ETEC414 HW - graphics exercise ETEC HW

Graphics Homework Picture Set in Flickr: http://flickr.com/photos/artemisll/

1. Rule of Thirds, Breathing Room, Color, Contrast, Hue, Crop, - Woman Working on Farm
 
PIC1. Rule of Thirds, Breathing Room, Color, Contrast, Hue, Crop, - Woman Working on Farm
 
PIC 1.o. Original Picture of the Farming Woman

The photo was taken in village in China.
I was attracted by the farming woman far away from me and tried to take picture of her.
Though I tried to zoom in, she was still not that visible in my picture.
Then I chose the highest resolution for this picture so that I could be able to crop her in focus later.
As you can see, the next picture is the original one.

 The first one was processed through: cropping, adjusting color, contrast and color hue.
I cropped the picture under the Three of Thirds rule and made the main character on the 2nd horizontal and 2nd vertical lines, with a proper leading room in front of her.

2. Framing, Rule of Third, Reflection - The beautiful Village

The Picture was taken in Feng Huang China when I was volunteering in summer vocation at colledge.
The tree and boat on the left side frame the picture nicely.
The horizontal water line falls on the first horizontal line in Rule of thirds.
The reflection in water falls on the second horizontal line in Rule of thirds.

3. Rule of Third, Leading lines, Triangles - Water Mountain Sky

The picture was taken in the mountain area in west Hunan China when I was volunteering in summer vocation at colledge.
The river generates the leading line and leads the viewer's imagination into the back of that mountain.
The two mountains are both in the shape of triangle, so are the water and the sky.
 The bottom line of mountains falls into the second horizontal line in Rule of thirds and the top line of the mountains falls into the first horizontal line.

4. Unique Point of View and Focal B&W - Helpless Child

PIC 4. Unique Point of View and Focal B&W - Helpless Child

PIC 4.o. Original Picture - helpless child

The photo was taken in mountain village in West Hunan China when I was volunteering for an NGO.
The parents of this child left home for work and this kid is taken care of by the neighbors and community right now.
To make the kid more vulnerable, I chose the low angel to make the object weak.
To emphasize the kid, I used Picasa -> Effect -> Focal B&W.
In addition, the black and white background made the environment more inclement.

5. Crop, Focal W&B, Rule of Third - Taxi in the middle of the road

PIC 5. Crop, Focal W&B, Rule of Third - Taxi in the middle of the road

PIC 5.o. Original Pic of Taxi in the middle of the road

These two pictures used : Crop and Highlight the taxi with the focal tool.

6. Color adjustment in PS- Bund

The color in last picture looks really blue. Use PS for the color, brightness and level adjustment. The edited one looks more real, with less blueish.

The color in last picture looks really blue.
Use PS for the color, brightness and level adjustment.
The edited one looks more real, with less blueish.

Ed. Journal - Identification Map 1

Will you become teacher?
I always hesitated to answer that kind question. Teacher’s responsibility is more than parents, for teachers role is n:1 while parents probably are 2:1. In addition, I truly believe that what I am teaching will present who I am. Teaching is not merely planting the knowledge, but also with the personality and characteristics. If I don’t know who I am, I won’t be sure whether I can teach or not.

The ID map is necessary for all teachers, just to know themselves before starting this career. Even though the ID map is always changing, but as we grow up, the ID map will be less important than the beginning.
The ICE berg is quite interesting. Culture is not only what it’s about the river, but more over, most part is under the water, limited by the behavior and product of the people or patterns in people’s life. The hidden part is the shared beliefs, feelings and values of a community of people.


Picture of iceberg. by Ralph Clevenger, 1999

Adapted from Gary Weaver & On line resource

The iceberg won’t remain the same – like the ID map I drew when I was in China is different from the map here. The map I drew the first time came to Hawaii is not the same like the map I drew it now.
I just read an article from Paul Hiebert about the culture shock. It’s quite true. The culture shock is a sense of cultural disorientation in a different society. In time, a person learns to operate in a new society; his level of adjustment rises; and he is acculturated into the new culture (See Figure 2.7, Paul Hiebert, http://home.snu.edu/~hculbert ). In the process, he becomes a bicultural person, who has come to grips with the issues of cultural parochialism and relativism.

(Christianity is supraculture and not a foreign religion – will be discussed in the another entry. It’s an interesting topic)

- All these for one purpose:
1. Know ourselves -> because teaching = telling who you are
2. Be sensitivity for students’ culture background and slow down the judgment.

