Language, symbols and text - transcript
[Music plays in the background throughout].
[Screen moves through a sequence of four pages of information and text].
Text: 48Hr SLAM – cultural storytelling for the digital generation.
Text: 48hr SLAM Programme Overview. Animated diagram showing connections between Creating a story, Creating illustrations, Audio recording, Special effects, and Interactive book.
Text: In support of the New Zealand Curriculum for developing the five Key Competencies – Thinking, Using language, symbols, and text, Relating to others, Managing self, Participating and contributing. The key to learning in every area.
Text: Using language, symbols and text. Animation with a speech bubble and a circle, triangle and square inside.
Text on screen: Greata Anderson | Teacher – Wainui School.
[Greata Anderson facing the camera cuts to classroom scenes].
Greata: To the average New Zealand child now technology is just part of their daily living.
Text on screen: Dr Jenny Poskitt | Education Consultant.
[Dr Poskitt facing the camera cuts to classroom scenes].
Dr Poskitt: It's about developing greater control over those things and knowing when to use them appropriately. But also, when they are combined with language, symbols, and text you can have a very powerful message very simply.
[Student talking to the camera cuts to classroom scenes].
Student: It’s a new experience. I've never done anything like this before, I didn't even know they had digital books.
Text on screen: Aidee Walker | KIWA Facilitator.
[Aidee Walker talking to the camera cuts to classroom scenes].
Aidee: What's been interesting is now they've got the words, they’ve gotta go what do I need to see in that picture, and what do I need to cover? And it's almost like the pictures can either support the words, or can add to it, and they can have other elements that we weren't able to have in the story.
[Classroom scenes of students creating illustrations].
Dr Poskitt (voice only): And so it's realising the power of using symbols, texts in different ways conveys a lot more meaning. The size of the writing, the colour, perhaps a little zig-zag thing around it, gives greater emphasis.
Text on screen: Matt Donaldson | KIWA Facilitator.
[Matt Donaldson talking to the camera cuts to classroom scenes].
Matt: Yeah, there are some unique pieces of slang, and it's really interesting to see the evolution of language come through colloquialisms and even other languages.
[Voiceover of student; classroom scenes].
Student: It increased my confidence a lot to say to my mum, I wrote a book in Samoan. Because I'm sharing my mum's heritage, she'll be really proud.
[Student smiles facing the camera].
[Classroom scenes].
Voiceover of facilitator: So, it's kind of letting them go, what do you want to say, you know? With the text that they've created, and with the language they've created. Which is their language.
[Student faces the camera and smiles and laughs].
Student: Makes me feel like I'm famous already. Yeah.
[Screen moves through a sequence of four pages of animation and text].
Text on screen:
Using language, symbols and text.
Success for boys through:
- Freedom to express ideas
- Collaborating to choose the best options
- Interaction with “real world” role models
- Pride in completed product.
The five Key Competencies – Thinking, Using language, symbols, and text, Relating to others, Managing self, Participating and contributing.
The key to learning in every area.
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