2012

Just a reminder...

If anyone is trying to reach me, please contact

www.morethankids.com

or http://bryanfarley.photoshelter.com/

I hope you are enjoying your year.

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After 2010-2011

By now, many of you know that I will not be returning to San Marin. Some of you have suspected that San Marin will not have multimedia and video production next year, so you probably knew for months too. By the time you read this message, you may have already seen me dismantle part of the lab... or whatever is left of it.


I have probably also told you that if I had known more about the position when I applied for the job, I never would have accepted the position. I imagine some of the students would not have taken the class had they known more about the condition of the lab and the lack of cameras or software or.... We all expected better. 


Fortunately, I took the job. Despite the conditions, I met many wonderful people, and I will always be grateful that I worked here. Students worked even when the equipment did not. And many of you learned an important lesson. 


It may not be your fault, but it is your responsibility.


Some of you exceeded my expectations and created amazing final projects. Other students were trapped in their frustration. I understand your frustration. I often shared it. I heard your complaints. Often, there was not much more I could do. For those of you who did not enjoy this experience, I hope you learn how to avoid these situations or learn how to change them.


For those of you who wish to contact me in the future, I am sure you will find me. The best way to reach me is through one of my several emails. You can probably find me at bryanfarley2010 at gmail. If you do not find me there, search for me on the internet. Feel free to use anything except my personal Facebook account.


I wish you all the very best.


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Final Exam 5th Period

Part 1


(the next three questions are about your final video/multimedia project) 


1. What is one thing you did well?


2. What is one thing you learned?


3. What is one thing you could have done better?


Part 2 


Since our class was a Career Technology class, I wanted students to learn useful career skills. Choose one of these lessons and provide a short explanation.


Copy the content of this post along with your answers and send a message to my nusd email. Please write the word "Final Exam" in the subject heading.


We do not have enough computers for each student, so we will take turns. When you are finished or while you are waiting, please remain quiet.


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Final Exam - Period 4

Part 1

1. During the second semester, were you required to keep a notebook? Did you take notes every day you were in class?

2. Why did I suggest or require that you take written notes?

3. Compared to other classes, how hard did you work in this class?

4. Did you think this class would be easy or difficult?

5. Why do you think I assigned the Daily/Weekly Tracker?

Part 2

What do you think I wanted you to learn from this class? Choose three answers and explain. Some answers are worth more than others, so pick your best answers.

Remember, email your responses to my school email from your email.

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Grades

Quick note: Grades are being added this week. Some students will have much higher grades than current scores reflect. Keep looking at Aeries as I update scores.

Movie Day, Part 1

Today is the first day that students show their movies.

For groups with seniors leaving to Disneyland tomorrow, students are required to show their movies, websites and everything else that goes with the project. If students do not present today, their project is late.

Who wants to go first?

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Important Schedule Updates

Today, the office staff notified the faculty about some important events and schedule changes. Please notice how these changes may affect your projects. 

June 2^nd & 3^rd     Spring Concert

June 6^th             Senior Awards 6:30 Student Center

June 7^th             NO BLOCK SCHEDULE 

                        Distribution of Senior yearbooks at lunchtime in the Library

June 8^th             NO BLOCK SCHEDULE -MODIFIED RALLY SCHEDULE (SEE ATTACHED)

Seniors leave for Disneyland

Distribution of Yearbooks 7:00 AM for jrs, Lunchtime for sophs’ and after school for freshmen.

June 9^th             Nothing just school!

June 10th          Minimum Day 4^th & 8/9 finals

June 13^th           Minimum Day 3^rd & 7^th period finals

June 14^th           Minimum Day 2^nd & 6^th period finals

June 15^th           Minimum Day 1^st & 5^th period finals Last Day of School

June 16^th           Teachers last work day

Graduation Practice 12:30 to 2:00

                        Graduation 7:00 PM Football Field

The Student "Movie Website" Additional Notes

Just a quick post about the movie website in case you missed the other references to this assignment.

Here is an example created by one student group using a program called Webs. Here is my quick Weebly site. You are free to use other sites. You probably know that I use many other web applications for my outside work. Many of the other programs allow for video. The NUSD web filters block many of the video applications, but we may be able to do allow for the student videos to be viewed for this project.

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Movie Poster

Movie posters can influence a person's decision to see a movie. A great poster may help make a movie memorable; the poster might become the lasting impression.

