HIT: Need broadcast/media production & media lit curric & texts
Thank you to all who replied to my request for help with texts and
information on a broadcasting and Information Literacy class. Here are the
responses I received:
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The best book I found was The Little Digital Video Book by Michael Rubin. It
costs $19.60 at Amazon, but used copies are available there from $6.90. I
provides all of the basics of good composition of video shots, using a
videocam, and a general overview of editing. It will also give you some
great ideas for projects. It's not designed as a textbook,
but I think it would work as one or as a teacher reference. I also purchased
Teaching TV Production in a Digital World, but haven't had a chance to look
through it.
If you get the Classroom Channel at your school, they have had an excellent
series on producing a school news show. I can't think of the name of it
right now.
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Here are two sites that might be helpful. You sound like you really have
your work cut out for you. Good luck!
Teaching Media Production Nine-week Middle School Course
http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Hills/1902/index3.html
TV-25
Example of Media Issues and Television Production Class
http://scnc.haslett.k12.mi.us/tv25/
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If you get some info, could you post a hit? I did the morning news show
(live) for several years. I also did a taped version, a 30 minute show once
a week. This show was broadcast on the District Educational channel so that
all our parents could view the show. I was a lot of work to produce the 30
min. show. Actually the kids were able to do most of it. For live news, we
used Power Point for some of the segments. I made a story board listing all
the features for each show and who was responsible for each
area. All students were trained to do every aspect of the show. They also
had to write their own material. However I did review it.
Our productions became quit sophisticated as the students came up with new
and better ways to do things. I am always anxious to learn new ways to do
things. If I can be of help let me know.
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Our school has a video production class. The instructor has some
information online and uses most of the instructional text for his classes
from online sources. Here's the link to his website:
http://faculty.trinityvalleyschool.org/keerinsd/index.html
One thing that we did do together was teach about copyright laws and how
they affect the use of images, sounds, and other media. The students had to
do some research on the subject and then create a media project that
followed the copyright laws. The found that it wasn't an easy task compared
to what they once were used to doing in other classes.
Your books sound great--- my instructor told me that it was often hard to
locate books for his classes because the information was changing so fast
that he felt he could get most of the up-to-date information online rather
than by purchasing the book (sound familiar?)
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As an undergraduate Communications major many moons ago, we studied
the history of communication and the advent of different media over time.
Watching human communication evolve from oral tradition to the current media
is an interesting and edifying subject you may want to consider covering as
part of the media lit part of your course.
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Kyker & Curchy (sp?) are wonderful!!!!
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I had the pleasure of teaching the same curriculum for many years, and your
research is good......Order out those sources as examination copies...I
think you will be pleased at what you find....
I had the pleasure of teaching the same curriculum for many years, and your
research is good......Order out those sources as examination copies...I
think you will be pleased at what you find....
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-----Original Message-----
From: School Library Media & Network Communications
[mailto:LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On Behalf Of D and G Arvay
Sent: Sunday, June 29, 2003 10:43 AM
To: LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Subject: Need broadcast/media production & media lit curric & texts
Dear LM_NETer's;
I am in desperate need of your expert advice. I just received my MLIS in
May and was hired at a middle school this past Tuesday, June 24th. Part of
my duties will be to teach a daily 45 min class on media production /
broadcasting and media literacy (and produce a 15 min daily school news
show). (It is a semester long class and will have approx 10 students,
mostly advanced English class 8th graders. )
The only curriculum I have is some state ELA and IL guidelines. There is no
textbook or any other materials, and I have zero experience (in my previous
life I taught science).
My questions:
1. Does anyone have a curriculum for a broadcasting and media lit class?
2. Can you recommend any books for the students or myself for teaching the
class, or any reference texts for me? (I have listed some books below that
I am considering, but if you have any experience with them I would
appreciate feedback.)
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My research so far:
- I have searched the archives for LM_NET as well as books on the sites for
Linworth and Libraries Unlimited.
- Frank Baker recommends the text "Teaching TV Production in a Digital
World" by Robert Kenney, available from Libraries Unlimited. Teacher
edition $38; student workbook $18.
- a possible reference book for me - "Video production for school library
media specialists : communication and production techniques / by Terry
McConnell & Harry W. Sprouse.-- Worthington, Ohio : Linworth Pub, c2000.
- "Television Production: A Classroom Approach" and "Television Production
for Elementary and Middle Schools" both by Kyker and and Curchy.
- "Video Production for School Library Media Specialists: Communication and
Production Techniques"
- Frank Baker's links on TV & Video Production at
http://www.med.sc.edu:1081/tvp.htm
Some other links that look promising:
- Teacher Resource: Teaching Media Production in the Middle School by
Stephanie Drotos at http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Hills/1902/index.html
- SCHOOLTV.com at http://www.schooltv.com/
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Thank you again.
Sincerely,
Debra Dowell Arvay, MLIS
Media Specialist
Pine Ridge Middle School, SC
g.arvay@att.net
darvay@lex2.k12.sc.us
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