Starting the Day the Multimedia Way: A Student Run Broadcast Center

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Starting the Day the Multimedia Way A Student
Run Broadcast Center
Stacy Maier, MA Michelle Green, Med
mgreen_at_manassas.k12.va.us
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What is a Student Run Broadcast Center?

• Television closed circuit broadcast within your
  school
• Similar to a morning news show
• Most aspects student operated

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What are the benefits of a broadcast center?

• Replaces intercom announcements
• Shifts announcement focus to the students
• Students are empowered
• Student interest level increases

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Instructional Value

• Students develop speaking skills
• Instructional material presented in a new way
• Broadcast Center can be utilized for other
  instructional and school activities

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Teacher Voice

• Instills responsibility
• Builds confidence
• Promotes creativity leadership
• Students are more attentive during school
  announcements

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Student Voice
Why do you think it is important for students to
be in charge of the broadcast center?

• It is appealing to watch other kids
• So they can make up their own way and have fun
• To make school a little more fun
• So they could learn to not be shy
• It helps with reading and learn responsibility

• Students need some power in this school
• So other kids can understand it
• Little kids wouldnt be able to understand the
  adults
• Kids barely get to do much
• Because students know what is going on in this
  weird life

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How did we get the idea?
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Where to begin?

• Form a committee
• Brainstorm ideas

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Funding your project

• Writing our grant
• Searching for funds
• Your school technology department

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Supplies Equipment

• Basic needs
• Cable network in school
• Modulator processor
• 1 TV
• 1 VCR
• 1 Camera with tripod

• Cables
• Microphone
• Computer
• VGA - TV box
• Switcher box

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Equipment Bid List
http//www.fcps.k12.va.us/dit/TeacherOutreach/bid_
indx.htm
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Setting up your Broadcast Center

• Room
• cable drop
• outlets
• space

• Backdrops
• Lighting
• Furniture

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Observation Training

• Visit local school based broadcast center
• Utilize local resources
• local cable company
• schools within your district
• area school districts

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Organizing the Broadcast Center

• Manpower
• Student teams
• Staff teams

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Informing the School

• Talk to students
• Distribute applications

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Selection Process

• Application
• Sample application

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Selection Process

• Application
• Sample application
• Teacher recommendation

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Selection Process

• Application
• Sample application
• Teacher recommendation
• Auditions
• scheduling
• taping

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Selection Process

• Final selections
• Rubric
• Scoring

• Application
• Sample application
• Teacher recommendation
• Auditions
• scheduling
• taping

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Selection Process

• Final selections
• Rubric
• Scoring
• Assigning teams
• Broadcast
• Correspondence

• Application
• Sample application
• Teacher recommendation
• Auditions
• scheduling
• taping

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Sponsor Teams

• 8 Volunteer Sponsors
• 1 Time a week/15 Minutes
• Observation of student teams

• 2 Head Sponsors
• 5 Days a week
• On Call Every Morning
• Observation of student faculty teams
• Proofread Finalize Scripts
• Troubleshoot

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Student Teams

• 2 anchors
• 1 Camera person
• 1 Director
• 1 Sound person
• 1 Video person

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First Time Live
October 1 time a week November 3 times a
week December 5 times a week
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Special Assignments

• Script Writer
• Weatherman
• SCA Reporter
• Sports Correspondents
• Fitness Correspondent
• Feature Correspondents

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Student Survey

• What they liked
• Weather
• Upcoming news
• AR names announced
• Basketball/Sports scores
• Seeing their friends on TV
• Brainteasers
• Birthday names
• Special announcements

• Newsflashes
• Funny dialog
• Makes them have a good day
• They feel grown up
• Correspondence feature stories
• Lunch menu
• Pledge of allegiance
• Seeing kids work everything

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George C. Round's Broadcast Center
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Team 1
Team 2
Ashley Balis Lauren Harlow Patricia Reed Whitney
Sonnessa Allie Bacon Katie Fulwiler
Joseph Turner Melissa Brown Katie Howard Jesselle
Barkley Jessica Rocha Samantha Sealock
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Team 3
Team 4
Alicia Carlson Aubrey Evans Janice Son Kristin
Eyclsheimer Bailey Clark EK Smock
Prad Nadakaduty Allison Coates Kelly
Quinn Brittany Vogel Anna Feucht Devan Swan
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Correspondence Team

• Stacey Meadows
• Clinton Golden
• Jason Dearth
• Alysa Smith
• Nathan Eldredge

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Special Assignment

• Weather man - Joseph Turner
• SCA Reporter - Dan Zabransky
• Script Writer - Prad Nadakaduty

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Executive Producers

• Mrs. Maier
• Mrs. Harris
• Mrs. Crivella
• Mrs. Foley
• Ms. Kurtzman

• Ms. Hertag
• Ms. Kerzaya
• Mrs. Banyi
• Mrs. Lane
• Mrs. Caracciolo

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Funding for the Broadcast Center provided by
Manassas Education Foundation
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Starting the Day the Multimedia Way A Student
Run Broadcast Center
Stacy Maier, MA Michelle Green, Med
mgreen_at_manassas.k12.va.us