Movie posters also help introduce the audience to characters or movie themes. Potential audience members might decide if they want to learn more about the movie simply by looking at a poster.

Bob Peak created many well known movie posters. He is said to be the "father of the modern Hollywood movie poster." The Academy of Motion Pictures honored his work. You can see a video and hear about some of his contributions.

You can also read a Wikipedia article about movie posters. Early movie posters were illustrated. If you wish, you may draw. You may also photograph your movie poster. You may also combine photographs, illustrations and computer graphics.

Your final product will be posted on your website.

Time Tracker Update

Some students are submitting multiple trackers with identical titles and confusing subject lines. For example, some students will send me a tracker called tracker.xls for each week. Other students will send a tracker for May 20 called May6tracker.xls. Other students have copied a group members tracker template (which I allowed), and the tracker is called copyofotherstudentstracker.xls.

Students could help themselves further by using the email subject line by describing the assignment. A simple explanation will help the reader and the sender. 

To help you have your assignments graded, Rename each spreadsheet to coincide with the assignment. For example, change the title to your name and the date of the spreadsheet. I would call my assignment BFarleytrackerMay20.xls

Feature Film Assignment

I have discussed this assignment for several months; I also posted this assignment on March 23 as part of "The Big Project." Today, I will comment further.

Working in groups, students create a four minute feature film. The movie/ video is the largest project of the year; the film is also connected to the other nine Big Project assignments. Everyone in the group will participate. each group member will help write the treatment, script and story boards. All group members will help film and edit.

The Four Minute Feature Film may be shorter than 4 minutes. If the film is longer than four minutes, the project is not complete. I want students to learn how to edit. Hopefully, students will have recorded more than four minutes of video. Choosing which clips to keep becomes difficult when both are good. This skill is important to learn.

Students will save their video on their school drive and/ or movie website. Some groups have already created their movie website. I showed students a weebly.com webiste. To upload video, users were required to pay, otherwise the site was free. I would accept another alternative. Students can search for other free sites or use Vimeo or Youtube and link to the free site. 

Another reminder, if a group uses students from outside this class, the group must receive permission from the person being filmed.

The New Finals

The Final Exam Schedule has changed.

 

REVISED SPRING FINAL EXAM SCHEDULE 2011

 

Friday June 10, 2011	Monday June 13, 2011	Tuesday June 14, 2011	Wednesday June 15, 2011
P4    8:20 –   10:15 Brk  10:15 – 10:30 P8/9   10:30 – 12:30	P3    8:20 –   10:15 Brk  10:15 – 10:30 P7   10:30 – 12:30	P2    8:20 –   10:15 Brk  10:15 – 10:30 P6   10:30 – 12:30	P1    8:20 –   10:15 Brk  10:15 – 10:30 P5   10:30 – 12:30

Feature Film Trailer (30 Seconds)

For the students final film project, each group will create a 30 second movie trailer.


Have you ever watched your favorite television show, and at the end of each episode, the producers tease you with "scenes of the next episode?"

Source for trailer defition

Tracking Time with Toggle

We will be taking finals soon. My 5th period class completes MMVP on Friday, June 10th. My 4th period class finishes on Wednesday.

Therefore, students must complete their final projects the week of Monday June 6th.

To help students track how they spend their time, I have assigned daily time trackers using Microsoft Excel. If students wish, they can also use a new computer application called Toggl. (www.toggl.com) no "e" at the end.

Students are not required to use Toggl, but they are required to track their time while in class. Also, students are required to be accurate. If students decide to use their time to be "off task," students must document accurately. If a student only spends ten minutes playing video solitaire, I do not want them to document that they spent 15.

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Group Presentations - Treatments

(This message was posted after our group presentations, so that parents would know what happened in class today.)

Today, student groups presented in class.

Each group will "pitch" their movie ideas. Within two sentences, the group should present a clear concept of movie, either the title or the catch phrase will entice the audience to listen more carefully.

In class, students will be graded for presenting and participating.

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Welcome Back for the Stretch Run

Beginning today, students are going to track how much time they spend working on projects.

Students will also track how much time they spend on activities unrelated to this class.

Tracking time is a standard practice in many professions. For example, lawyers bill clients in six minutes increments. Accounting firms also bill clients in small increments. While a customer might hire someone at an hourly rate, many tasks rarely take an entire hour. A one minute phone call costs six minutes. 

Computer consultants bill clients too. Many visual artists track their time, even when the artist is not billing a client, so that the artist knows whether a project is potentially profitable.


