Future Now Contest Video

The theme of my digital story that will be entered into the NYC Future Now Contest is Dreams. It reflects dreams people have had, both past and present, and dreams that could one day become reality in the future. It also shows how even when someone's dream gets temporarily put on hold, it will still be there in the future (WTC). I hope that the judges of the contest like my video. The song used is the instrumental version of "Dreams" by The Game, with production by Kayne West.

Digital Story 2 Narrative

Open with video of Rodney King getting beat. Slow motion hitting with baton, go directly to voice over, quick synopsis of event. Explain other major cases of police brutality (Sean Bell, Dialo, girl killed in Iraq). Say how the police in these cases are almost never prosecuted. Show not guilty being announed in trials. Go to "Slippin" instrumental and mix images and video of brutality, such as news reports and newspaper headlines. Show not guilty being announed in trials.

Digitales Evaluation

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The story I believe most reflects the ISSN graduate portfolio is "The Power of Joy" by Annie, an elementary school teacher in Washington. The story is about school kids coming together to complete activities using teamwork. The aspects of the graduate portfolio that were reached were Skills for Success in a Global Environment, Connected to the World and Knowledge Required in the Global Era. The aspects of the graduate portfolio that were not reached were Ready for College. To be fair though, these are elementary schools kids, so they really couldn't be prepared for college yet.

Digital Story 2 Pre-Writing

Introduction to Digital Story 2

1) What is your Topic:

My topic is police brutality

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2) What is the time period of story:

1990-present

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3) List the major points, facts, events, people, and/or ideas of your story:

- Rodney King

- Sean Bell

- L.A. Riots

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4) Why do you feel this story is important to tell?

I feel that this story is important to tell because the police often think they are above the law and can get away with anything

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5) What are some challenges of telling this story? (hard to find information, personal, etc)

Some challenges of telling this story are convincing people that police can sometimes commit crimes that normal citizens would go to jail for and get away with it

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6) List some images that come to mind when you think about this story?

- Rodney King getting beaten by police

- Girl in Iraq shot and killed while protesting

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7) How does your project relate to our CSI Graduate Portfolio?

My project relates to our CSI Graduate Portfolio in that I am being "Aware of World Events and Global Dynamics." My project will not just be about police brutality in the United States but around the world as well

Digital Story 2 Topic

The topic I am choosing for my 2nd digital story is police brutality. While we don't see a lot of this in Staten Island, in other areas of the country (and the world) there have been many cases of police brutality in the last 20 years. This does not need to be the case and I hope that my digital story sheds some light on the subject.

Graduate Portfolio Reflection - Digital Story 1

The portion of the CSI Graduate Portfolio which I feel my digital story best reflects is being an effective user of technology. The Graduate Portfolio states that you must "Proficiently use a multitude of technological tools for communication, presentation and data analysis"; I used the internet to create my digital story and the internet is a technological tool. I also had a video montage set to music in my digital story which displayed some of the new technology that has come with the arrival of the 21st century, including iPods and laptops. I think that these 2 facts show that I am becoming an effective user of technology.

Digital Story 1 Rubric

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Digital Story 1 Reflection

While completing my digital story on my generation I realized how far technology has come. 15 years ago people knew very little about computers and were still trying to figure out how to use the internet. Now, almost everyone has a computer and uses the internet daily. I also realized how much we take for granted, as things we expect: electricity, clean water, ect., are often not available in other parts of the world as the Haiti Earthquake and Asia Tsunami showed.