I could use your feedback on a digital video training session I am designing. The purpose is to provide an overview of different video technologies that we make available to teachers at our school, so that they may subsequently choose one and pursue it in-depth at a later date. I would like to make it hands-on without getting project-based during this one-hour time session.
I plan to provide a short conceptual overview of different video technologies and then take the group through a series of hands-on stations, rotating the individual who sits at the setup each time. This will provide a nice balance between hands-on and time constraint.
Here are my planning notes for the session. How should I improve the plan? Please submit comments below!
Why video?
- the MTV and YouTube generations
- reaching all learners
- visual literacy
Where to post video
- Catlin web site
- Moodle
- Drupal
Web video
- if you see it, how should you share it?
- “Share” links, embed code, HTML rights
- HTML editing modes: Catlin web site, Moodle, Drupal
- other formats
United Streaming
- what it contains
- how to bookmark or share
Video cameras
- capture
- Firewire and USB cables
- software (iMovie, MovieMaker, Premiere Elements)
- transfer, edit, export
Flip Mino
- capture
- USB transfer
- conversion
TV Recorders
- Cable and satellite sources
- Schedule on TiVo web site (incl. login information)
- Burn to DVD
- Finalize recording
Live TV in the classroom
- Best for momentous events (when it has to be live)
- Few live cable or satellite connections
- Over-the-air digital TV setup
Richard Kassissieh is Director of Information Technology at 
A-men! I introduced my students to their school e-mail accounts this year with the same attitude; this is your professional e-mail account, and and talked about what would be appropriate uses for it. They’ve even started using it to transfer files as well.
Unfortunately my last school’s tech director refused to let me use e-mail with the students, so I’m glad my new school is much more practical in this matter.
We notified the seniors by email and a couple of fliers that they would have a class meeting this morning, and they all showed up on time! This is a testament to the effectiveness of email once the students have something that makes it worth checking and integrate it into their routines.