I think it’s extremely important for students to understand the technology that they are using. Additionally, I think it’s just as important for parents to understand the technology that their children are using. Parents need to model the best behavior…Continue Reading →
I teach a digital media and web course at Cambridge Rindge and Latin School that emphasizes the students role as media creators. In the course, I introduce many different media production tools like Photoshop, Imovie, and Garageband as well as media distribution or promotion technologies like…Continue Reading →
For their final projects, students are given much more flexibility. The thought being that at this point, they are equipped with the skills to be able to effectively create and write a story and how that story will be told visually….Continue Reading →
Students create a 1-4 minute media project that presents a dream or memory. They write the script and record the narration. This serves (or can anyway) as the primary mode of storytelling for the project. The project is designed to…Continue Reading →
Traditionally, we have educated our young by giving them knowledge or skills and letting them practice until we think they have mastered it. Then we test them on it and give them feedback about how they did. This allows us…Continue Reading →
The first project is designed to emphasis the importance of pre-production and introduce the concept of creating a reality through visual language. In groups of three, participants create a 2-4 minute script and storyboard. Stories are shot in the order…Continue Reading →
The Summer Media Institute (SMI) is a six week, media education program that takes place at Cambridge Community Television (CCTV). It is designed to give youth participants comprehensive training and experience of the video production process. It is made possible…Continue Reading →
Digital Storytelling is the practice of using digital tools, such as digital cameras and computers, to create audio-visual stories. As with traditional storytelling, most digital stories focus on a specific topic and contain a particular point of view. Digital stories…Continue Reading →
Collaborative advertisement for the Cambridge Public Library. Planned and produced by youth at Cambridge Educational Access – Channel 98 and 99 in Cambridge, MA – http://www.cpsd.us/ceatv and employees at the Cambridge Public Library – http://www.cambridgepubliclibrary.org Cambridge Public Library – Locker…Continue Reading →
Through the Project Documentary Class at CCTV myself and several others, Jason Crow, Shaune, Darcie, Amy, Buzz, j. Ong created this mini documentary about beginnings of citizen journalism and it’s place in our society. Watch this doc on blip.tv –…Continue Reading →