Technology Lesson Topic and Standards - Liu Liu

Mandarin Class

Performance Objectives

Given access to a computer with Skype, the 2nd year high school language student will interview a mandarin speaker in China and make an oral presentation that follows the checklist

A. Audience: 2nd year high school language student


B. Behavior: interview a mandarin speaker in China and make an oral presentation


C. Condition: given access to a computer with Skype


D. Degree: follows at least 5 items in checklist


(Checklist of the interviewing content: Name, gender, age/grade, educational background, hobbies, family members, future goal, other)

Domain of Learning: Cognitive

HCPS III Standard(s) - Content Area Standard:

1. Standard 1: INTERPERSONAL: Use target language to engage in conversations, provide and obtain information, express feelings and emotions, and exchange opinions. - In the class, the students will engage in conversation individually through Skype to a mandarin speaker oversea. They will get to know each other through this online Skype call.

2. Standard 3: PRESENTATIONAL: Present information, concepts, and ideas to an audience of listeners or readers on a variety of topics. - After the call, the student will give an oral presentation in Mandarin, telling the classmates what she/he knows about this new friend just make though the Skype.

3. Standard 6: Oral Communication: CONVENTIONS AND SKILLS: Apply knowledge of verbal and nonverbal language to communicate effectively in various situations: interpersonal, group, and public for a variety of purposes.


Benchmark LA.K.6.2 Use basic social conventions in greetings, in introductions, and in conversations


Benchmark LA.K.6.3 Ask and respond appropriately to basic questions - This lesson apply the Mandarin communication in interpersonal and public levels.

NETS Standard(s) - Technology Standards:

1. Basic operations and concepts


2. 
   
   
   
   • Students demonstrate a sound understanding of the nature and operation of technology systems.
   
   
   • Students are proficient in the use of technology.
   
   
   
   


3. Social, ethical, and human issues


4. 
   
   
   
   • For the class requires students to communicate with another ethnic group, the students need to understand the ethical, cultural, and societal issues related to technology.
   
   
   • Students practice responsible use of technology systems, information, and software, including the computer, the headsets and the system.
   
   
   • Students develop positive attitudes toward technology uses that support lifelong learning, collaboration, personal pursuits, and productivity.
   
   
   
   


5. Technology productivity tools


6. 
   
   
   
   • Students use technology tools to enhance learning, increase productivity, and promote creativity.
   
   
   • Students use productivity tools to collaborate in constructing technology-enhanced models, prepare publications, and produce other creative works.
   
   
   
   


7. Technology communications tools


8. 
   
   
   
   • Students use telecommunications to collaborate, publish, and interact with peers, experts, and other audiences.
   
   
   • Students use a variety of media and formats to communicate information and ideas effectively to multiple audiences.
   
   
   
   

References

ISTE NETS, Technology Foundation Standardsfor All Students, Feb 2008, http://cnets.iste.org/students/s_stands.html


Hawaii Content & Performance Standards III, Content Area: Language Arts for Grade/Course: K, Feb 2008, http://standardstoolkit.k12.hi.us/

Technorati : , HCPS III Standard, NETS Standard, less plan, mandarin, performance objectives, skype

Blog Post # 4

Website/blog: Music Mandarin
Link: http://mus-mandarin.blogspot.com/
About:
This blog is created by Robin, a experienced mandarin teacher for elementary school, sharing the teaching materials in Madarin. Information on Chinese culture, and resources, including picture books on China are shared.
The potential readers might include mandarin teachers at elementary schools in English speaking countries. As we know, children are good at aquiring a foreign language, and music is an effective way to maintian attention from the children.
In addition, plenty of interesting resources from the "site link" can be found. Acutally, I explored the "site link" for almost half an hour and added most of them into my "favourate folder". It's the great experience of reading someone's blog!

Ed. Journal - A website about Tolerance

It's acutally the homework in ETEC414.
We were told to find some website about education (in general) and analyze them.
Just like this site in all means. :)

http://www.tolerance.org/

How many of us never have a feeling towards someone or some behavior of “oh, that’s weird”?
None!

The world is the world with diversity but we human is not naturally appreciating this diversity. We have bias towards differences, get worried about the alliances or even worse, hate each other due to the differences. Weirdo = Abnormal by our own ruler
As educators, we feel urged to prepare ourselves and our kids to appreciate this colorful world with diversity.

