I-Movie projects

For ed. psych., we had to make an I-movie on an educational book of our choice. My group read the Freedom Writer's Diary. This was a really great book. It told the story of Ms. Gruwell, a first year teacher who is faced with a classroom full of racism, hate, and ignorance. She realizes that her goal for the year is to open up the eyes of her students, in regards to racism, and learning how to accept people who are different than themselves. I really enjoyed reading this book.

I liked listening to the other presentations as well. Some were kind of difficult to understand, and the videos were kind of blurry, but all in all I learned quite a bit. After seeing the presentations, I think I would like to read Last Child in the Woods. It sounded like an interesting book, and I think our society is running into a huge problem regarding the amount of time that children spend inside. Technology is taking over the classroom. Children are spending way too much time playing video games and watching TV.

As teachers, we can make a difference in our students' lives, and get them more acquainted with nature. We can have class outside, and integrate nature into our lesson plans. We can help our students become reacquainted with nature.

Click here to watch Freedom Writers I-Movie: