Here is my final DST, enjoy.  I mostly did, please be gental, it was my first time.  Thanks.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hc4GFqWqHM

Chapter 15

At last, we have finished a long journey and now we have another story to tell.  I would have like a link somewhere along the way of a story Ohler created, that is why my DST is going to be shown to kids as a, how to of DST.  I have used plenty of copyrighted material, and have felt no guilt, because I’ve used all my material as an educational tool.  Ohler’s point about using common sense is the biggest takeaway for me from this chapter.  He tries the best he can to clarify the copy write guidelines with three steps, but to me it all comes down to common sense.  His four-factor test is a good abstract guide for student use because it is rooted in common sense.  But, that is the last time Ohler offers any benifical guidance; his suggestions like, “ask your friends” and “subscribe to media services” offer no practical usage and is a bit of a cop out.

Wow!! Ohler’s vision of the future of education in the next 50-100 years is quite grandiose.  I don’t necessarily have a problem with the direction he sees, he just obviously hasn’t looked at the evolution of education in the past 100 years.  Our educational model as transformed at a glacial pace and I don’t see it hitting fast forward and keeping up in any way close to the advances of technology.  He obviously is very connected to DST and would love to see education using storytelling on an everyday basis, I just don’t see that happening.  Maybe I’m shortsighted but I don’t see a place when subject matter is not being taught, but I just might not be able to see the forest thru the trees.  I am completely on board with digital learning being used daily and see these skills advancing at an increasing rate.  That is where Ohler is dead on and where I would love to see what education looks like in 2113, until then we can only imagine.  Thanks, all.  Duces.

Chapter 14

Not sure I know what a media persuader is, but I get and like the analogy of being a mechanic and “lifting the hood” and making sure all the inner workings and running smoothly.  It reminds me of watching a professional golfer playing a flawless round, his golf swing, when in tune, looks effortless like he’s not even trying to hit the ball hard and the result is a pure ball flying true to its target.  I’d like to think of a media persuader as the movie make applying their signature or fingerprint onto the production.

It could be because of my inexperience in DST but it never occurred to me that a story could be viewed as advertisement manipulation.  Just like every other documentary, there is a viewpoint that the director has and he tells his story from that perspective.  So, I have no problem with the concept of media persuader, just an issue with Ohler and his self-promoting jargon.  He does himself a disservice with his language.

Lastly, I appreciate the “media bumps” explanation and the guidelines Ohler gives to help address the identification of the bumps and the process to fix them after they’re recognized.  Again as a new DST learner, I find the parts where Ohler shows teachers what to practically do in their classroom the most informative writing in his book.  I could see myself being able to describe what a bump is and what parts work best after I create my story.