My new Video Tech class has presented a lot of challenges this year. First was just having enough equipment to deal with the large influx of students who wanted to take the class. Second is all the tech issues that seem to be popping up.
The newest one is again an iMovie HD (5.0.2) [...]
I know that journalists are supposed to maintain their credibility and independence. They are not supposed to have anything to do with their sources. But on a high school yearbook, that is often just not possible or even really very realistic.
First of all, the best source for information about the cheerleaders is our cheerleader. She [...]
Let me count the ways (iMovie HD)
1. The Mac’s computer audio is turned down or muted
2. The audio master level in iMovie is muted
3. The audio of the clip is muted
4. The audio button of a specific track is turned off
5. The headphones/speakers are turned off
6. The audio [...]
This year, the great state of Texas gave us a longer summer. We started school nearly two weeks after last year. A new law was passed last legislative session that moved the start of school to no earlier than Aug. 24.
With school starting later it seemed like everything was really rushed. Our first football game [...]
We still use iMovie HD aka iMovie 6.0 because I’m not ready to give up all the money we’ve sunk into plugins to “upgrade” to iMovie ‘08.
But today I ran into a problem we’ve had before. I thought it was a cable problem (firewire cable), but in reality it is an iMovie problem. Sometimes iMovie [...]
I have found that too many students don’t know how to prioritize. They are not grounded and have little direction to help guide them. And as a teacher, I felt I needed to help them. Because my job is more than just teaching them the inverted pyramid or how to write an [...]
I love to go to Wal-Mart. Yes, that Wal-Mart. Because everywhere you go in the store, there are smiley’s. I love the smiley. It is a sign of happiness and optimism.
Growing up as a child of the ’80s (high school c/o ‘85, college c/o ‘90), I’m a huge fan of Ronald [...]
I came across a great blog post with 23 Tips about how to design your web site with an eye towards usefulness and readability. This list goes beyond just the usual F shape design. If you teach web design, then this is well worth the read.
Mr. C
I recently watched “A Mighty Heart” with Angelina Jolie as the wife of Daniel Pearl, the WSJ reporter killed in Pakistan in 2002. The movie is moving and well acted, and of course you already know the story, so there is no shock in the ending. It is rated R for language and [...]
If you are trying to teach your video or photography students the basics of 3-point lighting, then you definitely need to check out this great resource from lighting company – Lowell EDU. They have several interactive online lighting tutorials, a glossary and great photos of nearly every kind of field light you might use.
Mr. C
