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 →
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 →
Media literacy concepts and curriculums have evolved since the 1970s, building on successes and incorporating new pedagogies to engage the learner. Although much has improved, there are four major problem areas, in addition to the myriad of internal conflicts, with…Continue Reading →