Monday, November 9, 2009
Video Distribution/GPB Resources Blog
After reading other classmates' blogs, I'm sad to say that we are "behind" with using video distribution and GPB resources at our elementary school. We have 2 campuses, at primary (K-1st) there's no video distribution facility. However, teachers do use United Streaming on an individual basis, downloading videos and other applications relevant for instruction. At the main campus, we do have an AV room which is capable of switching and televising closed circuit TV programs/DVDs/Videos throughout the school; however, our media specialist does not see a reason for doing so. Also, the teachers never request it. Teachers have been trained to download from United Streaming and this is the resource they tend to use. They use GPB on an individual basis as well. We do not broadcast GPB programs via the closed circuit system. The other blogs provided good information of how we could broadcast videos and use GPB resources on a "global" basis throughout the school, instead of depending on teachers to do it individually.
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My first question would have to be why doesn't your school use that technology? Is it a matter of age, resources, or just habit? I'm wondering if you are in a newer school that doesn't need the video distribution system because so many teachers have VCR/DVD players in their classroom. The school I'm at is 45 years old, and we have an ancient distribution system. (Installed in the late-80's.) Guess that is only ancient in tech years.
ReplyDeleteIt was a bit sad, Teresa, when you wrote, “At the main campus, we do have an AV room which is capable of switching and televising closed circuit TV programs/DVDs/Videos throughout the school; however, our media specialist does not see a reason for doing so. Also, the teachers never request it.” As a media specialist, I see that switching TV to DVD or VHS does take a little time (ours is in another storage room behind the media center), but I think the extra effort we take to work with our teachers by running a closed circuit program from Comcast/PBS or via video does TONS of PR for our media center. It is so handy for a grade level to plan a group viewing of a particular science video or GPB program at the same time in the various classrooms, rather than trying to schedule a checkout of the same video that they all need at the same general time anyway. This does save SOME wear and tear of the VHS collection we still have and is still useful to our teachers. As DVDs become available, and as we get funds, I try to replace our VHS tapes with DVDs or comparable DVDs of the same subject/content through the Schlessinger Media videos, the Library Video Company, and the Bill Nye series. These educational videos are especially produced for school children and explain concepts in language students understand. The DVDs withstand a little more use, but can get scratched, become unusable, or get lost, too. The GPB on cable TV, though, is constantly updated and visually exciting—no worries about tapes breaking or DVDs getting lost when using Public TV as a resource!
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