Media Literacy and Teaching Evaluation of Media Content

Media Literacy and Teaching Evaluation of Media Content

Media literacy, according to the Center for Media Literacy, is "The abil­ity to communicate competently in all media forms, print and electronic, as well as to access, understand, analyze and evaluate the powerful im­ages, words and sounds that make up our contemporary mass media cul­ture" ...

The Relevance Factor

The Relevance Factor

If there has been one finding more resonant than all others over my years of K-12 videomaking, it is something I call the relevance factor. The experience seems to make topics that video is associated with more relevant to young learners than they would have through more traditional instructional...

TeacherTube

TeacherTube

The goal of TeacherTube is to provide an online community for sharing instructional videos. They seek to fill a need for a more educationally focused, safe venue for teachers, schools, and home learners.

Live Shots

Live Shots

Everything these days seems to be moving at a faster pace than ever before. Drivers run a credit card through a reader on the gasoline pump so they can get in and out of the station faster.

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Tuttle Middle School

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Lakeview High School

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Welcome to the NEW look of School Video News

Welcome to the NEW look of School Video News

There are many significant new features that will make it easier for you to find...

Media Literacy and Teaching Evaluation of Media Content

Media literacy, according to the Center for Media Literacy, is "The abil­ity...

The Relevance Factor

If there has been one finding more resonant than all others over my years of K-12...

TeacherTube

The goal of TeacherTube is to provide an online community for sharing instructional...

Montage: Students as Artists

The video montage, sometimes called experimental or artistic video, allows your...

Movin on Up - Equipment Checkout System

Entering and Winning Competitions!

Student Television Network

Inventive Video

Music Video: Students as Rock Stars

Movin on Up - Edit Exercise

Commercial: Students as Salespeople

Developing a Broadcast Voice

Movin on Up - Slating Takes

Twelve Factors in Newsworthiness

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Multicam Shooting

Multicam Shooting

Whether it's shooting a wedding, baseball game, church service or two-person interview,...

Live Shots

Live Shots

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Useful Edit Terms

A list of useful terms you should know:

11 Steps to Add Some Spice to your Videos

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Virtual Sets-Part Two

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Doin’ The Bump

Cheating the Eyeline on Reverses When You Have a Bad Background

Framing Shots for Better Storytelling

Our Camcorder Classroom - Post Production Edit

Making Yourself a Better Teleprompter Operator

Our Camcorder Classroom - Part Five - Sound

Decoding the Video Crew

Hold On!

Maintaining Continuity

Rules of the Grid

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Students at JEA

Students at JEA

The thrill of interviewing or working behind the camera attracts many of today’s...

Calling All School TV News Teams!

Would you like to expose your students to the real world of TV broadcast and production...

Paige Strickland Talks about the ISMF

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Bath City Beat

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Code of Best Practices

Code of Best Practices

Reading past the headlines - Pointing to, yet looking beyond the Code of Best Practices...

Four Creative Ways to Raise Money for School Technology

Four Creative Ways to Raise Money for School Technology

Over the years, I have conducted many workshops for district personnel on how to...

Avoiding the Gift of Copyright Present

‘Tis the season for students to perform.  Oh the plays and musicals that we encounter...

7 Strategies for Beating Grant Deadlines

I recently spent some time working on a federal grant proposal that obviously could...

Rewarding Schools: The BestBuy Grants

A quality education is the foundation for success for teens heading to college and...

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Copyright issues when using music in videos

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When is it Legal to Film People Without Their Permission?

NCLB: The Creativity Casualty

Watch the NCLB Renewal Process Closely

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Accelerate Technology at TCEA 2009

Accelerate Technology at TCEA 2009

Join us for the Texas Computer Education Association’s 29th Annual Convention &...

Fourth Season of Student Competitions Open for the 2008/2009 School Year

Fourth Season of Student Competitions Open for the 2008/2009 School Year

Studica, the free online center for students to compete for cash and prizes, has...

ISTE/NECC conference in San Antonio

The SchoolTube/School Video News Broadcast Center set up at the ISTE/NECC conference...

SVN Broadcast Center Goes On the Road

The School Video News / SchoolTube Broadcast Center heads to two power-packed conferences...

JEA/NSPA WRAP-UP

SchoolTube attended the Spring JEA/NSPA convention in sunny...

SchoolTube Teams up with STN at National Convention in Anaheim

JEA/NSPA Philadelphia Convention Overview

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