You will begin using a Microsoft Excel Spreadsheet to track your time each day. I have created a draft MS Excel Spreadsheet and placed it in my R drive. At the end of each class, you will send the me the attachment to my school email. Use the same spreadsheet for the rest of the year.

Your group may create the same template, but each student is responsible for maintaining their own spreadsheet. Each student is responsible for tracking their own time.  Each student is responsible for submitting their own email every day. Today, create a spreadsheet for the remainder of the year.


Consider the following questions so that you can include all activities that you perform in class, even those that are not assigned. What categories should be included? How do you spend your time when you are not following directions? How do you spend your time when you are relaxing? How long are classes? On what days will there be holidays? How should the form look? How can you calculate the amount of time? What are the obstacles about being honest?


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What is a Treatment?

Remember way back on yesterday when I said that I might add something to your list of final projects? Well, somehow I forgot an important part of screen writing. I forgot the treatment.


Read more at the following links.


1. How to Write a Movie Treatment


2. Treatment Examples from Simply Scripts


3. Movie Treatments dot com

Write your treatment before you begin your script and storyboards.

Notes about filming, recording, and learning

Now that students are using cameras and microphones and creating their own work, I want students to read two articles.


1. If you create something and put it online, whose work is it?


2. If you are recording and videotaping in California, err on the side of caution. This is one reason that I have insisted that you only include your group in your videos. This is why I also want to see your story boards before you go out and shoot. You only shoot your story boards, unless you make minor adjustment.


A further note: When you are recording... you are recording. For your projects, I have required that your projects will be appropriate enough so that you do not embarrass yourself, your friends or your family. Remember that your family will see the script, see your video and hear you audio. You may change your behavior after seeing your script. Sometimes, that is how people learn.

The Big Project Begins!

Starting today, our multimedia and video production class will begin working on our final project. (O.K. so we still have to wrap up some of the old projects, but we are moving onward!)

By the end of the year, your groups will finish a

1. "Feature Film" (4 minutes or less!)
2. Website for the film
3. Movie Poster
4. DVD Cover
5. Behind the scenes video
6. Screen Play
7. Story Boards
8. Cast Photos
9. Short IMDB type Description
10. Trailer

and maybe a few minor additions that I assign.

You will use a website to display your movie. You may look at the weebly site I created this morning. You will use something similar. Start investigating.

Before beginning the final project, you must complete the four short assignments and a project reflection.

Short Video and Short Audio Reflections

For your first two projects, write one reflection.

What did you do well?

What could you have done better?

What did you learn?

For each question, provide three answers. You can use bullet points or complete sentences.

Audio Posts

See this article about posting audio files. I tried Streampad for playing audio files. You may need to post your audio files away from home, becuase of the school filter.

You can also read this audacity team article describing the steps for saving, uploading, storing and importing.

Check out Zshare FAQ's too. The site might be blocked from your computer.

More about the 30 Second Video

Many groups have already finished editing their 30 second video. Remember, the final product should be exactly 30 seconds. Not 29 or 31.

When students have completed the video, I want each student to create a blog post and upload the video to their blog. On Friday, each student will write a reflection about their 30 second video. Until then, I want students to be able to showcase their work during the Open House.

I have also asked that students save their video in their student directory. I recommend that students create a folder titled "video." One more suggestion: send yourself an email with your video file attached using your gmail account.

Some day, you may wish to share your video and your blog. You might even wish to have a video blog.

Projects Due By Open House

1. Complete 30 Second Video Project. The Video will be stored in each student's directory in a folder called "video."


2. After the video is complete, each student will create a complete set of story boards for their 30 second video. (This is in addition to the story boards created before and during the video. These completed story boards will be used to analyze how the groups changed their shooting techinques.)


3. An audio project lasting between one and two minutes. Each student from the group must be recorded.
Students will use the new Yeti Blue Microphones. Please read the Manual if you have questions. Place the audio file in the student MMVP folder of each student.


4. A completed script for the audio project. Students may complete the script after the project. I recommend that students create an outline first and then complete the script afterwards.


Note: We may not complete both Trail Projects since the equipment arrived this late in the semester.


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New Equipment

This post has been back dated. (I am posting on March 15; today we received the complete shipment.)

We have finally received equipment so that we can begin filming! We also have received microphones and new batteries for our other video camera.  We also received some more memory for our Mac Towers so that we can upgrade to 5 Gigs.

