Don’t Be That Teacher: Extra Credit Doesn’t Exist…
As the teacher that I hope you are, you have poured everything into trying to get everything right and tried to improve every day. You have worked through plans, created engaging assignments, and pushed yourself and your students to be the best possible. Only to be told that you didn’t do enough for that student to reach their goal, no matter if that goal is to pass or for an A. It’s all your fault because your 95% effort wasn’t enough to get them over the 45% effort.
Back To Basics: Avoid The Darkness and Stay Out Of The Light
Teaching proper exposure in video production is tough. In this article, Tom shares his story about his most humbling moments in the classroom as well as a complete lesson plan for you to use in your classroom.
Workflow Pro: Creating an Effective Teaching and Video Workflow
Tt's easy to see that the key to being a successful editor is workflow. And if you work in education, let's add to this scenario 50 to 100 students who will also be editing their project footage in your lab. This series provides you with some workflow strategies that make life easier.
Make Online Learning Easier With This Free Book: Technology Tools for Online Education
In the next few years, education will continue to undergo rapid change. Given the sudden transition to distance learning, teachers and students alike have found it hard to adjust to the new learning environment and all of the technology that goes along with it.
Avoid “Zoom Bombing” K12 Remote Class Sessions
As the COVID-19 school closings hit last year a new term, “zoom bombing,” was quickly coined. This is when uninvited participants enter a Zoom©, Google Meet©, or similar remote class session and cause disruption. This can happen when a student intentionally shares the class invite code or it becomes unintentionally known to others. Here’s a better alternative designed for schools.
The Most Powerful HD Webcam
This camera is SO much more than a simple webcam. The power of the HuddleCamHD Pro lies in the power of the ePTZ tools built into the camera. With the supplied remote, you can control the position and zoom of the camera output to make certain that you look great no matter what you want to show.
Four Things Media Students Should Learn When Their Lab is Stripped Away
As a high school teacher who uses 75 percent of class time for hands-on lab, if not more, learning from home meant re-framing all of my lessons or coming up with new lessons completely. The learning objectives became even more important because I had to come up with a new way to teach them. It was a beneficial questioning process because we can easily get so wrapped up in the technology and equipment we use, that we can forget the fundamental basics that require little more than a smartphone to create.
Fortnite Event With Travis Scott Can Actually be Recreated in the Classroom
I enjoy Fortnite for a ton of reasons outside of the gameplay. I LOVE how they continue to force themselves to be a part of the conversation. On April 23, Fortnite completed their partnership with Travis Scott by doing a “Fortnite Event.” I wasn’t really sure what to expect when I heard that term in the videos I watched online for a week or so leading up to the event. I tuned in for the event and to say I was blown away was a complete understatement.
Getting Creative with Google Classroom and Project-Based Learning
While some school districts are deploying high-tech video production setups to completely recreate the classroom environment online, that’s not an option for districts whose populations skew on the lower end of the socioeconomic totem pole. Delta County School District 50J in Colorado has roughly 56% of the student population receiving free and reduced lunch. According to Rupp, computers are not a household staple, and some of the students don’t even have access to the Internet. Finding a virtual learning solution that was easy to deploy and access was paramount.
A Video Solution for Online Learning
Many schools and universities have canceled classes to prioritize health concerns. While many districts have pre-existing infrastructures to support online learning, some schools are left wondering how they can effectively educate and interact with their students when classes aren’t meeting in person. Sometimes, it’s not enough to add a voiceover to a slide deck. Certain class material requires discussion and demonstration. Live video conferencing can recreate the classroom environment online.
Sophomore Slump: 2020 Vision
2020 Vision is going to be the most cliche thing of the year. That and the “roaring 20’s.” I want to share my vision for 2020, which is to inspire something in you. My goals are not for everyone. I don’t know that I would even call these goals. I hope that I make progress in building my program. That’s it. I want to build my program. The plan is the key…
Get Thee to a Support Group
It’s certainly something that William Shakespeare could have taken a page from 400 years ago. Instead, he brought us characters who engaged in wicked swordplay, poisoning, spreading scandals, thwarting romance and duplicitously conniving for riches…and that was just within their own families. How very different those lives might have turned out if they could have availed themselves of a professional sounding board; specifically, a trained psychotherapist to help them sort out their feelings prior to acting on them.
What Chekhov Knew About Sitcoms
His heyday was long before the advent of prime time comedy but I often paraphrase Anton Chekhov whenever an aspiring screenwriter suddenly throws a contrivance into the third act that had nary a passing reference in the first or second. The objective is always the same: to try to jumpstart a floundering plot with a last-ditch surprise in order to keep it from dribbling off with a whimper.
Never Run Out of Teaching Projects
Getting tired of the same old lesson plans from year to year? Maybe you have students that take your broadcast class more than once. RTDNF offers six lesson plans outlining activities that offer a range of perspectives from broadcast industry to ethical dilemmas often faced in journalism.
Sound Effects Activity
Here is a sound-only activity that students can assemble and learn about storytelling through sound along with the basics of sound design, editing, and mixing. The idea is to tell a 1-minute story using only sound effects. For the best results, don't let them use any human voice, i.e. no recognizable words. The project is all about sound effects and how they can be used to convey a coherent story.
Broadcast News Production 101
In news and documentary work, the safest and most professional approach to handling controversial subject matter is to suppress your own views and biases and present both sides of the issue as fairly as possible. Give this quiz to your students to ensure they know everything they need to about the broadcast industry.
Image is Everything
Politicians, teachers, students and all individuals have a brand worth building and protecting. As owners of our brand, we portray ourselves to improve that public image rather than destroy it. There are three important reasons we should learn and teach branding and image concepts.
Social Butterflies: The Use and Misuse of Social Networks
When creating videos, podcasts and other media projects in which you have incorporated the copyrighted works of others, be sure not to let deadlines drive you to make decisions that will be costly. Once the work is published or released – it’s out there, and taking it back may be difficult or impossible.
10 Things You Should Know When Starting a Video Production Class
I find it interesting that a person has to be certified in math to teach math but that teachers with zero production experience often fill a highly technical class like video production. If you find yourself teaching morning news or video production, you must understand what the students need to know. Here’s how you can do it.
Lesson Plan - Interviewing
In this mini-lesson, your students will work on their interviewing skills, and possibly move away from the question and answer interrogation, to a conversation in which their character tells stories from which great soundbites are born.