Video Distributions Systems
Our Closed Circuit Cable System is known as Student Access Television (SATV). There are two channels that are broadcasted from the media center by the media specialist. The morning announcements are on from 7:55 to 8:00. Occasionally, it might run few minutes longer for special announcements from the principal or for the promotion of a big upcoming event. The show is broadcasted live on channel five in every homeroom by Closed Circuit TV. Channel nine is used for special programming to show recorded events like the Olympics from previous years, movies during the Olympics, information on the Constitution, and President Obama’s speech. Students from any grade level can submit an application to be up front or behind the scenes. Three students are selected to read the announcements and one for behind the scenes. The scripts and recordings are prepared by the media specialist. The opening scene starts with a picture of the school and background music followed by the pledge and daily reflection. Then the announcements are read and usually include after school events, lunch menu, sports tryouts, and reminders. Teachers do not have any input, but can send in requests to the media specialist to have club meeting dates and times or sports tryouts announced. The media specialist adds short clips at the end showing students participating in various activities throughout the day. Student participation in SATV is fun and exciting, and they're learning public speaking skills.
Georgia Public Broadcasting Digital Library
Georgia Public Broadcasting (GPB) Digital Library offers a wide collection of resources for students and educators. PBS is the only other channel that’s available for our students to view. Georgia Stories under the education link includes Podcasts, Georgia Performance Standards linked to video segments, field trips, historical documents, teaching resources, study guides, and an Index. The information can be accessed individually or by viewing all the content related to a subject. The site also has a variety of educational programs and activities for kids like the Salsa episodes that are in both English and Spanish. The Teacher’s Domain has free resources for the K-12 classrooms and professional learning. I did not know that these resources were available on GPB. Raising Readers for PBS Kids and Parent Resources are additional useful educational resources. United Streaming is available at our school. I now can access it by going to gpb.unitedstreaming.com.
Cynthia,
ReplyDeleteIt sounds like your school gets a lot of use out of their closed circuit cable system. At my mentors school they also have a closed circuit cable system. Currently it is used for anything that they wish for all of the classes to see such as the Principal’s Book of the Month. Occasionally it is used for specials events like when they did a live presentation of Dr. Seuss’s Birthday from the media center. My mentor also stated that when a specific grade level needs to see a certain video then she will play it for them. It is really not used that often. Something that I thought was pretty awesome about their system is they have a rolling cart that can be taken to any classroom and the classroom can connect it to their cable outlet and do a live show that everyone in the school could see. This would be great to do a cultural awareness week in which classes research a specific culture and then share that information with the other classes throughout the week.
Wow, it sounds like your school is really involved in their broadcasting system. I like how students get to read the news and conduct the broadcast and the media specialist also show clips of things around the school. What a great way to bring the school together and create a positive community of learners and also encourage students to be on the news. This is a great outlet for students who may not normally be motivated to go to school or participate in other extra curricular activities. With the broadcasting available, they can connect to the school that way.
ReplyDeleteAlso, the UnitedStreaming website is very useful for teachers in all grades. I teach Kindergarten and find lots of video clips of information even appropriate for my five year olds! UnitedStreaming and Georgia Public Broadcasting are two great internet resources.
I like the organization of your school's daily broadcast. It sounds like the students really enjoy it. I also liked the fact that you commented the students are working on their public speaking. This skill is one I work on as a teacher. I think broadcasting is a great way for students to practice this skill in a fun way. I also like your acronym, SATV. We have the WILA news.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you about not realizing all GPB has to offer educators and parents. I have recommended the parent resources before to parents who wanted a little extra help for their child. I also enjoy some of the interactive games GPB offers. It gives students a "break" of the classroom atmosphere to do something fun and educational.
I was also amazed at the variety of resources that GPB offered. In browsing around the site, I discovered "Road Trips." It is a series of online videos that was designed to motivate high school students to stay in school and pursue technical careers. Each video introduces Georgia's technical colleges and the programs they offer.
ReplyDeleteIn the "Kids" resources, I was excited to discover "Readeez" and "Matheez." These two resources combine digital animation and music to introduce reading and math topics. I especially enjoyed "I'm an Addition Magician"!
My high school new broadcasting has the same setup as your school. The students will report the school's announcement, school sports,and the morning new from channel one. It is very interesting to watch the students operate the system. The students seem to be very motivate and eager to get the job done.
ReplyDeleteYou shared some great ideas about your school new network that i could shared with my school. Such as ; record material from the cable network or channel nine to air on the new and have music playing in the background.
I have notice that several teachers are using the PBS lessons in their classrooms. My media specialist does record lessons for teachers to share in the classrooms. I watch PBS at home and they have very great programs that are useful on any topic.
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