We have six new Flip HD video cameras, so that each group can have access to a camera.

Check out our Blue Mics.

Soon, we will have new software on our Mac computers so that all the Macs will have Microsoft Office. While this seems late in the year, the students have developed many skills so that they can be successful working in groups. Students also know the technology to upload and share their work.

Stay tuned for some interesting projects!

Assignment 8 - Your 30 Second Story board

Before you leave today

Everyone in your group submit a storyboard for your 30 second video.

Number them in order. For example, #1 is the first image in the commercial.

Use the examples in our "Understanding Movies" textbook, pg 191-215 for support. Include your subject, camera and light.

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Assignment 7b

Quick blog post: 15 minutes.

Compare the two commercials you viewed yesterday.

Which commercials did you watch?

How many scenes were in each?

How many characters?

How was the light the same? How was the light different?

Assignment 7a - Creating Short Video Project

Even if your group has not finished the first six assignments, you can start on the next project.


Today, I want your group to watch at least two 30 second Super Bowl 2011 commercials. without sound.
That's right. Without Sound.


Then,


Create a story board scene from either of the two commercials. Each person in the group draws a different scene.


Afterwards, write a blog post that compares number of scenes, camera angles and light.


The storyboard is due today.

Group Assessments

All groups have been working well together.

Today I will visit with each group and discuss how well everyone has met the six requirements. Please open your workbooks and list each person's progess before I visit the group. I will also ask that each group member show me how they met the requirements.

Within the six requirements there are at least 16 necessary tasks that each students should know how to accomplish. If you do not know how to do any of these items, ask someone in your group for help. If nobody in your group understands what I meant, then ask me.

Quick Review of Six Assignments

Before groups begin making movies, every group member must demonstrate competence using our basic tools.

Please review

Assignment 1. Creating a g-mail account. In the To section list a parent or guardian. "Copy" means "Cc" so list my school e-mail in the Cc section. There should be three links in the body of the e-mail. Before sending, look at the email subject.

Assignment 2. Blog Invites and Following. This is a huge assignment. Many parents have enjoyed reading about our class. I have appreciated all of the communication and feedback as well.
For a student to receive full credit, I must receive a message from a parent confirming that a parent is "Following." By the way, a parent can "Follow" without participating.

Assignment 3. Posting, Controlling the Sequence, and Responding Properly. For new students, this might be a complicated project. For returning students, improve your blog so that viewers can read your response. Learn more about "Post Options" at the bottom of each blog post during composing.

Assignment 4. See the link about the recent historical references project. I want you to learn how to post links and embed videos in your blog. There is a difference between pasting a website address http://sanmarinmmvp.blogspot.com/2011/02/2nd-sem-assignment-4-1980-something.html and insert a link. Same with embedding videos.

Assignment 5.  Second Group Video Project. Embed both videos and provide your question with three supporting answers. See the link.

Assignment 6. Creating Groups. Following Group members. Making a group email contact. Send the e-mail to my school email listing the members and leader and assistant leader name. If you do not know how to create a group in gmail, use the help function.

Embedding vs. Pasting code

Here I embedded a video using the "Edit HTML" tab



Here I just copied and pasted the code after selecting the "Compose" tab.
<object classid='clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000' codebase='http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=8,0,0,0' width='320' height='270' id='yfop'><param name='movie' value='http://d.yimg.com/m/up/fop/embedflv/swf/fop.swf' /><param name='flashvars' value='id=v41179885&shareEnable=1' /><embed src='http://d.yimg.com/m/up/fop/embedflv/swf/fop.swf' width='320' height='270' name='yfop' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' pluginspage='http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer' flashvars='id=v41179885&shareEnable=1'></embed></object>

Assignment 7, Part 1

For our next assignment, we will be creating storyboards.

This article provides a beginning understanding of storyboards. If your group has completed the first six assignments, read this article and learn the terms posted on Tuesday.

Also, see the examples of storyboards on page 6 under the heading "Plan Your Digital Video."

Your first video assignment will be a 30 second video. You can create a commercial or other short project. Notice how many clips are in this popular Super Bowl commercial. You need a story board for each shot.

<a href="http://msn.foxsports.com/video?vid=9f4c2bed-868f-4309-8f18-a9fdadf772f0" target="_new" title="">Volkswagen Passat: Young Vader</a>copy

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New Group Requirements

A few notes before we continue with group projects...

