X-Janet_Kerby
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Jan 27, 2004, 7:03 AM
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Re: need ideas for lessons
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I teach broadcast journalism in West Virginia. The best way I've found to generate excitement is to create an audience for your students' work: school's closed circuit system, local cable, school assembly w/admission charge and a video projector/8-foot screen and cash prizes for best videos, or stream it to the web.
The second motivator is MONEY. Teach your students then let them get paid for their work through a school-based enterprise. Clients pay a fee for video production services; part goes to pay students and part to your program for gear. Phil Harris at Fairfax Academy is a master at this. Read about his program here.
http://www.fcps.edu/FairfaxAcademy/tvproduction/index.html
Since I'm a journalism teacher, my students produce news and feature stories for the most part, but if you want to talk about specific ideas, e-mail me. Also, Dave Davis at Hillcrest High School has an excellent program, with video on their website and a link for story ideas. Check it out at
http://www.htvmagazine.com
Good luck.
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