will change the world."
Questions:
1. What are your take-aways from this video?
That there are different ways that we share things. For people within a group, or with society as a whole.
2. What are the speaker's effective speaking techniques?
I don't know if he really had many. He was engaging in the way he was passionate about what he was talking about.
3. What is his/her presentation style?
He was passionate, but kind of confusing. He did seem to have a main idea, but not a very good way of connecting all his points. Meaning they did somehow connect, but not at the right times, or in a good way.
Also, his examples did not seem to show what he was talking about.
4. What matters from this video? How does it connect to you personally? To education? To the world?
What matters is his passion, he knows what he's talking about. Also, the idea that we share things in a group, or as a society. I think it's very true, we have different things/ideas that need to be shared in different ways.
1. What are your take-aways from this video?
That there are different ways that we share things. For people within a group, or with society as a whole.
2. What are the speaker's effective speaking techniques?
I don't know if he really had many. He was engaging in the way he was passionate about what he was talking about.
3. What is his/her presentation style?
He was passionate, but kind of confusing. He did seem to have a main idea, but not a very good way of connecting all his points. Meaning they did somehow connect, but not at the right times, or in a good way.
Also, his examples did not seem to show what he was talking about.
4. What matters from this video? How does it connect to you personally? To education? To the world?
What matters is his passion, he knows what he's talking about. Also, the idea that we share things in a group, or as a society. I think it's very true, we have different things/ideas that need to be shared in different ways.
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
TED Talk 3: Daniel Pink
Questions:
1. What are your take-aways from this video?
Our minds work in such ways that we will never, ever be able to explain. But this study Daniel Pink is showing us that we almost work backwards, in the way that we do things.
2. What are the speaker's effective speaking techniques?
He's casual, but very moves alot. He has big hand gestures, and gets really excited on certain words and parts of his stories.
3. What is his/her presentation style?
He is REALLY passionate. He knows what he's talking about because he likes it, and actually cares.
4. What matters from this video? How does it connect to you personally? To education? To the world?
What matters is his passion, and true belief in these things. To me, it shows me how I should just believe in myself, and my actions, because I tend to doubt myself. To education, it shows us to learn about the things we're passionate about, bacause otherwise, learning isn't gonna go well. To the world, we need to learn to believe in what we do, what other people do, the fields of study we have, and in the teachers, researchers, politicians and etc.
1. What are your take-aways from this video?
Our minds work in such ways that we will never, ever be able to explain. But this study Daniel Pink is showing us that we almost work backwards, in the way that we do things.
2. What are the speaker's effective speaking techniques?
He's casual, but very moves alot. He has big hand gestures, and gets really excited on certain words and parts of his stories.
3. What is his/her presentation style?
He is REALLY passionate. He knows what he's talking about because he likes it, and actually cares.
4. What matters from this video? How does it connect to you personally? To education? To the world?
What matters is his passion, and true belief in these things. To me, it shows me how I should just believe in myself, and my actions, because I tend to doubt myself. To education, it shows us to learn about the things we're passionate about, bacause otherwise, learning isn't gonna go well. To the world, we need to learn to believe in what we do, what other people do, the fields of study we have, and in the teachers, researchers, politicians and etc.
Monday, April 18, 2011
TED Talk 2: David Blaine"How I held my breath for 17 minutes"
Questions:
1. What are your take-aways from this video?
That magic doesnt have to be a trick of the eye, it can be anything that seems impossible. Also, that nothing is impossible. Dangerous, stupid and almost fatal, yes, but not impossible.
2. What are the speaker's effective speaking techniques?
He makes people laugh without trying to, which is cool. It's nice to see someone famous not trying too hard, it makes them seem down to earth. He also gets emotional towards the end of the video, it makes us see how personal this all actually was to him, and that it wasn't just something else to make money. He does it because he enjoys showing people that there isn't an impossible.
3. What is his/her presentation style?
He is VERY casual, but he also uses clips and pictures to bring the audience into the experience. And it helps to bring back the memories to himself, and make it more intense to tell again, and people in the audience who rememeber when it happened.
4. What matters from this video? How does it connect to you personally? To education? To the world?
What matters is his passion for what he does. David put his heart and soul into this attempt. But he didn't let his failures and setbacks discourage him. Personally, I can use this video to remind myself that I can do ANYTHING when I'm doubting myself. Also to show myself that there are still people who do things for the sake of doing them, and loving them, rather than the money, and motivte me to pursue the things I love. For education, it shows us that we can reach all goals, with alot of hard work and focus. It also shows that you don't hsve to do something "school-like" or L-Directed to succeed in life. To the world, it doesn't just set a world record, it proves to the world that there are people who will try and try again until they get it right.
And this video is incredibly inspiring to me, because it held my attention well, and it is incredibly meaningful in ways that it doesn't directly say.
1. What are your take-aways from this video?
That magic doesnt have to be a trick of the eye, it can be anything that seems impossible. Also, that nothing is impossible. Dangerous, stupid and almost fatal, yes, but not impossible.
2. What are the speaker's effective speaking techniques?
He makes people laugh without trying to, which is cool. It's nice to see someone famous not trying too hard, it makes them seem down to earth. He also gets emotional towards the end of the video, it makes us see how personal this all actually was to him, and that it wasn't just something else to make money. He does it because he enjoys showing people that there isn't an impossible.
3. What is his/her presentation style?
He is VERY casual, but he also uses clips and pictures to bring the audience into the experience. And it helps to bring back the memories to himself, and make it more intense to tell again, and people in the audience who rememeber when it happened.
4. What matters from this video? How does it connect to you personally? To education? To the world?
What matters is his passion for what he does. David put his heart and soul into this attempt. But he didn't let his failures and setbacks discourage him. Personally, I can use this video to remind myself that I can do ANYTHING when I'm doubting myself. Also to show myself that there are still people who do things for the sake of doing them, and loving them, rather than the money, and motivte me to pursue the things I love. For education, it shows us that we can reach all goals, with alot of hard work and focus. It also shows that you don't hsve to do something "school-like" or L-Directed to succeed in life. To the world, it doesn't just set a world record, it proves to the world that there are people who will try and try again until they get it right.
And this video is incredibly inspiring to me, because it held my attention well, and it is incredibly meaningful in ways that it doesn't directly say.
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