Before students begin filming, all students in each group must complete the first six assignments. I also expect that the students are familiar with using the basic tools. Some students have done amazing work. Other students are almost doing amazing work, but are still making a few minor mistakes. Sometimes, I do not explain everything as well as I could.

So, before we begin, everyone in each group is responsible that everyone in their group knows how to do the following.

1. Find our class blog quickly
2. Copy and paste
3. Know the difference between creating a link and pasting a web address or url
4. Send an e-mail
5. Know e-mail terminology (send, compose, copy, cc, subject, folder)
6. Create an e-mail group
7. Know how to grab the embed video code
8. Know the difference between pasting the code and embedding the video into a blog post in html
9. Know how to create a Blogger blog
10. Know how to invite people to a blog
11. Know how to "follow" people
12. Know the difference between follow, invite and read.
13. Have a parent or guardian "follow" your blog
14. Have a parent or guardian "follow my class blog
15. Have a parent or guardian send me an e-mail to bfarley @ nusd.org confirming that they are following both blogs.
16. Know the three Relection Questions.

Assignment 6 - New Groups

With student input, our class has created new work groups for the remainder of the school year. Most groups will have five students; some may have only four.

While students are still responsible for individual assignments, students will also be required to work together. Students will learn how to work in teams, and compare how choosing groups is different than working with externally imposed groups.

For assignment 6, students will choose their group members.

Then, students will choose a leader and assistant leader.

Next, students will "follow" their group members blogs.

Finally, students will send a group e-mail to Mr. Farley at bfarley @ nusd.org will all student e-mail addresses. In the subject, please list your group number and period number. Students will create groups the same way they would create an indivdual contact.

On Monday, students can begin creating story boards and video projects if every person in their group has completed the first six assignments of the second semester. Groups will not be able to film outside until every member has completed the first six assignments. If for some reason a group member is unable to complete any of these assignments, please contact the teacher.

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Gum

no gum in class

Assignment 5 - MTV Group Projects

In the second group project, our class researched historical trends in music videos. Students also learned how frame research questions.

In this post, list your question and provide your answer.

Each answer should have three supporting points. For example, if you asked "How did Madonna influence current music trends?" Your answer could read like this:

Madonna influenced current music trends the following three ways. First ...

Also in your post, embed your two music videos.

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2nd Sem - Assignment 4 (1980 Something)

Some of you may have already prepared this post. If not, see the bottom of the Video Killed the Radio Star post with the link provided above. In the song "19 Something," Mark Wills sings about a time I remember. While I might be familiar with all of his references, you may not be.


Research at least five of these recent historical references.


Provide at least four links and one embeddable video. If you do not know the difference between a link and an embedded video, please ask.


Send me an e-mail when complete with the subject listed in the title of this post.

Sem2, Assignment 3 - First Group Projects

Some of you have already completed the first group video project post. If so, create another post Tuesday or Wednesday called "First Music Video Group Project"  and link to your previous post.

If you have not done the original assignment, do it. (On the original assignment, I wanted you to learn how to back date posts as well as review embedding and linking.)  Then start at the beginning of this post.
After you have completed this assignment, send me an e-mail to bfarley @ nusd.org with the subject

"Sem2 - Assignment 3, Period 4 or 5"

Include link to the blog post.

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Second Semester Assignment 2

Last semester, I required that my students have a parent or guardian follow my class blog. I also required that my students have a parent or guardian follow their blog. I rewarded students a great deal for completing this assignments. Students who did not complete this project received a lower grade in the course.

I am requiring that students complete the project again, especially since new students have enrolled in the course.

After students have sent their parents or guardians three links (a link to my class blog, the student blog, and a link to my class syllabus.

Next, Students will invite me to their class blog at two e-mail addresses, mrfarley2010@gmail.com and bfarley @ nusd.org. I use the gmail account for the blog, and I send e-mails from my school e-mail. We can do this during class on Wednesday.

Invite your parent or guardian to your blog. Make sure they are following your blog and my blog.

Have your parent or guardian send me an e-mail telling me that they are following my class blog and your blog.


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Second Semester - Assignment 1

Although you have completed several assignments, this assignment will appear in the gradebook as your first graded assignment.

For many of you, this is review. For the new students, there might be some additional work.

