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Introductory Broadcasting

Grades 4+

This 9-36 week curriculum allows 4 groups of 6-8 students to:

Use a camera for still photography
Use a camera for videography
Use microphones and a sound board
Use a green screen and edit backgrounds
Write, film, produce, and edit videos up to 2 minutes in length
Write, film, produce, and stream a school news cast
Write, film, produce, and edit a school video of at least 4 minutes utilizing to be placed on the school/district website
Give thanks to the people who assisted in the production

Areas of application include:
– science & math – demonstration/how-to videos
– script writing (short plays/skits)
– script writing – interviews

Areas of application include:
– science & math – demonstration/how to videos
– script writing (short plays/skits)
– script writing – interviews

Emerging Broadcasting

Grades 6+

This 9+ week curriculum allows 4 groups of 6-8 students to:

Use a camera for still photography
Create backgrounds for use in photographs or videos
Use a camera for videography
Use microphones and a sound board
Use a teleprompter to support scripts and read from a teleprompter
Use a green screen and edit backgrounds for photos and videography
Write, film, produce, and edit videos up to 10 minutes in length
Write, film, produce, and stream a daily school news cast
Write, film, produce, and edit (as a class) an 8-minute school video containing interviews, information, photography and videography, to be placed on the school/district website
Produce an end-of-the year 4-minute montage of photos/video for streaming to a YouTube channel or to be shown to the school at an assembly
Credit the people who worked on the video using standard credits and ensuring no plagiarism nor royalty disregard

Areas of application include:
– science & math – demonstration/how-to videos
– script writing (plays/skits)
– script writing – interviews & information summaries

Areas of application include:
– science & math – demonstration/how to videos
– script writing (plays/skits)
– script writing – interviews & information summaries

Advanced Broadcasting

Grades 9+

This 9-36 week curriculum allows 4 groups of 6-8 students to:

Use a camera for still photography
Create backgrounds for use in photographs or videos
Use a camera for videography
Use microphones and a sound board
Use a teleprompter to support scripts and read from a teleprompter
Use a green screen and edit backgrounds for photos and videography
Create a professional-looking anchor desk background to be used in daily newscasts, background for each main activity covered in highlights
Write, film, produce, and edit videos up to 15 minutes in length
Write, film, produce, and stream a daily school news cast
Write, film, produce, and edit (as a class) a 12-15-minute school video containing interviews, information, photography and videography, to be placed on the school/district website
Produce a live stream and recording of sports events, academic bowls, school plays and concerts
Edit the recordings of events and create highlights with voice-over to be placed on school/district website
Create an end-of-year video highlighting the events of the past school year to be shown the last week of school to a school assembly which includes photos, videos, music, and voice-over and placed on YouTube and the school website
All productions are in accord with the legalities for all photos, video, music, sound
Display credits per industry standards
Ensure no plagiarism or intellectual property rights infringement
Ensure royalties are researched and paid as needed

Areas of application include:
– science & math – demonstration/how-to or experiment videos
– script writing (plays, literature insights, movie & book reviews)
– script writing – interviews/informational podcasts
– script writing – college/tech ed visits; travel cast; local community activities
– script writing for local not-for-profit organizations marketing/ad

Areas of application include:
– science & math – demonstration/how to or experiment videos
– script writing (plays, literature insights, movie & book reviews)
– script writing – interviews/informational podcasts
– script writing – college/tech ed visits; travel cast; local community activities
– script writing for local not-for-profit organizations marketing/ad