Hi-
I work with a program teaching refugees how to shoot and edit video. You
can check out our program @ http://www.buffaloyouthinmotion.org/
There have been lots of problems and joys along the way. I'd be happy to
answer any questions about the program or how we do things. My email is
[email protected]
Kerry
--- In [email protected], Christian Wach <christianw...@...> wrote:
>
> Hi Lisa,
>
> You might like to look into "Participatory Video":
>
> http://insightshare.org/
>
> Would seem to be a good fit for your scenario.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Christian
>
>
>
> On 4 Apr 2010, at 03:33, Lisa Harper wrote:
>
> > Very helpful pointers, Gena and Jay.
> >
> > I'm a bit embarrassed to say this is research for a final project in
> > an
> > information architecture class. The makers of a small, independent
> > film
> > focused on events surrounding a middle school, urban kid want to
> > develop
> > their original concept into an educational series -- but in a
> > participatory
> > fashion. They would like to encourage kids (likely through
> > educators) to
> > learn about film and contribute original footage. Anything beyond
> > this
> > basic concept appears to be the stuff of research and imagination. I
> > though
> > to reach out to the the video blogging community on grassroots
> > projects that
> > might offer insight. Certainly, not only questions concerning IA
> > (scenarios,
> > design, etc) important, but also questions such as feasibility,
> > cost, etc.
> >
> > Lisa
> >
> > On Sat, Apr 3, 2010 at 10:04 PM, compumavengal
> > <compumaven...@...>wrote:
> >
> >>
> >>
> >> Hi Lisa,
> >>
> >> Kids and teens are creating video content independent of school.
> >> Finding
> >> classroom appropriate videos would mean a lot of YouTube slogging
> >> through
> >> "um, yeah, whatever..." type videos.
> >>
> >> Start with skateborders and go from there. That is part of the key to
> >> finding content. What would the students want to see? After
> >> eliminating the
> >> first and second things coming out of their mouths you could find
> >> gems.
> >>
> >> The costs has dropped dramatically. Yes, still expensive for a school
> >> district cramping for funds but editing software is already on the
> >> computers
> >> for Mac and PCs.
> >>
> >> There are inexpensive web camcorders between $50 - $100. You don't
> >> need
> >> anything else but time.
> >>
> >> On the education vibe:
> >>
> >> The projects can be teacher initiated or as part of an overall
> >> educational
> >> program. Because kids are involved many of the projects are behind
> >> school
> >> district intranets. There are a few video projects that are on-line
> >> but tend
> >> to have older students as participants.
> >>
> >> It helps to look for the teachers as creators/initiators in order
> >> to find
> >> the projects or dive into the educational non-profits that showcase
> >> these
> >> type of projects.
> >>
> >> Edutopia http://www.edutopia.org/video and
> >> http://www.edutopia.org/digital-generation where you can find
> >> examples of
> >> education based video projects that involve students.
> >>
> >> Also there is TiltTV http://tilttv.blogspot.com
> >>
> >> Shannon Miller of Van Meter Library is constantly finding new media
> >> applications and projects that can be adapted for educational use
> >> http://vanmeterlibraryvoice.blogspot.com She is a virtual jump
> >> point for
> >> all kinds of classroom 2.0 activities.
> >>
> >> From Canada - Living Archives http://livingarchives.ca/
> >> Smart History on using technology to teach
> >> http://smarthistory.org/blog/category/video-podcasts/
> >>
> >> Can you be more specific as to what exactly you are looking for?
> >> Are you
> >> searching for how-to do this, what do you need or how much is this
> >> gonna
> >> cost and can it be done?
> >>
> >> The resources are out there but they are spread out across multiple
> >> disciplines and interest groups.
> >>
> >> Gena
> >> http://createvideonotebook.blogspot.com/
> >>
> >>
> >> --- In [email protected] <videoblogging
> >> %40yahoogroups.com>,
> >> Lisa Harper <lisah2u@> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Hi, I'm researching a topic that has to do with encouraging kids
> >>> from
> >>> low income and/or urban landscapes to express themselves with video.
> >>> This could be both singly or as part of an educational program. I
> >>> vaguely remember a few years ago a number of interesting projects
> >>> that
> >>> focused on videoblogging from both within the US and also less
> >>> developed nations. Can anyone point to such projects/sites -- or
> >>> does
> >>> anyone know how successful such efforts have been? I'm imaging
> >>> that a
> >>> significant challenge would be funding such an effort and also
> >>> giving
> >>> access to cameras and editing software to the kids.
> >>>
> >>> Lisa
> >>>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
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