Now more than ever, technology plays a crucial role in the way that students learn and prepare for careers in a global economy. Armed with tech know-how and 21st-century skills, U.S. students will be able to successfully compete with students from other globally-aware countries.
Communication has changed, and students are increasingly using video technologies in all aspects of education. Knowing how to produce, edit, and distribute video gives high school and college graduates a valuable and much-in-demand skill.
Educators also can turn to eSN.TV, the eSN Video Viewer’s Guide, and School Video News for more resources.
To help your teachers and students develop important video production skills, eSchool News has put together this collection of stories from School Video News, as well as stories, videos, and other resources from the eSN archives. We hope these resources help prepare your students for life in a technology-rich world.
–The Editors
School Video News Stories:
Copyright issues when using music in videos
Do you remember many years ago when trying to produce a video for your school took several thousand dollars worth of elaborate and bulky video equipment to make it happen?
Read More »News Report: Students as Reporters
The news report has obvious applications in an English or journalism class. News reports can be especially useful for announcements if your school has a closed-circuit cable network allowing broadcasts to be sent directly into homerooms.
Read More »6 Way to Improve Your Editing Skills
Although I have quite a lot of formal training and years of experience, I'm always looking for ways to become a better editor. But when you have a documentary, two commercials, a corporate video, and four events due (not to mention three kids), you don't have a lot of time to spend studying your craft.
Read More »Morning Announcements--Reflections on a Timeless K-12 Ritual
Next year, I will be in a position to advise a middle school principal Geraldine Brady on how to use video in her newly acquired "TV studio" (a very small storage room currently without any particular function), and I'm thinking that morning announcements is the place to start.
Read More »Back to Film School
Watching films is a classroom in itself, yet you really have to have the right tools to become a critical viewer.
Read More »I Shot It, Now How Do I Edit It?
iMovie editing for the beginner and those with deadlines.
Read More »The Art of the Title Sequence
The first few minutes of a film will often either leave the audience full of excitement and eager to see how the story of the movie will play out, wondering what hints they were shown in the opening credits to what they're about to watch.
Read More »Teamwork in a Broadcast Journalism Class
As a high school broadcast student, one of the things I love most about broadcast journalism is the teamwork that's required for a production. In order to produce our school's monthly show, we must brainstorms story ideas as a class, take time to help each other, and be willing to listen to each other's suggestions.
Read More »Nine Digital Cinematography Tips
So you know the basics of digital cinematography: medium shots, wide shots, closeups and even extreme closeups.
Read More »Avoiding the Gift of Copyright Present
Tis the season for students to perform. Oh the plays and musicals that we encounter and enjoy during the holiday season. Consequently at every copyright workshop I've conducted, I've been asked: "Our students are doing a holiday play or musical; what are the restrictions on video recording, duplicating and perhaps selling as it relates to copyright restrictions?"
Read More »eSchool News Articles
DVD copying software on trial »
A federal trial now under way could decide whether educators, students, and other consumers will have legal access to technology that allows them to make backup copies of their DVDs on a computer hard drive. Key words: DVD copying, pirating, illegal downloading, RealNetworks, technology, movie industry... »
Post video to eSN.TV–earn national recognition »
Thanks to our Student Video Network (SVN) initiative at eSN.TV (www.eSchoolNews.TV), your students can earn valuable video-production experience--and a shot at national recognition for their efforts. Key Concepts: student video network, video productions, user generated content, student news... »
Need help with class? YouTube videos await »
When University of Central Florida junior Nicole Nissim got stumped in trigonometry, she checked out what was showing on YouTube. Nissim typically scours the video-sharing Web site for clips of bands and comedy skits. But this time she wasn't there to procrastinate on her homework. It turned out YouTube was also full of math videos. After watching a couple, the psychology major says, she finally understood trig equations and how to make graphs.... »
Additional Resources
Student Television Network
http://www.studenttelevision.com/The Student Television Network is made up of affiliate schools from coast to coast with an active interest in furthering scholastic broadcasting and video production. STN seeks to "network" students, teachers and schools with one another.
Center for Social Media at American University Fair Use and Copyright FAQ
http://www.centerforsocialmedia.org/resources/fair_use/The AU Center for Social Media investigates, showcases, and sets standards for socially engaged media-making. Staff members organize conferences, publish research, create codes of best practices, and incubate media strategies.
United States Copyright Office
http://www.copyright.gov/Here users will find information about online registration options and other news about re-engineering; key publications including informational circulars; application forms for copyright registration; links to the copyright law and to the homepages of other copyright-related organizations; a link to online copyright records cataloged since 1978; the latest regulations; and much more.