Photography as a Performance | Holm Volume 9, No. 2, Art. 38 – May 2008 Photography as a Performance Gunilla Holm with Fang Huang, Hong Yan Cui, Fatma Ayyad, Shawn Bultsma, Maxine Gilling, Hang Hwa Hong, John Hoye, Robert Kagumba, Julien Kouame, Michael Nokes, Brandy Skjold, Hong Zhong, and Curtis Warren Abstract: This is a study of photography as performance and as an ethnographic research and dissemination method. Key words: photography, performance, visual research methods, visual language Table of Contents 1. 2. 3. 4. 4.1 Performing being stressed 4.2 Teaching and learning to use visual methods 5. Note References Author Citation 1. Our cultures are becoming more visual as well as visually sophisticated due to increasingly advanced technology. Performance in this context is seen as both a form of investigation and a form of representation. 2. Photographs are also commonly used to elicit information in interviews. So far, the most common types of photographs have been the ones taken by the researchers. 3. 4. Photograph 1: Filed 5.
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Lift the Cell Phone Ban Cell phones could become the next big learning tool in the classroom. So why have schools been so slow to embrace them? Without a doubt, cell phones can cause serious disruption in the classroom. From urgent text messages flying across the room to lessons interrupted by rap-song ringtones, these gadgets are responsible for nationwide frustration among educators. And, in extreme cases, students have used their cell phones to cheat on tests and harass other students, even during class time. Cell Phone Solution between the alarms, calls, and text-messaging, it’s easy to see why some classrooms have implemented a no-cell phone policy. Craik’s program started with a discussion in the staff room between the school’s principal, Gord Taylor, and teacher Carla Dolman. Testing the Watersinitially, only about 40 percent of the class had cell phones, but kids who had them were willing to share. Principal Taylor agrees. Taylor’s colleagues have been more enthusiastic.
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7 Fun Ways to Use QR Codes In Education QR Codes Quick Response are so fun to integrate in classroom. Quick Response codes are bar codes with information. QR Codes can include contact information, websites, text, SMS, pictures and so much more. My students absolutely love using these in their activities. Here are some ways to Integrate QR Codes in Your Lessons 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Quick Response Codes are so easy to create. Try it…your kids will love it! Do Cell Phones Belong in the Classroom? Mobile devices are ubiquitous in American high schools, and their use is harder to regulate than old-fashioned note passing. But here's why teachers should be paying closer attention. Two U.S. high school students compete in the LG Mobile Worldcup Texting Championship. According to a Pew study, American teenage girls send an average of 100 messages a day. (Reuters) If you were to drop in on most any American high school these days, what would you see? Most schools allow students to have cell phones for safety -- a reaction to the Littleton, Colorado, high school shooting incident of 1999. At a time when middle-class homes are filled with computers and mobile devices, schools are grappling with the question of how much technology to bring into the classroom. But whatever a school's approach to technology, cell phones seem to be nearly ubiquitous. In some cases, schools have actually embraced cell phones and incorporated them into their teaching. So what's the solution?
How To Give a Constructive Critique in Street Photography (Above image copyrighted by Fred Herzog) To become better in street photography (or anything in life), it is essential to get honest and constructive criticism. However the problem with the internet nowadays is that our attention spans are short, and the majority of the comments/feedback we get on our Facebook/Flickr streams include phrases such as, “Nice shot!”, “I love the light!”, or my personal favorite “What camera/lens do you use?” For this article I will try to give some suggestions and guidelines on how to give a constructive critique. I also included inspirational images from Fred Herzog for this article, one of my favorite color street photographers at the moment. What is a critique? Before we can delve into how to give a constructive critique, let us first start off with having a baseline understanding of what “critique” actually means. Critique is a method of disciplined, systematic analysis of a written or oral discourse. Let us break down two points: 1. 2. 3. 1. 2. 3. 4. 1.
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N.J. schools go BYOD: Students get green light to use cellphones in class Come September, High Point Regional High School is going BYOD. Short for Bring Your Own Device, BYOD is a fast-growing business trend quickly taking root in schools. Just as businesses allow employees to use their own mobile devices, school officials are giving students the opportunity to use their phones, tablets or laptops in class. "We’re changing the way we teach," said Robert Zywicki, director of curriculum, instruction and technology at the Sussex County district. "It’s about getting the kids access to the tools they need to compete in our global society." High Point Regional is one of the state’s newest members of a growing BYOD club. It’s a dramatic departure from the previous approach that banished student smartphones to lockers and backpacks. But it comes with some tricky issues. School is the perfect place for these lessons, proponents say. "We are teaching digital citizenship. "To ignore (the devices) seems almost silly," he said.
Critique Portfolio Pro - Photo Critiques and Discussions How to Critique For consistency you should always use the Critique Template to write your critiques. A critique should be thorough, honest and helpful to the receiver. Both positive and negative critiques can be helpful. Here is an example of a thorough and well written structured critique with grades: Technical Execution: 7Great crispness and clarity with beautiful, natural colors. Visual Composition: 5At first sight it disturbs me that the trees are cut on the right sideand I personally would like to see more of the mountain range on theleft. Artistic Value and Creativity: 5Your photo represents typical works in the landscape genre. Personal Impact: 7My first impression is the fabulous landscape. Total Impression: 6/10 as seen in (generated by the critique template) Still unsure how the grading works or what it should be based on?