Blogs = Converstation. Enter a Water Buffalo???

This video called “4 Generations: The Water Buffalo Movie” shot and produced by Robert Thompson shows one example of what good things can happen when people get together using the internet. In this video documented case, it was a blog in the USA and an American living in China that caused radical change to four generations in one Chinese family. Remember too that your website can be a launching pad for great conversation that can end in good. As you engage in this read/write/connect/reflect web space remember your audience is the world.

As you collaborate on this assignment with your classmates, show how you can watch a video and then deconstruct the story, tracking down all the individual elements. Use the checklist given to you in class to make sure you include all the elements of a good post.

Title: Must have the words “Water Buffalo” in it.

Category: Required Post

Blogs In Plain English

Download Video: Posted by leelefever at TeacherTube.com.

Write a review of the video. Embed the video in your post. Let’s use TeacherTube.com to get this video.

Title: Blogs In Plain English

Category: Required Post

OLPC’s Founder Nicholas Negroponte

Nicholas Negroponte Keynote at Internet & Society 2007 at the Berkman Center, Harvard Law School

Whenever possible go to primary sources for your information. In this case, we are going to learn more about the One Laptop Per Child nonprofit organization from the founder himself, Nicholas Negroponte.

You are required to watch the video and write a post summarizing and commenting on the video. Title your post, “OLPC’s Founder Nicholas Negroponte.” Be sure your post has links, picture(s), and the correct attribution(s).

The video is found here. (via MediaBerkman)