Digital Directions - Winter 2013 - (Page 13)
CLOCKWISE FROM TOP:
Neil McCann, left, and
Ruthie Offre prepare
to record an audio clip
in the narration room
of the media-arts studio
at Cambridge Rindge
and Latin High School
in Cambridge, Mass.
Photos by_ Charlie Mahoney/Prime
for Digital Directions
Angelica Brisk, center,
a teacher of media
journalism at the high
school, conducts a class
in the media-arts studio.
Mirca Norius operates
a video camera in the
media-arts studio. With
a newly acquired mediadistribution system, the
studio recently started
streaming and archiving
student-created video
for the public to view
on demand.
programming—provide hands-on,
developmentally appropriate projects that
serve as a foundation for what’s to come at
the high school level. Fifth graders may sketch
out a public-service announcement, for
example, while 8th graders may construct a
short news program linked to a topic they’re
studying in social studies.
Every high schooler can take media-arts
courses, or enroll in a three-year training course
to earn certification in media technology.
With a newly acquired media-distribution
system, the Media Arts Studio in fall 2012
started streaming and archiving student-created
media for the public to view on demand.
Educators say that, given the digitally
connected culture students live in, it has
become second nature for them to want to
share what they create and have the
opportunity for instant feedback.
‘Kids Teaching Kids’
At the 1,064-student Lincoln Middle School
in Santa Monica, Calif., students create video
math lessons used around the world for
classroom instruction at MathTrain.TV and
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http://www.MathTrain.TV
Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Digital Directions - Winter 2013
Digital Directions - Winter 2013
Contents
Editor’s Note
DD Site Visit
Bits & Bytes
Digital Storytelling
Online Courses Turn on Gaming
Reading in the Age of Digital Devices
Movers & Shakers
State, Federal Leadership Seen as Key to Innovation
Open-Source Opportunities
BYOD Boundaries
E-Cloud Forecast
Digital Shift
Security
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