Danielle Ma’u
Lecture 2
(Sorry, for some reason I don’t see the comments section on this page. I’m
probablly doing something wrong, but I don’t know what since I’ve refreshed
the page...) In the comments section below, leave a brief response (for or
against) this statement “The Mr. Splashy Pants video truly illustrates that the
a communication revolution has taken place.”
Yes. Before the internet Greenpeace would have held the vote with people already in their
organization, who already had a tie to their organization. They most likely would have gone the
thoughtful serious route with their name. They also, thru PSA’s and mass mailing, probably
would not have reached such a great audience with all of the chatter on the ridiculous name.
Ultimately that is the goal of marketing is to create chatter which creates movement. They most
likely wouldn’t have made the breakthru into the common man without the internet, which really
is a revolution.
------------I watched the video titled The Tribes We Lead by Seth Godin. I enjoyed his talk
regarding the power and control of spreading information and pushing products. I also
watched the video regarding Mr. Splashy Pants.
I liked how they went together with their messages. I agree with the idea that the trend
has switched from a few people who had the platform to make big changes and
switches in society. The rise of the internet has given everyone a platform to share their
messages to anyone who will listen. It’s made it an even playing field in that all you
need is a computer and a connection to the internet to share your story.
This explosion of mass information and ideas can be amazing and can be dangerous. I
think its amazing in that everyone can have a voice. Personally I love reading blogs
about things that interest me. Many of my ideas that I use in the classroom come from
blogs or on teaching forums on line. Instead of finding experts who have taken the time
to write a book I can find ideas from just another regular teaching whose doing
something in his/her class that I think might work in mine. I like that its an average
person that I know is in the classroom now and its working for them. On the flipside, I
know that just because they use it and that just because its up on the internet doesn’t
make it good or valid for me to use. Point and Case: At the beginning of the year our
school made the switch to using Common Core. One thing they wanted was for us to
display the standards and the Essential Questions up. On different teacher forums I
saw ready made posters that I could print, which I thought fantastic less work for me.
After I printed it and later was digging deeper into what Essential Questions were, I
realized all of this persons Essential Questions were invalid. It was simply a rewording
of the standards. So while its great to have easy access to information it raises the
need of readers to question and research what they are learning.
When watching Mr. Splashy Pants I thought interesting on how the masses changed
what the organization was going to do. I also thought how sad that the people given
control for their logo ultimately went to people who had no tie, no education, and no
background in their cause. But, it did ultimately work in their favor. His point at the end
though was the need to give up that kind of control in order to reach the greater good or
the ultimate goal.