From the site introduction in Tolerance.org, it is a principal online destination for people interested in dismantling bigotry and creating, in hate's stead, communities that value diversity. Through its online well of resources and ideas, its expanding collection of print materials, its burgeoning outreach efforts, and its downloadable public service announcements, Tolerance.org promotes and supports anti-bias activism in every venue of life.

The site targets on four groups: teacher, parents, teens and kids. As a potential teacher, let’s explore the teacher’s site: (http://www.tolerance.org/teach): it provides educators with educational materials that promote respect for differences and appreciation of diversity in and beyond the classroom. It's interesting to look at the classroom activities to get more ideas about how other expert preparing their curriculums.

Also, the outlook of the website is amazingly mature. Each sub-site can be a integrated site acutually. From the screen shots of each sub-site, we can feel the efforts by the site owner, through the delicated layouts, color themes, structures and contents.

(click the picture to open a window for the sub-sites)
Teachers


Parents


Teens


Kids

Ed. Journal – Interview

(I changed the interviewee after Feb 5; this entry was re-edited two weeks later.)
1. About my interview: FLG MEM. at HI.
All the content I interviewed was mentioned in review paper. One of the comments Prof gave was "brave. " -- didn’t deserve that compliment.

I just realized that I presented a wrong idea in the paper: I tried to pray for her husband to introduce Jesus to her in the paper, but I was wrong. If he would introduce her to Christ, it probably had happened for ages. It's very common that the close relationship won’t help the faith start/growth.

2. Reading Prof Reed’s note is always interesting. I thought Prof. Reed was a Catholic, but now I can feel the post modernism silhouette, with the belief of the supernatural world.(it comes from student’s natural tendency: spying teacher.) :P

3. Comments another student’s interview:
The last one of interviewing a prostitute is quite bizarre…L
Just watched the video Not For Sale

One of the dialogues in the video can still clearly replayed in my head: “I wish I would die when I wake up next day, for I can’t wait for the Hell. It’s better” (I paraphrase here)
The numbers and facts were too sanguinary. It’s hard to believe we are in a civil liberal world.

My church Nightlife recently is planning the Anti-Human trafficking conference and this should be another helpful channel for the conference.
Join this fight:
http://groups.google.com/group/NL-Social-Justice?hl=en

Peace

Me: "Sleep tight and may God speaks to you in your dream "

Friend: "Hearing from God? God already put His Word in Bible, reading Bible is hearing from God. "

Me: "But God speaks to people, through the whole Bible. "

Friend: "please test what you learn with what God has already given to us in His Word. Deceit and Truth is what you need to seperate. You can not mix the two. "

Bible doesn't lie, as a Chrsitiand, no one will doubt it. Shoud I test Bible? Yes, I would like to do that, as a lot of Christians archaeologist did, but truth is my experience and my eyes and physical body don't lie.

If Christians are so exclusive towards their own sisters and brothers, how can they share the gospel with non-believers?

Remember someone told me: It's dangerous to be a Christian.

In this post-modern world, everything sounds "dangerous".
=D

Stranger

Walking from my apartment to work and it's half an hour earlier.


I like to leave home earlier, so that whenever I met some friends on the way, there will be enough time greeting and talking.




When I passing by the Jefferson Hall, there was a guy sitting by the corner, with the hat covering more than half of the lowered face.


He was crouching there, silently, without anyone's attention.


He might be just taking the nap in that shade, or thinking about the paper at class, or even day dreaming.




"Go and say hi to him."


Why? I don't speak to stranger. Some unpleasant memory of male strangers showed in my head.


"Just go".




I passed him, hesitating, and then walked back. I kneeled down, talking to him, though I felt really awkward.


"Hi, are you ok?"


He raised his head, "yes, I am ok. "


I saw the tears and desperation from his eyes. That's not a ok person's face. "You sure? Do you want some Gummy Bear candies? It will make you feel better and everything will be ok."


I get my Gummy Bear candies from my bag, gave him a handful candies.


He looked at me, with appreciation and surprise. I am from Germany.


Shocked…amazed…coincidence? Nope…glad I didn't walk away without paying attention. "Hope you have a great day! God Loves You, brother."






I never shared this with my friend, it is too strange to tell my friend. But I do want more of this kind of miracles happening in future so that I can get used to them and share with friends freely.


Anyways, I had really a great day.

