Thursday March 28th

Cover footage is due today for 20 points.

You now have 2 work days to finish editing your Special Report and submit it in the required format.  See the rubric on Tuesday's post for further details.

Those students completing applications for the Emma Bowen Internship, see me today for an update.

Tuesday, March 26th

Next Deadline:  Cover Footage.  Worth 20 points.

Last week, you had the opportunity to polish up and resubmit your script, begin editing your interviews (I'll grade those today), and shoot cover footage (the supplemental images that go into your report, usually seen during a voice-over).  That cover footage is due on Thursday for 20 points.  I'll compare your cover footage against your script; if you've shot it all, you get the full 20 points.  If you haven't, you receive a zero.

I'll be on the lookout this week for those individuals who are still not DIRECTLY participating in helping their team; you'll be assigned an extra job from the list at the right ---------->

You now have 3 Days to complete your Special Report.  Refer once again to the rubric below to see how you will be graded on editing, and on the finished product.  (It's also still posted on the back board.)

Welcome Back!

Hope everyone had a restful Spring Break.  We're on a tight schedule this week because of SBA's.
11th Graders:  Check the Room Assignments (posted in the window) if you're not sure where to report for testing.

Looks like there are no interviews scheduled for this week.  I guess you must be done with interviews...

Monday:  Script revisions and interview downloads (iMovie).  Begin assembling "Cover Footage"
Friday: Finish editing interviews in iMovie.  Assemble "Cover Footage" in iMovie.

At this point, you have a week and a half to finish your report, including Voice Overs, and any introductory Titles and Credits for the report.

Your report is due to me on April 2nd in Quick Time (.mov) format on the shared Hard Drive.  You'll also submit to Alicia, our Programming Director, so that she can schedule it for broadcast.

Friday March 8th

Scripts are due today from every group.

Arts Team:  Francisco, Elvia, Jose---I have footage from Reese's Poetry Round Table event that you need to download.

Have a safe and happy spring break!

March 5th-8th

3 interviews scheduled for Tuesday, and 4 interviews scheduled for Thursday.

Bullying Script is due Tuesday, March 5th to Chris Schueler.

Kenya project team should have a completed 3-slide Power Point about their donation drive, including WHERE materials should be dropped off, by Friday.  I will proof the slides, then you will Email the ppt using our jag gmail.

DWI Team, Teen Depression/Suicide Team, and Domestic Violence Team needs to develop a script outline by Friday.

Did I miss anybody?

GRAPHICS:  We're going to start pulling the Senior Quotes from Dean Leh's flickr page and putting them in the show.  Download them into Windows on the TriCaster.

Check the grading rubric (last week's post, and a copy on the back board) to make sure you're on track.

Accurate scheduling

Let's use this email reply as an example of WHY it's important to communicate CLEARLY with interview subjects, AND with me, about when/where you schedule interviews.
Below is a message from one of our counselors regarding her scheduled interview: 


Hello Diane,

I met with your two students on Tuesday (2/26) because they said they needed to cancel my appointment which was on Tuesday at 10:30am (2/26).  They asked if they could reschedule for today (2/28), but I told them I would not be at school today because I had conferences for my younger daughters.  We had rescheduled for next Tuesday (3/5) at 10:30am.  I was confused with the email....Did I miss my interview? Please let me know, I thought we had moved it to next Tuesday...?

lm

Leticia L. Montano, MA, LMHC, NCC

Professional School Counselor

AHA Varsity Cheer Head Coach

I don't take kindly to being embarrassed, and I find this situation extremely embarrassing.  Your team needs to be organized, and make sure you have a CLEAR understanding of your interview schedule.  My expectation is that you behave as a team of TRAINED PROFESSIONALS.  "Confusing" your interview schedule is neither professional NOR is it acceptable.  That's why we have a calendar, and why you are encouraged to WRITE DOWN the interview appointment for the subject AND yourselves.  

Any team that does NOT write their interview schedule on the calendar at the back of the room, or FAILS to adhere to their interview schedule, WILL receive a zero for that portion of the assignment.