Digital Connectors Class---on campus!!

Check out this post from Mr. Soto:

Help us make connections and expand digital literacy!

 

Hi everyone I wanted to reach out to our school about this program. It is a fantastic program for any of your students who love computers and want to learn more than just how to Facebook and Tweet. The Comcast Digital Connectors program. Upon completing the program at the end of the school year students will have earned a Cisco IT Essentials certificate of completion and receive a complimentary Netbook computer. With this certificate students will have the knowledge to take the CompTIA A+ certification exam to allow them an entry-level position in the Information Technology field.

 

This program is usually held at the Hispano Chamber of Commerce so it is difficult for our students to find rides but for this year, with the help of the Atrisco Heritage Foundation, the class will be help here at Atrisco. Please talk to your students about this program and if they are interested you can send them to me at F-113 for an application or send me their name and I will get them an application. Below is more information if you would like and I have attached a link to the video about the program. http://www.comcast.com/Corporate/About/InTheCommunity/Literacy/Digital_Connectors.html?SCRedirect=true

 

Please help me promote this program to our students.

 

Roland Soto

Atrisco Heritage Academy

Business Technology Teacher

505-243-1458 Ext. 60056

soto_ro@aps.edu

 

 

 

About the program

Comcast Digital Connectors was created to help low-income communities understand the benefits of using broadband, and making it part of their lives (what’s known as “broadband adoption”). The Comcast Digital Connectors program takes that mission a step further by making it possible for hundreds of young adults ages 14 to 21 to develop their skills in using computers, applications and the Internet, and then take what they’ve learned out into their communities to make a difference.

The Digital Connectors train two to three times per week at their local school, community center or affordable housing development to hone their technical skills. The curriculum also provides them with life skills that inspire educational advancement and workforce preparation. Each Connectors team has the opportunity to see where their hard work can lead, as they interact with Comcast employees from around the country who serve as role models by lending their leadership and expertise to local programs.

Digital Connectors commit to provide several hours a month volunteering at community-based organizations, senior centers, churches, local schools, and even reaching out to their own families and friends, to make everyone aware of how broadband can change their lives and helping them to get connected.

INTERESTING OPPORTUNITY!

Dear  New Mexico Film Community  .

 

Albuquerque Film & Media Experience, AFME Foundation and Trimecca, LLC are proud to present AFME’s Student Screenwriting Contest called The Shot.

 

Talented high school and college students will have an opportunity to showcase their abilities, thought process and writing skills by creating a 10-20 page science fiction script, with the winning story being produced and screened at next year’s AFME, taking place June 2-8, 2014.

 

Attached, please find the call for scripts with guidelines and the submission form to be distributed to the student community.  This information can also be found at http://abqfilmexperience.com/student-screenwriting-competition/.  The deadline of November 15^th is just around the corner.

 

We look forward to giving one of your students a shot to tell their story and see it on the big screen.

 

For more information about AFME, please visit www.abqfilmexperience.com.

Friday, Sept. 20th thru Monday, Sept. 23rd

TV students, you have 3 assignments to complete before the end of class on Monday.

Assignment #1:  "Tips for Conducting a Great Interview"

1. Pick up the "Tips" handout, and a copy of the Reading Questions, from the substitute.
2. Working on your own, use the handout to answer the 8 Questions (you may write directly on the aswer sheet).
3. Turn in to the black basket on my desk.
4. Go to Assignment #2.

Assignment #2:  Video tutorials: "Getting Good Sound" and "Choosing a Mic"

1. Pick up a copy of the handout.  You may write answers directly on the handout.
2. Work on your own, NOT with a partner.
3. The substitute will load the DVD and play both tutorials several times so that you can answer the questions. 
4. Turn in your handout to the black basket on my desk when complete.
5. Go to Assignment #3.

Assignment #3: Interview Notes
**You will use this document in your actual interviews over the next 2 weeks, so plan carefully!

1. Pick up a copy of the handout.  You may write directly on the handout.
2. Decide who the interview subject will be for your story.
3. Complete all portions of the handout and turn in to the black basket on my desk. 

**Make sure you have scheduled your interview, and that it is ON THE CALENDAR on the back white board!!!! 

Practice Interviews & Feedback; Scheduling

You MUST have your interview scheduled and written on the calendar today!  If you haven't gone to schedule your interview, you may use 10 minutes of class time to do so, or schedule at lunch and come write it on the calendar.

