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A Guide for Teaching Broadcasting "PRACTICAL, NUTS AND BOLTS GUIDANCE FOR BUILDING AN AWARD-WINNING BROADCASTING PROGRAM" A Handbook for Broadcast Journalism teachers This manual provides teachers with tips and ideas for: -Managing a class of students in a broadcasting program -Grading assignments and assessing student work -Motivating students to take responsibility for the quality of their broadcasts -Assisting students in finding and producing compelling stories -Structuring your program (and keeping students busy and engaged) -Managing equipment use and check-out by students -Using state-of-the-art (and affordable) wireless video technology to add live "remotes" to your broadcasts -Making your school broadcast an "essential, valuable" part of the school day Includes example forms for: ...grading student's stories ...grading students for work in the classroom/studio ...pitching story ideas ...checking out equipment -equipment purchase ideas BONUS -A Teleprompter diagram (through-the-lens) that can be built for less than $150.00 (these could cost as much as $1500-$2000 each if purchased from a TelePrompter manufacturer), The illustration and video shows a sample prompter built using a used flat panel computer monitor, a Target store picture frame, a $10.00 piece of fabric and a few dollars worth of material purchased at Home Depot. Coming soon to the online content feature, iPad apps that are perfect for broadcasting and film progrqams |
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TEACHING BROADCASTING is a handbook written for middle and high school broadcast journalism teachers. The book is designed to help educators structure their broadcasting classes. It is ideal for schools that are interested in developing, or enhancing, their school news programs. TEACHING BROADCASTING is filled with curriculum ideas. The handbook offers practical solutions to the challenges of grading students, structuring the classroom, managing large groups of students with limited equipment resources, developing a "big budget" look on a low budget, and so much more. TEACHING BROADCASTING is used in classrooms throughout the United States. Please see below for information on the authors. |
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A TEACHER'S GUIDE TO TEACHING BROADCASTING
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ABOUT THE AUTHORS Doug Green is a middle and high school broadcast journalism teacher from Carlsbad, California, and his two programs, (CHSTV and VMSTV) are recognized internationally as models for student broadcast journalism. He is a former National Technology Educator of the Year, a former teacher-advisor to PBS television, and the current president of the Student Television Network. Doug Green has traveled to Europe and Asia to work with video and film teachers in the US Department of Defense School System. Janna Bollinger is a former producer/program advisor for CHSTV, specializing in high school broadcast journalism curriculum development, and the development of systems to help facilitate learning in a scholastic broadcast journalism setting. She has developed procedures of accountability for middle and high school broadcasting students that are being used in classrooms worldwide. |
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