1. Create (or keep) a gmail account that is identifiable, appropriate and professional.
2. Create a blogger blog
3. Send the link to a parent or guardian in the e-mail
4. Include the class blog link
5. "Copy" me in the e-mail
6. Include the link to the class syllabus
7. In the e-mail subject, write "Second Semester - Assignment 1, pd ___"  Added note: please do not include a blank line; inlcude your period. For example, pd 4 or pd 5.



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1980 Something

Twenty Five years ago, I was a high school senior. I was sitting in my American Government class when my friends called me over to watch something on the television. 

I sat on the floor and watched it over and over. I watched the video of the elementary school children as they anticipated their school teacher make history. Where are those children today?

When we complete the Mark Wills next block day, look for these types of images to support your five historical references. Ask family, friends, teachers and other people who may have known people who "cried when Elvis died."

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Movie Trailers

We have all heard the expression, "there is no such thing as a stupid question." Does that mean every question is a good question?

After our movie video project, we will look more closely at the Take on Me video. This will help us understand story boards. Story boards will help us create videos or movies.

Do you think we should create a "trailer" before we create the movie?

And why is it called a trailer anyway?

How are Movie trailers and music videos different?

Why can people listen to an album 100 times? What would we think about someone who watched a movie 100 times?

How are these different?

Oh, and here is a simple blog about movie trailers. You may need to view the videos at home.

Preview to Group Music Video Project

This blog post is back dated to yesterday, but I wrote it today.

For your first group project of the second semester, you will work in groups and review how music has been portrayed historically in film, television and or the internet.

This first project will also help new class member understand how we work in groups and familiarize everyone with the technology used to show student learning.

To demonstrate that each student has completed this project, I want students to do the following.

1. In the blog title, post the name of their video or subject. For example, "Diamonds are a Girls Best Friend - Monroe"

2. Embed or post the link to your video and or audio.

3. Post your research question.

4. Provide your answer.

5. When you post, go to "post options" below the message area, and find where you can schedule the date of the blog post. Then publish this post on the date you presented to the class.

6. Type the first line of the blog post, "This blog post is back dated to so-and-so date. I actually posted this on whatever-date." Put actual dates!

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Early MTV Videos

Group Projects Continue...


Each group will work on a pair of music videos. We are still working on formulating good questions. If in doubt, start with Why, How, Where, When, and ... there is another, "What" is the last one.


Consider how your pair of music videos relates to the first music and video related content we previewed at the beginning of the semester.


Before creating your question and watching your video, please research the video. What can you learn about the artist? What was special? Who influenced the video or the artist? What was influenced by them?


And don't forget, what do you think?


Pair 1 Video Killed The Radio Star / First MTV Video of the Year
Pair 2 Bon Jovi, Bad Medicine / Wanted Dead or Alive
Pair 3 Straight Up / Hammer Time
Pair 4 Material Girl / Vogue
Pair 5 Love Story / Take on Me
Pair 6 Walk This Way / Fight The Power

Video Killed The Radio Star... or so we thought

When MTV launched, high school kids spent afternoons watching music. VJ's told us about the next cool thing, and we tuned in to bands like Men at Work and Duran Duran. If you thought OK Go was strange, perhaps you should search "Men Without Hats..." or look at Devo's Whip It to see men with hats. Strange Hats.



In the early 80's, we "dance if we wanted to." Men had big hair and huge pants. There were Flocks of Seagulls. The Fix was in.  The world was changing and our parents did not understand us then either.

See if you can figure us out.

The first project is to listen to Mark Wills song 19 Something (and/or find the lyrics.) Write a blog post including at least five of the historical references. Include the links or embed videos in your post. After this post, continue with your most recent Music Video Project.

Speaking Musically

On Tuesday, the Multimedia and Video Production classes will begin second semester group projects. In addition to creating interesting questions, please consider the following ten rules.


I have often told my class, "Please do not bore me." If you are ever bored, check out TED. Something will interest you. I promise.


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Questions Lead To Answers

During Winter Break, I read all of the final exams. I often spent more time reading the student reflections. I wanted to know what the students learned about solving problems. I teach differently than many teachers, in part because of the subject matter, but also because I am different.


I want my students to learn how to ask questions. Even more to the point, I want my students to learn how to ask the correct questions.


Does it matter if a student answers a question correctly if the student asks the wrong question? 


This semester, I will constantly challenge students to create their own questions. I will ask students, "Is that the correct question?" This will baffle students. Some will just want the answer... and soon, some students will just want me to give them the right question.


Yet, by the end of the second semester, students will be much wiser.