Multi-Modal Post 2

Last Sunday was the Golden Globes and I don't know if anyone watched them but I did. After watching all the nominations Social Network received (Best Motion Picture-Drama, Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama, Best Performance by an Actor In A Supporting Role in a Motion Picture, Best Director - Motion Picture, Best Screenplay - Motion Picture, and Best Original Score - Motion Picture) winning 4 of 6, I knew I had to see this film. First, I read the article "History of Facebook," so I knew a little of what was going on. I really enjoyed the movie. Fiction or Nonfiction the movie itself was good. Now there is much controversy over the film and I watched several interviews with Mark Zuckerberg and the Winklevoss Twins. Zuckerberg states that much of the film is fabricated whereas the Winklevoss Twins state that much of it is factual. The truth to this debate will never be known to the public. I found Jesse Eisenberg to be a witty and serious actor: 


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFFtpd8VNN0


After reading the article and watching the movie I believe that they were similar, while I won't know if either are factual. I will repeat what I said in my last post, I think Mark Zuckerberg built off an idea, and I don't think there is nothing wrong with that. 
For instance:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tqT0Z9k9XA&feature=channel 
should Dustin get a portion of money because of this? Everything just comes down to money.


I found this scene in Social Network to be relevant to Chapter 3 in "The Socially Networked Classroom:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKVyVw9AzNA
With the new technology available to kids, they do not realize that once something is on the web it is public domain forever. There is always ways to access information. While introducing technology is a new way for students to learn, they have to know how to do it safely and respectfully. I like the idea of blogging and the sites mentioned on pg. 55 seem like good sites. It is combining what students don't necessarily find enjoyable (writing) and combining it with something they like (computers and typing). Again, it gives students a voice when they might not have one in the classroom. Many parents worry about the safety of their child blogging; however, if it is used for educational purposes, with the teacher monitoring, there shouldn't be an issue. For example literature circles, having students read books and comment on them, there doesn't seem like any harm in that. However,  parents think of blogging in a non-safe way, but if they realized that this is the new way of learning and got all the information they might look at it in a new light. 


On a new note, there was another movie at the Golden Globes that sparked my attention, Temple Grandin: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpkN0JdXRpM which is based on an autistic woman who is now the top animal scientist. The mini-film was nominated for Best Actress in a Mini-Series or Made for TV Movie (Claire Danes won), Best Mini-Series or Made for TV Movie, and Best Supporting Actor.