Interviews must be completed by Sept. 30th; in the meantime, we'll begin collecting "cover" footage for your story, and learning more about quality interviews and our show format.

Today, you will be partnered with another classmate for a recorded practice interview.  You will get a full equipment set and find a quiet location to conduct your interview.  Each of you will conduct a recorded interview; we will then review and critique the footage.

**Please make sure you've received an SD Card from me.

Job Opportunity!

From Indie Q:

Lionsgate / Pantelion Films feature shooting in Albuquerque mid Oct – mid Nov. Seeking interns for: Production Office, Art Department, Costumes, etc. Film experience desired, but not necessary. Must have GREAT attitude, desire to learn, ability to take direction & be professional. Must have own car (will reimburse mileage). No pay but possible school credit available. AMAZING opportunity to work on a feature film with a legitimate local crew. Email resumes to: LaVidaRobotResumes@gmail.com. Indicate in teh subject line the department you’d be most interested in.

Visit Indie Q at: http://indieq.ning.com/?xg_source=msg_mes_network

Catching UP

Hi All,
Thanks for your patience and professionalism this last week.  I'm really grateful, and I'm glad to be back in the classroom with you!

Let's Catch Up, shall we?

We're going to alternate Career Presentations with Interview Practice and scheduling this week.  We'll spend part of class time on each of these things.

Remember, you need to schedule an interview with a subject that has something interesting and valuable to say about your topic of choice.  You're going to wind up creating a 1 to 2 minutes report on your topic, but the interviews will only comprise a portion of the report.

Use the calendar at the back of the room to sign up for your interview.  It may be during class, lunch, after school, weekends, or early dismissal/late arrival (if that applies to you).  Your interview needs to be concluded by next week.

Plan B

Hi All,
I'm sorry, but I have to be away for a family emergency today.  Things are kind of tough, so I'm asking for your understanding and patience.  We're going to change what we're doing while I'm gone.  Relax, you were going to have to do this later in the semester anyway, okay?  We're just getting it done now.

If you have questions, or need help, click on the Comments link at the bottom of this post.  Tell me who you are, and what you want to know.  I'll post a response to help you.

We will complete Interviews and resume your 1st Reporting Assignment when I get back.  For now, though, here's what we'll do:

Investigating a Career: Conducting Research and Presenting Information
 
Below you'll see my lesson plan on investigating a career and creating a presentation about that career.  Within the plan, there are links to websites and resources you can use, in addition to just doing a plain ol' Google Search. 

Basically, you have to create a 5-slide Power Point Presentation about the career you research for me.  Included in the Lesson Plan below are all of the requirements for the slides, what this project is worth in points, and how you will be graded.  Pay special attention to the "Outcomes" part of page 1.  It tells you exactly what to put in your presentation.

After that are all of the examples you need to get started.  Click once on each image to bring it up full screen, so you can read it.

You may work ON YOUR OWN or WITH ONE OTHER PERSON.  NO TEAMS OF 3!!  It just doesn't work.  I won't approve it.


Here's the Lesson Plan:

Here's a tutorial on using Power Point, if you're new to it:

Here's how to take a screen shot of data, salary info and statistics you want to use:

 This cool little thing shows up that looks like a crosshairs  
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and you use it to draw a box around what you want to take a picture of on your screen.  It automatically takes the picture and saves it to your desktop.  Then, you can use it in your Power Point!  Neat, huh?

Here's how I want you to track and cite the websites you use:

And finally, here's how I'll grade your presentation when I get back:

What makes an Interview GOOD?

One of the foundations of good journalism----of good storytelling, really---- is being able to get the right information to the right audience.  For us, this often happens in the form of an interview.  But....how do you make sure an interview is GOOD---that is:

How do you prepare for and conduct an interview to get the right information for your audience?

There are several ways to discover the answer to this question, and we are going to explore them ALL.  The first is through a team reading assignment.  You and a partner will grab 1 copy of the Reading Questions and your RED textbooks, and work together to answer the  13 questions on the handout.

After we're done, we'll watch a couple of training videos (for you visual learners like me!), look at some basic interview setups, create a mock-up interview and critique, and then practice in teams.

In the meantime, you need to identify a subject that you'd like to interview, and go schedule an interview with them---either during this class, lunch, or after school.  That will go on our calendar.