Comments for The Modern Story http://www.themodernstory.com Youth media and digital storytelling. Sat, 10 Nov 2012 17:16:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5 Comment on The Modern Story at Communities Rising by Kara http://www.themodernstory.com/the-modern-story-at-communities-rising-2/#comment-2974 Kara Sat, 10 Nov 2012 17:16:19 +0000 http://www.themodernstory.com/?p=3108#comment-2974 I’m so glad your trip to Communities Rising was memorable and successful! I love the bubble photo and hearing the specific story of one of the hostel boys. I also couldn’t agree more with your statement “The individuals we worked with far surpassed our hopes and stand as prime examples of how programs such as TMS can overcome immense cultural and language challenges with the right help.” Siva is so great with the students and the first TMS workshops I did at CR certainly wouldn’t have been a success without him! Did Brother Philip let you drive the motor bike?

]]> Comment on A Spring Morning and Photo Story Round Up by EmilyK http://www.themodernstory.com/a-spring-morning-and-photo-story-round-up/#comment-2963 EmilyK Sat, 10 Nov 2012 06:06:25 +0000 http://www.themodernstory.com/?p=2973#comment-2963 Thanks so much for following Kara! We just made a trip to Google (three years running since you Ilana forged that partnership) and they have some great resources about the integration of digital media and education: http://edudemic.com/2012/11/a-look-at-googles-massive-library-of-free-lesson-plans/

]]> Comment on Blog by The dream of unity in diversity | The Alternative http://www.themodernstory.com/blog/#comment-2242 The dream of unity in diversity | The Alternative Tue, 16 Oct 2012 10:01:49 +0000 http://www.themodernstory.com/?page_id=2126#comment-2242 [...] post comes to us from a digital fellow’s classroom notes originally published on The Modern Story blog. TMS fellows work as digital storytelling instructors at low income schools in the urban [...]

]]> Comment on A Spring Morning and Photo Story Round Up by Kara http://www.themodernstory.com/a-spring-morning-and-photo-story-round-up/#comment-2159 Kara Wed, 10 Oct 2012 20:52:34 +0000 http://www.themodernstory.com/?p=2973#comment-2159 These projects are great and I’m so excited that TMS has reached a point where media production is incorporated into a standard course! I liked hearing about your process and teaching relationship to the projects as well. There’s always so much to learn while teaching!

]]> Comment on One Month Reflection: Teaching in the Buff and Being Yourself by EmilyK http://www.themodernstory.com/one-month-reflection-teaching-in-the-buff-and-being-yourself/#comment-1684 EmilyK Thu, 13 Sep 2012 14:13:08 +0000 http://www.themodernstory.com/?p=2771#comment-1684 Claire,

I can’t believe its taken me such a long time to respond to your very kind and thoughtful message. I remember this day at Amatigulu well. You and Danica came back to the computer lab in complete disbelief. It really goes to show how learning styles differ dramatically between different nations/school systems and the message you gave the students that day is what I wish every one of our TMS students here received every day. “You matter. Your voice matters. Your personhood matters and you should share it.” Absolutely.

Thank you for reading and I hope you are well!

-Emily

]]> Comment on One Month Reflection: Teaching in the Buff and Being Yourself by EmilyK http://www.themodernstory.com/one-month-reflection-teaching-in-the-buff-and-being-yourself/#comment-1683 EmilyK Thu, 13 Sep 2012 14:06:55 +0000 http://www.themodernstory.com/?p=2771#comment-1683 Not yet Stella, but we’ve passed the stand and stared with longing. Thank you for reading, following, and supporting us :)

]]> Comment on One Month Reflection: Teaching in the Buff and Being Yourself by EmilyK http://www.themodernstory.com/one-month-reflection-teaching-in-the-buff-and-being-yourself/#comment-1682 EmilyK Thu, 13 Sep 2012 14:06:14 +0000 http://www.themodernstory.com/?p=2771#comment-1682 Thank for being a loyal reader Alex! More stories to come :)

]]> Comment on Photoaugliaphobia (n): the fear of glaring lights by EmilyK http://www.themodernstory.com/photoaugliaphobia-n-the-fear-of-glaring-lights/#comment-1681 EmilyK Thu, 13 Sep 2012 14:05:47 +0000 http://www.themodernstory.com/?p=2831#comment-1681 Hi Piya,

Yes – there is something to be said for cameras as tools for self-discovery! Thank you so much for your kind words and all your support.

-Emily

]]> Comment on ‘My feeling is my feeling, not another feeling’ by Kara http://www.themodernstory.com/my-feeling-is-my-feeling-not-another-feeling/#comment-1563 Kara Thu, 30 Aug 2012 16:31:09 +0000 http://www.themodernstory.com/?p=2898#comment-1563 It’s lovely to read this profile of one of the students who touches your (and through reading it, my) heart!

]]> Comment on The Birthday Biryani and The Rainy Day by Kara http://www.themodernstory.com/the-birthday-biryani-and-the-rainy-day/#comment-1562 Kara Thu, 30 Aug 2012 16:29:55 +0000 http://www.themodernstory.com/?p=2891#comment-1562 These photo stories are wonderful showcases of your students’ imaginations and technical skills. I love that the biryani story highlights some local Hyderabadi culture and that the rainy day story features some of the drama so loved in Bollywood plots!

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