5x5-- Redskins game from the fan's perspective

• Car driving towards FedEx Field
• Tailgate party grill
• Bengals running out of tunnel
• Redskins running out of tunnel
• Opening Kickoff

I used my I-Pod Touch 4th generation to film the 5x5 at the Washington Redskins v. Cincinnati Bengals football game.  I then edited my film using the youtube video editor, which worked mostly except it was not able to stretch the video, so there are bars on the side. 

 Although there is an obvious cropping error, I feel as though the 5x5 is well done and shows a good story of what the average fan goes through at a Redskins game.  Next time, i hope to get my hands on a better camera and also a better editing system that will allow me to fill the gaps on the side and make the video look cleaner overall.  I probably won't get the chance to go to another Redskins game before the next 5x5, but who knows? I could go to a Nationals game because they may be making a post-season push, and that could be my next video.

Dystopia trailer

The Matrix-1999

The Matrix is about a man named Neo who is "the one" who can restore balance to the matrix-a virtual world made by machines.  Neo finds himself as a part of a team that is trying to destroy the machines and have the humans take over again.  Neo must go into the matrix to save a team member, Morphius, from the machines, and it is there he learns how to truly use the matrix to his advantage.

The trailer uses dramatic music throughout the whole trailer to add to the suspense.  The trailer also has important lines from the movie to portray the plot, instead of a voice over.  It also had a montage of shorter clips to add dimension to the virtual world of the matrix. Overall, the trailer did a good job of describing what the world was like in and out of the matrix, and how Neo would be the one to bring balance to both worlds. 

Education personalization

The article I recently read and annotated goes into detail about how a more custom approach to education is better than a one-size-fit-all style of learning.  Ever since No Child Left Behind, standardized testing has taken away the personal aspects of education that are ever so important to learning.  Not all students are the same, and many of them can't learn from constant testing just to make sure we're on track.

The article explains how some schools have already taken steps to raise the personal level of teaching, such as school sponsored blogging, or working with individuals to teach them while keeping them focused the whole time.  The author of the article, Will Richardson, used an excellent example, where he used basketball to teach his son math.  He would use basketball examples to teach his son math equations, and that way, his son was both learning and having fun. 

Almost every student learns in a different way, and teachers and/or school systems have caught on to this and have started adding more personal lesson plans, such as encouraging student blogs and interactive games.  Also, many students don't learn well with the typical lecture; instead, they need interactive ways of learning such as scavenger hunts or group activities in class to create a better learning experience.

This blog is already an example of a teacher adding a more personal aspect to the class, and many other teachers are doing the same things across the nation.  Every student is different, and it is not only the job of the teachers, but also the job of the student to identify how they learn the best and what they can do to learn as much as they can to prepare themselves for further education and eventually getting a job.

The Movie Review

The writer of the review for Prometheus started out with a quick description of the plot then immedietly went into what they thought of it.  They commented on the actors' skill, writing, and technical effects and what they could have improved on.  The writer split it up into three sections: the plot, what I thought worked, and what didn't work, which effectively covered all aspects of the film both good and bad.

The movie review assignment should have a basic layout (such as a plot synopsis, an opinion on the film, improvements, and analysis of the theme) but should not be restricted furthur to such an extent that w are filling out a guideline to score well.  It should be a loose assignment with little resrictions, but a set of simple aspects to be sure to have in the review.

Howdy Y'all

Greetings and salutations fellow Earth dwellers, it is I, Sam here to bestow wisdom nuggets on your faces.  First, I shall describe my self so you will know things about me you may or may not want to know.  I am very athletic: i play football, baseball, and I wrestle.  I am also kinda calm and I go with the flow often, which has led me to be a little bit lazy. Lastly, I am usually determined to get things done, whether it's an essay or an at bat. But thats probably enough about me right now, because I don't want to reveal everything on the first post. My favorite film project would probably have to be the suspense horror films we made in 7th grade where we wrote a suspenseful horror story and then went out and filmed it.  This project was fun because we were able to make something up completely, and it didn't matter how crazy or weird it was.  With this blog, we can be able to learn about our fellow CAP students.  There are some people who don't know the first thing about others in CAP due to a lack of similar scheduling. Also, we can use these blogs to communicate about homework questions or other CAP related things that we can all beneit from.  I believe this blog has potential to keep us constantly in touch, yet it could only work if used right.