Who Let the Blogs Out?

The Future of Media

2007-07-16T11:11:00.000+12:00

Chelfyn and Helen Baxter from Mohawk Media covered the following topics outlined below. Click on the Window and Drag to view the full Mindmap or view The Future of Media at MindmeisterThe Baxters started their closing keynote with this video of clip Web 2.0 ... The Machine is Us/ing Us by Michael Wesch, Assistant Professor of Cultural Anthropology at Kansas State University.Web 2.0 Tools and

Construction of Maori in the media

2007-07-12T15:55:00.000+12:00

This workshop given by Jenny Rankine & Dr Raymond Nairn had resources connected with it. if you would like to get hold of the material from this workshop Jenny said in a recent email "I just wanted you to know that I have put the media studies resources on newspaper constructions of Maori and the Treaty that Ray and I used in our conference workshop up on our webpage. Our report, a four-page

Beacon Schools Workshops

2007-07-12T15:39:00.000+12:00

Did you miss a Beacon Schools workshop? These were the following:Tom Hunter:Beacon Schools: Level 2: Close Reading Activity in actionRob Lay:Beacon Schools : Level 2 Radio and Audience: NZ Radio Milton Henry:Beacon Schools project: RepresentationJane Hall :Up, Up and Away, teaching Junior Media: Beacon Schools practice.Namaah Hill:Mad about Mags: level 2 Beacon SchoolsYes they were full of

Setting up a radio station : Dave Warring

2007-07-09T21:38:00.001+12:00

Great advice from Dave Warring about setting up radio in schools, based on his experiences over many years in Christchurch schools, at Linwood High and Cathedral College. It is a great low cost alternative for production and one that can really involve students in an industry style production experience. Go to his powerpoint to get the details from his workshop.

Junior Media: How to do it: Panel Discussion

2007-07-09T20:48:00.000+12:00

For all you teachers who want to teach media in the junior school, go to the notes and have a look at the advice and ideas that this panel gave. Also ideas from Deb Thompson on how to link it all into the key competencies!!!

Paula Allen: How to get Your students work seen on TV

2007-07-09T20:11:00.000+12:00

Paula presented a detailed workshop on how to get your students work on TV. She called on her own experiences with students at Hillcrest High and at Summer School at Waikato University. She has been running a pilot with Big TV (Waikato University Screen and Media,Wintec and the high school students called "Warped". It is to pilot on Alt TV and looks at local artists, critics and filmmakers.

Richard Bell: “We’d Really Rather You Didn’ts” Ideas for Scriptwriting

2007-07-09T19:51:00.000+12:00

The session by Richard Bell from the New Zealand Broadcasting School was very popular and for good reason!! He was a hit!!! His ideas gave us some great ideas on how to approach the most dificult and critical part of video creation....the script.Refer to the notes from this workshop to give you inspiration.

Andrew Burn: Keynote The Challenge of New Media

2007-07-09T18:58:00.001+12:00

Andrew Burn's presentation took us back to 2 years ago when we were addressed in Wellington by James Durran, as he had worked with James, and has recently written a book with him Media Literacy in Schools (You can see info here). His talk began with reference to old and new media divides and TV in the internet age...I like the term "glocalisation" that refered to thinking globally acting locally

Media Studies 1.0 vs 2.0

2007-07-04T14:35:00.000+12:00

Geoff Lealand gave a brief introduction to the notions of Media Studies 1.0 v 2.0. He discussed the situation in Scotland, England and the USA. He then covered the main elements of the discussion/clash/arguments about Media Studies 1.0 vs 2, which you can see on the accompanying powerpoint. We need to consider the debate and examine what it means for us, old media or new media? Or somewhere

The BSA and its changing sphere of influence

2007-07-04T14:29:00.000+12:00

Dominic Sheehan, the new CEO of the Broadcasting Standards Authority (BSA) spoke about the challenges facing regulators as new media dramatically changes the media-scape with online and mobile media. He spoke about the contextual basis of broadcast media, from free-to-air, to pay-TV, to online media.Current regulation will need to change, which the government is addressing in a new paper

Russell Brown. Live from the Blogosphere

2007-07-04T14:21:00.000+12:00

Russell spoke about the growing trend in the media industry, especially with news-media, to consider blogging seriously as a new channel. Fresh of his success at the Qantas Media Awards taking the first-ever blog prize, he spoke about how no one in the iindustry can predict the future as flexibility is becoming the key for survival.The four biggest challenges he felt were:- who controls the

Look! New! Student movie competiton

2007-07-04T14:13:00.000+12:00

A call for all young New Zealanders to showcase their talent and help the planet.A sustainability film challenge – THE OUTLOOK FOR SOMEDAY – launches today for New Zealanders up to 20 years of age.The project involves both TVNZ and Māori Television and is a partnership between Connected Media, The Enviroschools Foundation and the Global Education Centre.go to their website for further information

How can you download onto a Mac with a DVD camera

2007-07-04T14:10:00.000+12:00

Download the programme Handbrake by hitting this LINK Download off the camera through the usb link, can download as an MP4 which you can use in iMovie.Hint from the Sony man, Tim Barlow, from Sony Auckland: "Rather than using a blue screen with a digital camera, use a green screen, projected onto a screen behind them."

