Neit2009+Open+Space+1+F

Open Space1 - F-Parlor Students as Multimedia producers.

Laura Hollis ran the meeting. Took 6th students from LA St. James School as reporters to the Inauguration of Barak Obama as president. [] This site was created by the students using iweb. There was a contest where students wrote essays and the best were chosen. After fund raising the students still had to pay $1,400 because it is so expensive. Work began in October.

Students flip cams, digital cameras, 3 laptops, Sprint card for wireless access and tripods. Software was all built into the Mac and had begun learning these tools in the 4th grade. Before they left for the trip students had preproduction work including research, create questions, learn how to use the equipment and practice reporting before the trip. They created binders of the mini reports created during the research so that the students could read through it before they landed. The students were even comfortable with the Metro System. Local and LA Times reporters were interviewed by the students and reports were posted on a blog for families and students back home. By letting parents and the community know about the trip, they were able to access things. For instance, through networking they had interviews with local senators, Robert Segal and even Hllary Clinton. []

The rented a home outside of the DC where they were able to eat, work and therefore bond as a group. They went with 3 chaperones and the kids alternated. They took the metro at 4:00 a.m. They were provided tickets by a local paper who happened to be an alum of the school. They made it just in time to the inauguration.

Culminating activity was a video chat with the students back home. They made a 2 disc DVD and a photo gallery.

Question: How do you enlarge this so that more students become involved.

Jason McDonald from Packer Collegiate showed his high school video elective's [|journalism report on Obama's election].

If you attended this session, please post your email or even just your name here: THANKS!

Laura Hollis, Tech. Integrator at Ethical Culture Fieldston School - lhollis@ecfs.org

He also showed the [|AP Photo Archive]