About Blog Comments Post #3

• Why people commenting?
• How to comment on people's blog?
• What kind of blog/ blog post wins people's comments"?
• Here you go...my little thought about this topic:
  
  Here are some blogs I observed:
• Wang Jianshuo’s Blog:
  http://home.wangjianshuo.com/
  I regularly comment on his site, just because his information & insight: http://user.wangjianshuo.com/artemis.htm
  Thought those comments were made long time ago; this is the first time I start thinking about the reason of making comments.
  Some comments are from his friends, some are from the ransom guest like me.
  I was searching Google about the shanghai’s building in Xintiandi area, and one of his blog posts helped me. So I just commented for appreciating the information he offered generously on the blog. The link is http://home.wangjianshuo.com/archives/20060514_how_xintiandi_was_built.htm
  
  
• Face book – K.M.'s blog:
  http://hawaii.facebook.com/notes.php?style=2&id=19504040
  I hope you can read even you are not in her friend list.
  She is a new Christian and it’s really exciting and encouraging to see her growth in Christ.
  Appreciate her gift in writing, and really amazed by reading her articles.
  If she publishes a book someday, I probably will ask all of my friends buy ~
  I almost comments on all her notes, since we are good buddies.
  
• http://blog.sina.com.cn/u/1191258123
  This blog has 11694000 visiting counts.
  It’s by Han Han, the post modern writer. I was a fan of him back to high school.
  Just liked his cynic style of writing and shared the same hatred to the power and felt the same sympathy towards the weakness, with his pen, he is like a fighter.
  It might be the only blog right now I am reading in Chinese
  The comments are most from his fans, readers or even hostiles (his writing did offended many people).
  
  So, what is the purpose of commenting on blog? I generalize these 5 points and there should be a lot of reasons. Only thing we need to remember is: keep a light mood when you read other people's writing. we don't have to agree to anyone, but it's a good way to learn, to explore and to experience this amazing world on web.

1. Friendship’s extension from the real world.
   Like most of my post on Kacie’s blog, it’s an extension of our real world friendship. Sometimes, when people writing, they changed their personality. Kacie is this kind and from reading her blog, you can’t image it’s written by a big smiling little girl!
2. Appreciate the information the blog offers.
   Like the one I commented in Wang Jianshuo’s blog. I did this a lot, for the encouraging comments will motivate writers and helps with the environment of the whole network.
3. Share some ideas you have
   It might be something you don’t agree with the blog post, or something you want to add on the same topic the blog post is issuing on.
4. Marketing
   There are a lot of Ads in blog comments. Sometimes it’s really annoying. I got some in my blog on MSN and normally, I will just delete those unpleasant comments. But not all marketing comments are bad. If you leave your comments on A’s blog, A might visit you back and comment on you as well. Then you will build a network with some strangers, in a nice way.
5. Venting
   There are some people doing that, it might be some psychological reason for health enhancement, but I can’t understand this behavior. It happens more often on Forum.
   

My comments:

• http://user.wangjianshuo.com/artemis.htm

Ed. Journal - Poverty

E class is as interesting as before. Today’s topic is poverty.
We watched the video of Bangladesh Grameen Foundation, and discussed a series of pictures of a weekly grocery shopping in the world.
Just found these two classroom materials on line:
Video is from
Grameen Foundation Website
Photographs by Peter Menzel from the book "Hungry Planet"
This is the picture of Aboubakar family from Chad. They spent only $1.23 for one week on food and Their favorite food is soup with fresh sheept meat.


Poverty is not news for us and it keeps companionship with human after we left Eden. The Grameen foundation is quite successful and to the point - diminish the poverty.
Yes, as we know, NGO is an excellent way to dissolve the global poverty, and open doors for developing countries.
But the root of the poverty is greed. Yes, this material leve of poverty is from the nature of the man.

Still remember the DVD I watched, Another World is Possible Vol. II – Poverty . Our world is a world of economic extremes. "A beautiful harmony of songs and images, teaching and storytelling unveil the tragic realities of our fragile world and incredible hope that another world is possible." It's a good movie. Would like to watch it again to explore more about this "another possible world".

Yes, it's another economic extreme:
The Diamond-covered Mercedes Benz SL550
http://www.partstrain.com/blog/?p=167


This is supposed to be an abundant world, the world of buffet. But this is also a realistic world, the world of worry, greed and hatred.
I am sure Professor Reed's idea is letting us think about teacher's roll and poor people, for all what we present might be the model for the next generation.
Having a loving heart and practising following Jesus are always the best choice.

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