Our video

FUTUSCHOOL(click here)

Our ideal school (Second day)

The last Thursday we continue with the expositiong of our ideal school, the first group was "Rigatonni Angels", I think that in the start the video was a little bit boring because they only talk and in the interviews the sound was bad and I can't follow the words with the subtittles, but later when they make the travel I think that the video was much better, it was funny and at least they work like a group and they enjoy the works, and the think that I like most was when they dance and sing all and the same time.

The second group was "Escuela de Bocación", I think that their video was the best in the class, I think that it was perfect, because it's not boring, it's creative, they invent an history with shadows and figures, and I can't say only one thing that I like more, but I fall in love with "Bocacioncito", but it was awesome.

The third group was "La banda del patio", I think that this group had some problems and its hard for they to do it, but its a nice work, a little bit short but they say the main ideas clear, but one thing that I dislike was the mix of the voices with the characters and they, because it was so embarrasing, but with all the problems that they had and all these things I think that it's good.

The last group was "The rollkids" I think that this work was so long because they have a lot or independet parts, I think that it was good but these parts are not connecting with each one, but the video was not boring, they have a lot of interesting things and the part that I like more was the method of make the ideal school with the game "Los sims", it was so visual and I enjoy it a lot because my group want to do it but at the end we don't do.

Our ideal school, second day (Lucía Moreno)

This Thursday we had the second session of expositions about our ideal school.

The first group was “Rigatoni’s Angels”. Their work was a little similar to ours. They told us a story about a nowadays teachers who travel to the future in 2075 to discover which things they can change to improve education system. They did a kind of version of the film “Back to the future”. The first part of the video was a little bit boring because of the interviews, but inside of them I found interesting points of view from teachers and students. But I really like their work because they explained perfectly how their school would be and the final part song was so funny.

The second was “Escuela de bocación”. This was my favourite presentation. I think that it was so creative the way to tell the story and their objectives without being boring. First they introduced to us Bocacioncito (with this name I fell in love), who is a little kid with problems of inclusion in his school. Then they told us a story using origami with some kind of elements like animals or objects, which showed to Bocacionito’s mum how an ideal and inclusive school would be. Finally our classmates appeared in the video telling more characteristics about they wanted for their school. The tenderest part was their Aladdin’s version song about their ideal school. I like so much from this work that is so important the role of the parents, because always is important to exist cooperation between parents and teachers for children’s development. Both have to care about them, because if one of them do not, then education fails.

The third was “La banda del patio”. This video was also similar to ours in the way of making it. They picked up images from cartoons like we did with Futurama, and they built a story about their ideas. Their work told us how a student did not want to do what his traditional teacher said, then all the students touched together to express what they want for their ideal school, for example to have all the same rights even if they have disabilities.

The final was “The rol kids”. This work had a different way of exposition, because they made a physical magazine with all the contents to introduce us their objectives. They talked about inclusive school, same opportunities for all or good environment learning. After the magazine they showed the structure of the school with a lot of places to work together and to develop all the sills that they wanted. Then they showed a video about a little child, Pedro, who is not able to talk. So he dreams with a school where every class would have a teacher who knows sign language and without obstacles. Finally they put a video of Professional Community Learning to see education from other point of view.

La Banda del Patio's ideal school

                Finally we have ‘’La banda del patio’’s video, this video shown the need of the school to change and how this change has to take into account the students needs and ideas. This video shows the importance of the students to have ‘’voice’’ in their school, to be listened. The main ideas of this school was that the teachers should be helpful with their students and not a barrier, there should be plenty different spaces and also resources.

                The collaboration of the families with the teachers is also pretty important and the families can help in the school and also have some voice too. They presented also the traditional school with the strict and non-vocational teacher, the bad communication between teachers and students and the inflexible curriculum.

                I think what this video has of creative is the story and how the story is linked with the theory, the story is quite creative and is also one of the things I like most about this video. But another thing I like about this project is that even when they have had many problems they have got a good result and they have overcome the issues together to finally get it.

Rolkids' project

                The video of the Rol kids was made in a very different way, the first part was a magazine, and they included a tale and also a video about the learning communities. The idea of the magazine was pretty creative and I’m sure it was a very hard work including the two other videos. They give us a more theoretical point of view with the magazine but in a creatively way.

                The main ideas of this video were the learning communities which I didn’t know before and I think the idea of the cooperation and collaboration in schools is pretty important. The idea of inclusion was shown in the tale but also in the magazine, they make it very clear the importance of integration. They also talked about the abilities of Jenkins and the role of the teacher as a guide and not as a source. Furthermore they clarify the importance of the technology in the classroom and a meaningful learning; they added the importance of the teachers to be updated and to know both the content and their students. Lastly they spoke about the importance of the communication between teachers and also between the families and students.

                What I liked more about this video was the tale about the deaf kid because it showed pretty well how  the kids with disabilities see the school and the needs of the school to change and to start integrating those kid, being careful about their needs and giving everyone what they need to learn meaningfully. 

Rigatonnis' video

                The main ideas of the Rigatonnis’ ideal school are that the subjects must to be related, one subject to another so then the students will be able to make those relationships in their real life and use what they have learnt in their day by day, also that the school structure is thought to all the students also the students with disabilities, as this school supports the inclusive education it tries to make the special resources and methods for the students with disabilities also employable and useful to those who hasn’t. In this school all of the students are equal so they have the same rights, also they do both practice and theory. This school supported learning by having fun and the teachers knowing the content, the pedagogy and their students.

                Rigatonnis also show an interview of a real school in which they talked to the parents who said that the communication between parents, teachers and students was very close but that they would like their kids to have less homework so as they have so much extracurricular classes they could have more free time. They also talked to a teacher who said that there’s a need of the parties to reach an agreement to make an education law so the law doesn’t change when the party changes and that this law should support new methodologies. Finally they talked to the kids which said that they wanted to play more. Furthermore, they talk about the traditional education as it has non-vocational teachers, authoritarian methodology and that the teachers don’t understand the students’ needs.

                What I like more about this video was the last part with as it was very  funny  and dynamic but I also liked the overall story because I think that they have represented it very well the theory through it, the story itself was also quite good. Furthermore I think this group has been really creative because they had known how to link all the parts of the video through the story so it didn’t see so much as part, it was more and less like a whole. But what I like the most most most about the video was the catchy songs they used!

Escuela de Bocacion's ideal school

                The ‘’Escuela de Bocación’’s ideal school was a place in which the kids should enjoy going school and be happy, the teachers have good relationship with each other and they also work together, they developed creativity and the multiple intelligences. This school had resources for people with disabilities that were useful to every student; they developed cooperative learning (so everyone learn from each other) and the autonomy of the students. The teachers were an scaffold to their students and they adapt their methodology to the kids. This school was a learning community and had plenty resources.

                They explain this school through Bocacioncito’s a story that I think all of us love, this little kid feel unhappy with his traditional classes and his non-vocational teachers so his mum decided to change it going through a forest in which the animals and everyone she found give her same keys about the ideal school like having a common law. This video was very creative not only because of the story but because of the way the story was shown, the resources they used, it was almost twenty minutes that went too quickly also the music was made for this video

                Personally, I find quite difficult to find the thing I like most, but if I had to decide, I would say the way they have made this tale so lovely including the theory perfectly, it was very well linked and it made it not boring at all.  Furthermore I love how tender this tale was, I’m sure that even little kids would like it.