Podcasting

2007-07-04T14:08:00.000+12:00

From the workshop on podcasting: Go to this site for a way of uploading the podcasts you create, so you can then use this as a link for other people to download your podcast.www.podomatic.com

Close Reading @ Level 2

2007-07-03T13:50:00.000+12:00

As part of the hard work put into Year One of Beacon Schools, unpacking Close Reading activity in an alternative manner to what has been carried out earlier, Tom Hunter presented on assessment through seminar.Given the hands-on nature of the media and technology today, students oftn thrive once they have the chance to 'own' the media they are using. In creating a seminar or powerpoint allows the

Blogging towards Scholarship

2007-07-03T13:41:00.000+12:00

With the foresight that our students today are incredibly internet savvy and vocal, Toni presented an excellent and informative workshop about using blogs to help students focus, discuss and expand their ideas and conversations about scholarship related issues.Blogs are becoming commonplace on the internet and having students unpack and dissect the multitude of ideas, understanding and experience

Digital Journalism with Nigel Evans

2007-07-03T13:34:00.000+12:00

Remembering that print is an integral part of the Media, Nigel presented a fascinating workshop on bringing a new, digital look to print journalism in Media Studies. This preempts the Beacon Schools Pathway to Print document soon to available in the Media Studies kite.Using Hurricane Katrina as an evocative case-study of the power of print on the web, Nigel elaborated on fresh perspectives of

An audience with Andrew Shaw

2007-07-03T13:19:00.000+12:00

Well-connected television legend, Andrew Shaw, spoke about the huge trend of new media and web-based tools allowing for students to be creators and media producers outside of the classroom.He used a British Channel 4 comedian skit that exposed the truth about pitching new shows to TV networks.

A little help for 2.1 Audience

2007-07-02T20:09:00.000+12:00

“Who Let the Blogs Out? “ Conference for Media Studies Teachers 2007

2007-07-02T17:22:00.000+12:00

Welcome to all of you from the organising committee in Auckland. The title of the conference is supposed to pose a question and give you a challenge. We wanted this conference to not only celebrate the familiar forms of the media but also make us consider and experience other, newer forms of the media. The challenge is to use these forms ourselves, to use them in our teaching and as part of

Social Networks and NZ Media Resources

2007-07-02T17:00:00.000+12:00

Have you been to Youtube? , created a space on Bebo or Facebook? Have you put up your digital photos on Flickr? Have you created a Wikispace or a Blog of some kind? Online communities may not be your thing (and what teachers have the time to do this, you might ask.) But there are lots of fantastic sites to go to that you can use for learning and teaching. Here are some ideas and places to go

An Introduction to Online Communities

2007-07-01T20:59:00.000+12:00

Britain's Got Talent at You Tube

2007-07-01T20:18:00.000+12:00

View all clips of Britains' Got Talent at You TubePaul Potts Sings OperaConnie (Aged 6) Sings

Flight of the Conchords on YouTube

2007-07-01T20:06:00.000+12:00

New Zealand Musical Comedy Duo guys making it big through HBO and now You Tube. Watch a clip of this Phone commercial they made in their own musical an irreverent style:See all clips of Flight of the Conchords at You Tube.

Toni Twiss - New Media Tech

2007-07-01T20:03:00.000+12:00

Toni Twiss is a speaker at this year's 'Who Let the Blogs Out Conference, works atWaikato Diocesan and has a website that she posts interesting media stuff on. Toni says:"It is a site all about all of the coolest sites I visit. Flick back through the archives as some of the best stuff is there."Try her website

Creating a DVD Compilation

2007-07-01T20:01:00.000+12:00

Bill Kirkpatrick has just published a tutorial on how to create acompilation of DVD clips for classroom use, using a Mac.

Imbee

2007-07-01T20:00:00.000+12:00

An alternative to MySpace, for social networking with students (which even has information for teachers giving hints about how it might be used in the classroom) is Imbee.

Media History Project

2007-07-01T19:58:00.000+12:00

From the University of Minnesota.

Teaching Podcasting

2007-07-01T19:51:00.000+12:00

Copyright Info NZ

2007-07-01T19:50:00.000+12:00

Archival Footage for Docos

2007-07-01T19:48:00.000+12:00

Our Mediahttp://www.ourmedia.org/learning-center/openStock Footagehttp://www.archive.org/details/stock_footagehttp://www.archive.org/details/prelinger

Live action teaching kit for juniors

2007-07-01T19:47:00.000+12:00

Film Making across the Curriculum

2007-07-01T19:45:00.000+12:00

A guide to the production process for Juniors

Human Rights, Media and Diversity

2007-07-01T19:40:00.000+12:00

The Human Rights Commission facilitates a media and diversity network as part of the New Zealand Diversity Action Programme. For more information visit:www.hrc.co.nz/diversity & Keywords: Media + Diversity

You Tube on Film, Life and the Media Industry

2007-07-01T19:39:00.000+12:00

There are some real fun clips on Youtube about film: Try :