Mixed Media

I like the idea of this website. The pictures lead you into a different world. It's like the pictures are a gateway, and what you read is determined by what you saw. You choose the ones that are appealing to your eye and then read what goes along with that picture. Once you actually start to look at the media there are so many different kinds of media. There is a poem called Faith that using music and sound and color and visual effects to represent what it is actually saying. There are short movies that are meant for children. All of the media seems so complex and so much more than i feel like i ever learned how to do on the computer. I look at them and think about how i can barely make a power point. I think these e literature things represent where literacy is going in the near future and i think it is a sign that we can either jump on the band wagon and go along witht he changes that society are making or we can be left in the dust. All of these multi media projects are reading, they are learning children and adults can gain something by looking at them and that is literacy. Technology is changing and with it comes change in our daily lives, what we read, how we read it, and where we read it are going to change too.

sweet stuff

This is a very unique website. It is a compilation of several different artistic methods. Movies, books, pictures, etc. I think this is a cool and interesting way of giving this information. I never would have come up with it, I am definitely not that creative. It's a different way to express your views and opinions on several different topics. I just watched a little bit of the "star wars" link and that seemed kind of stupid. I didnt understand anything really, i guess it was kind of funny and different but it still seemed pointless to me. Inanimate Alice was a really cool link. It was user friendly adn made the reader/listener/participant active. This is a really cool way of getting students involved in reading or other activities which may usually be boring. I would like to learn how to do some of the animation like that because it would really come in handy when im doing projects....just like the one in this class! I like how it combines a lot of things: you have to read, you must watch, and you must think (for some) in order to get through the story/movie. Overall i think this is a really cool website full of interesting strategies of learning. If i was a teacher i would definitely try to figure out a way to incorporate this into my lesson plans.

compostion

I think this website is pretty sweet and extremely original. I have never really come across anything like this before it’s almost like a collogue but its different. It seems like a gathering of different of minds and different methods of expression through one common medium. This website seems like it is a place to post and express really unique mixtures of art and literature that are on the web. It’s like a search engine for different types of genres. I’m not very web savvy and prefer to stick to recommendations and hard copies but this looks like something that would pretty cool to explore further if I ever have nothing to do and get bored. It seems like a cool place to look something up and then experiment with a new writing style or doing something creative instead of just the same old mundane writing that we’ve all become so accustomed to I think its definitely something that I’m going to have to explore further in the future. I think the bottomless pitt one is really cool, its like a bunch of flashes and words that go to prove a point and it seems really creative and original and would definitely earn an A for a presentation which is always good.

Composition

Yes I consider this a composition, simply because it is combining parts to make a whole. My Body-a wunderkammer, looks interesting to me. I think that it is cool how you can select body parts and then then information is revealed. I also think RedRidinghood by Donna Leishman is interesting, I found it neat how she told this well known story from a feminist perspective. All of these programs interactively tell stories using images. I think that this is sometimes a lot more engaging then just reading a story with text. This website gave me a few ideas for the final presentation. 

composition!?!??!

I definitely believe that this website falls into the category of composition, although not traditional composition. The website is a collection bunch of different stories, some interactive, other's not. One is just a bunch of words with changing colors and movement to emphasize other words. Another is a story about a girl named Alice, which is somewhat interactive.  These are compositions, different from what we usually see, but I think they are more interesting. I am more likely to sit and look through all of those compositions than read books assigned for class. I read a lot for pleasure, but I hate being forced to read boring books; whereas these multimedia compositions are generally more interesting than The Grapes of Wrath (sorry if you like that book). I honestly think that in the future more classes will be taught implementing multimedia composition. It will be a way for people to learn composition through technology which is becoming a bigger part of our lives each day. I would personally rather do a multimedia project than a paper, or have a homework assignment on typography instead of reading. But that’s just me, and I know a lot of people would rather stick to the traditional forms of composition. I also think it’s rather interesting to see all sorts of different techniques, sort of like abstract art, in viewing all of these compositions. It’s not just pen to paper, printer ink to paper, now it encompasses moviemaker, power points, paint, and other creative outlets. I love creativity and I would like to see more of it incorporated into the school system, rather than all be expected to perform the same on SATs and similar tests. 

composition

It looks like a group of stories and movies with descriptions composed together to form one site. I personally do not like the website. It rather interesting, but if I were to do a report a report on this site itself, I would be pretty pissed. It is 100% composition. It’s filled with information and educational material. It’s definitely a very unique website. I like how it describes the video before I waste my time watching it. I also think some of the videos and more educational than others. The ones that are entertaining seem to be the ones that are more enjoyable and educational. This website makes it very clear that we do not need classrooms, books, pens, etc. to learn and use composition. My personal favorite was Animate Alice. I just found myself legitimately concerned about the wellbeing of her dad. All it is was a simple slide show of stick figures but the music combined with the text and the visual just had such an impression. Landscapes is my least favorite. I could even figure out how to read the poem. I could go on and on all day about my likes and dislikes about the website. That’s exactly why I like and hate the site. To make a long story short, I personally do believe it is a very interesting, yet solid piece of composition.

Composition

This website appears to be a collection of interactive stories and movies. Each link that you click on leads you to a different location with its own story or movie. Some of the stories that the links lead you to be stories that are composed into a movie. One of the stories that is presented kind of in a movie is also interactive. You get to click on various bits and pieces of the movie and it triggers the next part of the story to begin. The movie puts you into the place of the character that is telling the story. The story itself is presented in a very creepy and ominous way, but it has a happy ending. Many of the stories and movies on this website are interactive. I like that they are interactive, it makes the stories and movies much more interesting and fun. I find that when material is interactive, it is easier to remember and enjoy. The movies that are on this website look really complicated to make. I don’t think that I would be able to make these movies, unless someone took a great deal of time to teach me exactly how to make them. But, I would love to learn how to make them. This website is a perfect example of composition.